The Franciscans and the Bishop of the Italian hill town of Assisi, Domenico Sorrentino announced on Monday that Pope Francis will visit the Umbrian village on Thursday August 4th. During the afternoon visit to the Porziuncola inside the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels, the Pope will officially mark the 8th centenary of the event known as the “Pardon of Assisi.” The papal trip to Assisi is being described as a private pilgrimage to the tiny chapel which St Francis built and where he founded the Franciscan order at the beginning of the 13th century…
On Sunday 3rd July 2016, the Archbishop met with players, residents and volunteers during the Volleyball Marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza. The non-stop volleyball Marathon which was held at the Car Park of the same Dar tal-Providenza, in which over €487,000 were collected came to an end at midnight on Saturday. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Dar tal-Providenza3 ta’ Lulju 2016 Nirringrazzja ħafna lil kull min ta għotja sabiħa f’din il-maratona tal-Volleyball b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza…
The Archbishop administers the sacrament of the Holy Confirmation, at St Paul's Bay Parish
04/07/2016
Il‑Ħadd 3 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna amministra s‑sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adoloxxenti fil‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl il‑Baħar. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Marija Addolorata3 ta’ Lulju 2016 Meta aħna sejjaħna l-ismijiet tagħkom qamu magħkom immedjatament, kważi b’istint qawwi, il-parrini tagħkom. Nawguralkom ħafna l-ewwel nett f’dan il-jum sabiħ u nfakkarkom f’dak li hemm fl-Ewwel Qari mill-Ktieb ta’ Isaija: “Ifirħu lil Ġerusalemm, thennew biha, intom ilkoll ħbieb tagħha! …
The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the feast of the Maltese Blessed Nazju Falzon
04/07/2016
Il‑Ġimgħa 1 ta’ Lulju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑festa tal‑Beatu Nazju Falzon, fil‑Knisja Ta’ Ġieżu, il‑Belt Valletta. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja ta’ Ġieżu, Valletta1 ta’ Lulju 2016 “Ħennu bħalma hu ħanin Missierkom” (Lq 6, 36). Dan il-kliem li għadna kemm smajna mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa, Kapitlu 6, ifakkarna f’din is-sena Ġubilari li qegħdin fiha, is-Sena tal-Ġublew tal-Ħniena…
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the terror attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh that occured in the night between Friday and Saturday, and for the victims of terror attacks in Baghdad that took place late in the day on Saturday. The Dhaka attack on a popular restaurant in the diplomatic district of the capital claimed at least 20 lives – many of them foreigners – while the attack in Baghdad’s central – and very commercial – Karrada district claimed at least 83 lives, while a second attack on a predominantly Shia neighborhood of the capital around midnight killed five more people…
Il-Ġimgħa 24 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ġie ppreżentat bil-ktieb ‘Maltese Plants in the Bible’ mis-Sur Peter Calamatta, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana.
Pope Francis has expressed his condolences to victims of an attack by suspected Islamic militants in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. In a telegram addressed to the ecclesiastical and civil authorities, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Pope Francis “expresses heartfelt condolences and condemns such barbarous acts as offences against God and humanity.” Here is the full text of the telegram: “Deeply saddened by the senseless violence perpetrated against innocent victims in Dhaka, His Holiness Pope Francis expresses heartfelt condolences and condemns such barbarous acts as offences against God and humanity…
Il-Ġimgħa 24 ta’ Ġunju 2016, L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ġie ppreżentat bil-ktieb ‘Uliedna Rigal’ minn rappreżentanti tal-grupp Drachma LGBTI u Drachma Parents, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. Waqt il-preżentazzjoni, l-Arċisqof irringrazzja lis-Sinjura Joseanne Peregin u lis-Sur Chris Vella ta’ din l-inizjattiva, u awgura li dan il-ktieb ikun għodda li tgħin lill-ġenituri ta’ ulied LGBTI.
Today the Lord invites us to make a serious examination of conscience, Pope Francis said Thursday at a special Jubilee audience at St Peter’s Square in Rome. It’s one thing to talk mercy but quite another to live it, he said. Mercy is not an abstraction or a lifestyle and, paraphrasing the words of St James the Apostle, mercy without works is dead in itself…
Il‑Ġimgħa 1 ta’ Lulju 2016, fis‑6:15 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑festa tal‑Beatu Nazju Falzon, fil‑Knisja Ta’ Ġieżu, il‑Belt Valletta. Is‑Sibt 2 ta’ Lulju, fis‑6:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa u jinawgura r‑restawr u t‑tisbiħ tas‑saqaf tal‑Knisja Parrokkjali tal‑Gżira. Il‑Ħadd 3 ta’ Lulju, fl‑9:45 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jamministra s‑sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adoloxxenti fil‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl il‑Baħar. It‑Tnejn 4 ta’ Lulju, fis‑7:30 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fl‑okkażjoni tal‑gradwazzjoni tal‑istudenti tas‑6th Form tal‑Kulleġġ De La Salle, il‑Birgu…
