News from the Church in Malta
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Mro Hamish Dustagheer as ‘Maestro di Cappella’ of the Metropolitan Cathedral. This appointment follows a public call for applications. The ‘Maestro di Cappella’ is to prepare and direct the music and choir during liturgical celebrations at the Metropolitan Cathedral and St John’s Co-Cathedral. He is also to promote liturgical music in the Archdiocese of Malta…
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the theme of ‘Christian hope’ at his Wednesday General Audience, saying the Kingdom brought by Jesus at his birth calls us to be joyful heralds in a world that “yearns for justice, truth, and peace”.
Pope Francis focused his reflection on the words of the prophet Isaiah: “How beautiful upon the mountains, are the feet of the one bringing good news” (Is 52:7,9-10)…
Taqsima tan-Nisa fil-Faċilità Korrettiva ta’ Kordin, Raħal Ġdid
11 ta’ Diċembru 2016
Mit-taħdita tal-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, naħseb bħali nnutajtu kif jibda l-Evanġelju li qralna Fr Martin llum…
The spirit of clericalism is an evil that is present in the Church today, Pope Francis said, and the victim of this spirit is the people, who feel discarded and abused. That was the Pope’s message in the homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.
Among those taking part in the Mass were the members of the Council of cardinals, who are meeting with the Pope this week in Rome…
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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Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
10 ta’ Diċembru 2016
Ġesù jgħaddi mill-ewwel għall-fatti…
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…
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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