Greg Burke is thrilled, excited and also a little daunted by the task and responsibilities that lie ahead in his new position as Director of the Holy See Press Office. Burke will take over from Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi on August 1. Before being appointed as vice-director at the Holy See Press Office in January, he 56-year-old Greg Burke was senior communications adviser of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. He was formerly a correspondent for the Fox News Channel, and for Time Magazine, based in Rome. Speaking to Vatican Radio’s Alessandro Gisotti shortly after the announcement on Monday, Burke noted that the choice of an Anglophone heading the Press Office makes perfect sense if you are aiming for a global outreach. And commenting on the appointment of Spanish journalist, Paloma Garcia Ovejero as Press Office Vice-Director, Burke pointed out that half the Catholic world speaks Spanish…
On Tuesday, 12th July 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrates Mass on the occasion of ‘Police Day’, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta. Watch ‘live’ on YouTube
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It-Tnejn 11 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra t-30 sena anniversarju mill-ordinazzjoni presbiterali tiegħu. Il-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi u s-Sur Michael Pace Ross f’isem l-istaff tal-Kurja u tal-Caritas ferħu lil Mons. Arċisqof u awgurawlu ħafna snin ta’ ħidma bħala r-ragħaj tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
Rev. Professor Emmanuel Agius Following the judicial protest of the Women’s Rights Foundation, several have been arguing in favour of the legalisation, licensing, importation and distribution of the morning-after pill on three grounds. First, it is claimed that this legal initiative is a step in the right direction since it intends to protect women’s autonomy in making decisions over their own body and their reproductive health, and that any limitation or prohibition of women’s autonomy is a breach of their rights…
The Archbishop celebrates Mass with the new ordained priests, at Mellieħa Sanctuary
11/07/2016
Is‑Sibt 9 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa mas‑saċerdoti novelli, fis‑Santwarju tal‑Madonna tal‑Mellieħa. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa9 ta’ Lulju 2016 L-ewwel mument li nixtieq noffri bħala riflessjoni li tingħata minn din is-silta tal-Evanġelju hija l-fatt li Ġesù jagħmel din il-konsenja, l-ewwel nett bħala Iben, Iben ta’ Alla li jaf, għalkemm qiegħed f’baħar ta’ agunija, li l-mewt tiegħu se ċċaħħad lil Ommu, hu li kien l-uniku tifel, minn kwalunkwe sapport li seta’ kellha ’l quddiem…
At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on the parable of the Good Samaritan. This parable, the Pope said, in a simple, yet stimulating way, “indicates a style of life, in which the centre of gravity is not ourselves, but others.” Like the doctor of the law in the day’s Gospel, we might ask ourselves, “Who is my neighbour? Is it my friends, my parents, my fellow countrymen, my co-religionists?” Jesus does not answer the question directly, but instead tells of the Good Samaritan, a man who did not observe the true religion, but who nonetheless helped the poor, abandoned victim of robbers – in contrast to the priest and the Levite who simply passed him by…
L-Arċisqof jattendi għaċ-ċerimonja ta' gradwazzjoni ta' Caritas Malta f'San Blas
09/07/2016
Il-Ħamis, 8 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna attenda għal-Lejla ta’ Gradwazzjoni ta’ persuni li temmew b’suċċess programm ta’ riabilitazzjoni mill-użu ta’ droga. Din iċ-ċerimonja bit-tema ‘Ħajjin mill-Ġdid’ saret f’San Blas u ġiet organizzata mill-entità tal-Knisja ‘Caritas Malta’. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Ċentru San Blas, Ħaż-Żebbuġ8 ta’ Lulju 2016 Jiena nixtieq nieħu l-opportunità biex nirringrazzja l-ewwel nett lil kull min ħa sehem f’dan il-programm matul din is-serata llejla, għaliex irrealizzajt li s-serata tal-lejla tat ċ-ċans u opportunità lil ħafna residenti biex anke bil-preżenza tagħkom stess – u rrid ngħidilkom kelma ta’ kuraġġ – lilna tagħtuna tama kbira…
Nhar it-Tnejn 27 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iltaqa’ mal-partecipanti tal-Lifecycle Challenge, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. L-isfida ta’ din is-sena għaċ-ċiklisti tal-Lifecycle ser ddum għaxart’ijiem matul Lulju, fiż-Żambja, fi vjaġġ ta’ 2,000km.
Għat-tieni sena konsekuttiva is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija organizza ġimgħa seminar għall-impjegati tiegħu. Fi żmien fejn l-iskejjel ikunu bl-eżamijiet u s-servizzi fl-iskejjel jonqsu, dan kien il-mument ideali fejn l-istaff kollu jinġabar flimkien u jingħata taħriġ relatat direttament mat-tiġdid tal- bżonnijiet professjonali tagħna. Minbarra taħdidiet dwar l-aspetti tax-xogħol tagħna, saret sessjoni prattika dwar kif l-għalliema jaħdmu mat-tfal f’sitwazzjonijet ta’ kunflitt, u saret taħdita dwar il-kundizzjonijiet psikiċi fit-tfal…
L-Arċisqof jinawgura r-restawr tas-saqaf tal-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Gżira
08/07/2016
Is‑Sibt 2 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa u inawgura r‑restawr u t‑tisbiħ tas‑saqaf tal‑Knisja Parrokkjali tal‑Gżira. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali Gżira 2 ta’ Lulju 2016 Il-Mulej jibgħat “tnejn u sebgħin dixxiplu ieħor” (Lq 10, 1). Meta l-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa juża’ l-kelma ‘oħrajn’ jew ‘tnejn u sebgħin oħra’, qed iġgħalna nistaqsu lilna nfusna: ‘imma għalxiex qiegħed jgħid?’ Dawn it-tnejn u sebgħin ma’ liema grupp ieħor jixxierku? …
