Pope Francis has created a new Dicastery to better minister to the needs of the men and women the Church is called to serve. The new “Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development” was instituted in a Motu Proprio published on Wednesday in the Osservatore Romano. The dicastery will come into effect as from 1 January 2017 and will be especially “competent in issues regarding migrants, those in need, the sick, the excluded and marginalized, the imprisoned and the unemployed, as well as victims of armed conflict, natural disasters, and all forms of slavery and torture”…
The Archbishop celebrates Mass during the Novena of Our Lady of Victories, in Naxxar
31/08/2016
Nhar it-Tnejn 29 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fin-Novena bi preparazzjoni għall-festa ta’ Marija Bambina, fin-Naxxar. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Arċipretali, in-Naxxar29 ta’ Awwissu 2016 “Int għajn tal-ġonna, int ġiebja t’ilma ġieri, nieżel mil-Libanu” (Għan 4, 15). Din is-silta’ mill-Ktieb tal-Għanja tal-Għanjiet, hija silta’ min għanja ta’ mħabba…
Pope Francis has sent a message to Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, on the occasion of the XIV Inter-Christian Symposium taking place in Thessalonika from 28-30 August. Sponsored by the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical University Antonianum and the Department of Theology of the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the Aristoteles University of Thessalonika, the Symposium seeks to foster theological and cultural dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox…
The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the feast of St Julian
30/08/2016
Nhar il-Ħadd 28 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa ta’ San Ġiljan, fl-okkażjoni wkoll tal-125 sena mit-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Ġiljan28 ta’ Awwissu 2016 “Il-karità teħles mill-mewt u tnaddaf mid-dnubiet u hi mezz biex wieħed isib il-ħniena u l-ħajja ta’ dejjem” (Tob 12, 9)…
Pope Francis met with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, on Monday in a private audience in the Vatican. A statement released by the Holy See Press Office said: “They spoke about how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and help deliver a message of hope, especially to those people who are most disadvantaged.” Source: Vatican Radio
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 26 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Tfal, fil-La Salle Retreat House, il-Mellieħa. L-Arċisqof stieden il-Kummissjoni, magħmula minn 34 tifel u tifla minn parroċċi madwar Malta, għat-tieni laqgħa tagħhom, wara li ltaqgħu f’Marzu li għadda waqt iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ġublew tal-Ħniena għat-tfal. Matul din il-laqgħa il-Kummissjoni kellha ċans tiddiskuti mal-Arċisqof il-Quddiesa u xi suġġerimenti li kellhom it-tfal biex huma jkunu jistgħu jipparteċipaw b’mod isbaħ fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa…
Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, the final Sunday in the month of August and the twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. In remarks to the pilgrims and tourists gathered in the Square ahead of the traditional prayer of Marian devotion, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel reading of the day, taken from the Gospel according to St…
As a concrete sign of his closeness to the victims of Italy’s earthquake, Pope Francis has sent a team of six firefighters and six Gendarmerie from the Vatican City State to Amatrice, the city in central Italy worst affected by the quake. A statement from the Holy See Press Office said the six firefighters and Gendarmerie would help Italy’s Civil Protection workers search for survivors still under the rubble and assist those already rescued…
At the request of His Grace Mons Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Caritas Malta, as the representative for the Church in Malta, in collaboration with Caritas Internationalis, has launched an appeal for monetary contributions in aid of those people who have lost their relatives and their homes, and those who have been wounded , following the earthquake in Italy. Many of the victims are children and there is an urgent need for assistance. In this respect, the money collected in our parishes during masses held this weeked, Saturday 27th August (evening) and Sunday 28th August 2016, will be donated towards this cause. Christians are invited to offer their contribution in aid of all those people affected by the earthquake in central Italy. Monetary donations may also be handed to parish priest, or taken directly to Caritas. Alternatively cheques may be mailed to ‘Caritas Malta Emergency Fund’, 5, Lion Street, Floriana FRN 1514…
In the wake of the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday, Pope Francis at the General Audience postponed his prepared catechesis, and led the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square in the recitation of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. The Holy Father expressed his “heartfelt sorrow and spiritual closeness” to all those affected by the earthquake and its aftershocks…
