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Pope Francis invites believers to trust in God’s providential care

25/01/2017

  • Pope Francis has invited believers to trust in God’s providential care while doing everything in their power to respond to the challenges that come their way.

    The Pope was addressing pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Hall for the Wednesday weekly General Audience.

    Please find below the English synopsis of the Pope’s catechesis: 

    Dear Brothers and Sisters:  In our continuing catechesis on Christian hope, we turn today to the story of Judith…

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Message for World Day of Communications: Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time

24/01/2017

  • The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ Message for the 51st World Day of Social Communications. The theme of this year’s message is “Fear not, for I am with you”: Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time. The World Day of Social Communications is celebrated in almost all countries on the Sunday before Pentecost. The message is being issued on  24 January, the feast of St…

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Pope: Mafia expression of the culture of death that is opposed to Gospel

24/01/2017
  • “The Mafia is an expression of the culture of death that is opposed to the Gospel.” Those were Pope Francis’ words to members of the Italian National Antimafia and Antiterrorism Directorate who he received on Monday in the Vatican.

    Meeting with the Italian National Antimafia and Antiterrorism directorate in the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the difficult and risky work they do in the fight against organized crime and terrorism…

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The Archbishop meets with deaf persons

23/01/2017
  • On Sunday 22nd January 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna met with deaf persons, and had the opportunity to hear about their difficulties, their wishes and aspirations in order to feel included and partecipatory as full active members in the life of the Church. In his reactive comments, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna requested the Deaf People Association Malta to make contact with the Seminary so that seminarians would be appraised on the realities facing deaf persons and enourage them to learn the Maltese Sign Language…

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Pope Francis: the wonders of the priesthood of Christ

23/01/2017

  • The great wonders of the priesthood of Christ, who offered Himself, once for all, for the forgiveness of sins; and who now intercedes for us before the Father; and who will return to bring us with Him: those are the three stages of the priesthood of Christ highlighted by Pope Francis during his homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta…

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L-Orizzont continues to disseminate false accusations about the Church

21/01/2017

  • Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof tesprimi d‑diżappunt tagħha għall‑attakki inġusti bbażati fuq akkużi foloz li ‘l‑Orizzont’, il‑ġurnal tal‑General Workers Union, qiegħed jippersisti bihom fil‑konfront tal‑Arċisqof u tal‑Knisja f’Malta. Dawn l‑attakki huma bbażati fuq allegazzjonijiet foloz. Fost dawn, fil‑ġurnal ‘l‑Orizzont’ tal‑bieraħ u tal‑lum, kien hemm allegazzjoni għal kollox mhux vera dwar impjegata fl‑Ufficcju Missjunarju. Dan l‑Uffiċċju, li ma jiffurmax parti mill‑Kurja iżda minn organizzazzjoni internazzjonali li hija awtonoma u li taqa’ direttament taħt il‑Papa, se jkun qed jieħu passi legali fil‑konfront tal‑ġurnal…

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Ecumenical Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

20/01/2017

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a congregation of Christians from different Churches and Traditions at an Ecumenical Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This was held on Thursday, 19th January 2017, at St Augustine’s Parish Church, Valletta.

    This Ecumenical Service, organized by the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission in collaboration with Christians Together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council), was part of the local Commemoration of the Fifth Centenary of the Reformation (1517-2017), as well as part of the year-long programme of the Bicentenary of the Maltese Augustinian Province (1817-2017)…

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“The Lord released us from the fear of death” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass with lawyers, in memory of Prof. Ganado, at the Chamber of Advocates.

20/01/2017
  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 11 ta’ Jannar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa b’suffraġju għall-Professur Joseph Max Ganado, fil-Kamra tal-Avukati, fil-Qrati ta’ Malta, Il-Belt Valletta.  
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Il-Kamra tal-Avukati, Qrati ta’ Malta
    11 ta’ Jannar 2017

    Ippermettuli l-ewwel nett infakkar il-figura straordinarja tal-Profs. – aħna hekk kollna ngħidulu, Prof…

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Programme for the feast of the Conversion of St Paul at the Mdina Cathedral

20/01/2017

  • Bħal kull sena, il-Knisja f’Malta tiċċelebra l-festa tal-Konverżjoni ta’ Missierna San Pawl. Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet se jsiru fil-Katidral tal-Imdina bejn is-Sibt 28 u l-Ħadd 29 ta’ Jannar li ġej.

    IS-SIBT 28 TA’ JANNAR 2017

    5.45pm Traslazzjoni tar-Relikwija tal-Appostlu Missierna imexxija minn Mons Joe Galea Curmi, Vigarju Generali. 6.00pm Quddiesa bl-Ewwel Għasar Pontifikali.

     

    IL-ĦADD 29 TA’ JANNAR 2017

    8.55am Kant tal-Lawdi…

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Pope Francis: ‘Christian life is a daily struggle against temptation’

20/01/2017

  • Pope Francis on Thursday invited the faithful to let themselves be drawn by Jesus pointing out that Christian life is a daily struggle against temptation.

    Speaking during the homily at morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope warned against the temptations that lead us down the wrong path.

    Referring to the Gospel reading of the day, Pope Francis said Jesus came to destroy the influence of evil on our hearts…

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