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Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona awarded the National Order of Merit

The Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus awarded 'Ġieħ ir-Repubblika'

14/12/2016

  • Nhar it-Tlieta 13 ta’ Diċembru 2016, f’Jum ir-Repubblika, l-Arċisqof Emeritu Monsinjur Pawlu Cremona ingħata l-unur ta’ Kumpann fl-Ordni Nazzjonali tal-Mertu. Dan huwa l-ogħla ġieħ fl-ogħti ta’ midalji u unuri b’għarfien mill-Istat għas-seba’ snin li mexxa l-Knisja f’Malta bħala Arċisqof, fix-Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika.

  • Is-Sorijiet Franġiskani tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù, sorijiet li jagħtu s-servizz tagħhom f’Londra ingħataw ukoll midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika…

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“Our Lady is the masterpiece of the Lord’s mercy for humanity” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop visits the statue of Our Lady Immaculate at the Collegiate Church in Cospicua

12/12/2016
  • Wara li l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna rritorna Malta minn Ruma, fejn attenda għall-inawgurazzjoni tal-presepju Malti fil-pjazza ta’ San Pietru fil-Vatikan, il-Ħadd filgħodu żar l-istatwa ta’ Marija Immakulata li tinsab meqjuma fil-Knisja Kolleġġjata ta’ Bormla. Fi tweet, l-Arċisqof iddeskriva lil Marija bħala “l-opra tal-ħniena ta’ Alla għall-umanità” u li “s-sbuħija ġewwinija tagħha twassalna għand Ġesù”.
  • Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni; @BishopCJScicluna (Twitter)

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“St John the Baptist is a martyr of the dignity of marriage” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass with families, at St John's Co-Cathedral

12/12/2016
  • Is‑Sibt 10 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa għall‑familji, organizzata mill‑Moviment ta’ Kana u l‑GRUFAN, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.   Click here to see all photos of the Celebration of Mass.  
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
    10 ta’ Diċembru 2016

    Ġesù jgħaddi mill-ewwel għall-fatti…

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Pope Francis prays for victims of terrorist attacks

12/12/2016

  • Pope Francis has prayed for the victims of several terrorist attacks which had taken place in the hours before his Sunday Angelus.

    In Egypt, a bomb outside St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Cairo killed at least 25 people on Sunday morning; in Somalia, a suicide bomber killed over a dozen people in Mogadishu on Sunday morning; and in Turkey, at least 38 people were killed in twin bomb attacks outside a football stadium in Instanbul on Saturday evening…

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Pope Francis: rigidity, worldliness a disaster for priests

12/12/2016

  • Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning, focusing his remarks following the readings of the day on the need for priests to serve as authentic mediators of God’s love, rather than as intermediaries – “go-betweens” or “middle-men” – concerned  only with advancing their own interests.

    No to “go-between” priests, yest to priests who are mediators of God’s love

    The role of the mediator is not that of the intermediary – and priests are called to be the former for their flock:

    “The mediator gives himself (lit…

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Christmas Carols from students of St Joseph School

10/12/2016
  • Nhar it-Tnejn 5 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna laqa’ studenti mill-iskola St Joseph, Blata l-Bajda, fl-uffiċċju tiegħu, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof. L-istudenti kantaw għanjiet tal-Milied u offrew rigal lil Monsinjur Arċisqof.
  • Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni, Kurja

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Pope Francis’ Message on the Presentation of the Maltese Crib

09/12/2016

  • Awla Pawlu VI
    Il-Ġimgħa 9 ta’ Diċembru 2016

     

    Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba! 

    Bi pjaċir qed nilqagħkom u nesprimilkom il-ħajr tiegħi fl-okkażjoni tal-inawgurazzoni tas-siġra u tal-presepju, li sa jiġu ammirati fi Pjazza San Pietru mill-pellegrini tad-dinja kollha matul l-Avvent u l-festi tal-Milied…

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Presentation of the Nativity Crib to The Holy Father

Address of the Archbishop of Malta, Mgr Charles Jude Scicluna

09/12/2016
  • Address by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

    9th December 2016
    Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican

    Most Holy Father,

    We thank you for the gift of this audience, of this encounter between a father and his children.

    The crib given by Malta for Christmas 2016 brings with it a swathe of the Mediterranean Sea to Saint Peter’s Square…

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Pope makes traditional visit to Immaculate Conception statue in Rome

09/12/2016

  • Pope Francis visited the Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Thursday for the celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, where he laid a bouquet of white roses near the Column of the Immaculate Conception and prayed especially for families and for workers.

    The Holy Father made his way to Rome’s Spanish Square to pay homage to the Immaculate Virgin, just as the Bishop of Rome has done annually for the past 50 years…

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