News from the Church in Malta
9th December 2016
Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican
Most Holy Father,
We thank you for the gift of this audience, of this encounter between a father and his children.
The crib given by Malta for Christmas 2016 brings with it a swathe of the Mediterranean Sea to Saint Peter’s Square…
Pope Francis visited the Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Thursday for the celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, where he laid a bouquet of white roses near the Column of the Immaculate Conception and prayed especially for families and for workers.
The Holy Father made his way to Rome’s Spanish Square to pay homage to the Immaculate Virgin, just as the Bishop of Rome has done annually for the past 50 years…
L-Iskola Nazzjonali tal-Isports, Pembroke
5 ta’ Dicembru 2016
L-ewwel nett grazzi ħafna ta’ din l-opportunità li nkun magħkom, nirringrazzja ħafna wkoll lill-Head, lill-Assistant Heads, lill-istaff, anke lil Fr Reuben u Fr Paul…
Kampus tal-Università, Tal-Qroqq
5 ta’ Diċembru 2016
Jagħmel sew min jista’ jgħaddi hawnhekk u jagħsar tazza larinġ…
He who does not know the tenderness of God does not know the Christian doctrine. This was the concept at the core of Pope Francis’ homily at morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, a homily focused largely on the figure of Judas.
Judas, an evangelical image of the lost sheep
Taking his cue from the Gospel reading of the day which recounts the Parable of the lost sheep, Pope Francis spoke of how the Lord never stops looking for us…
Nhar it‑Tlieta 6 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa tal‑Milied mal‑istudenti tal‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja, tal-Istat u Indipendenti, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Il-prietka tal-Milied saret minn Carla Cutajar u l-pageant saret mit-tfal tal-iskola primajra St Joan Antide, Gudja.
Click here to see all photos of the Celebration of Mass.
Celebration of Mass on YouTube Homily by Archbishop Charles J…
Nhar il-Ħamis 1 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ippresieda kunċert mill-Banda tal-Forzi Armati, organizzat mid-Dar tal-Providenza.
Fil-kunċert, il-Premju ‘Dun Mikiel Azzopardi’ għas-sena 2016 ingħata lil Dar il-Kaptan bħala turija ta’ rikonoxximent u apprezzament tad-Dar tal-Providenza għall-25 sena ta’ ħidma u impenn fil-komunità mit-twaqqif tagħha fl-10 ta’ Novembru 1991. Is-Sur Marcel Pisani irċieva l-premju f’isem Dar il-Kaptan…
Knisja Arċipretali tal-Mosta
3 ta’ Diċembru 2016
“Jiena ngħidilkom li Kristu sar qaddej minħabba l-fedeltà ta’ Alla”. L-Appostlu Missierna hu u jikteb lir-Rumani jgħid li Kristu sar qaddej tal-Lhud ċirkonċiżi, u jsemmi wkoll il-pagani…
Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by Christ; let us allow ourselves to be able to be re-created, freeing us from our sins. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, centred on the theme of the renewal that the Lord brings. The Pope put us on guard about painting over our sins without truly being ashamed in our hearts…
Dar Porzjunkola
2 ta’ Diċembru 2016
L-Evanġelji mill-ewwel parti tal-Avvent jintgħażlu bħala konferma mill-profeżija ta’ Isaija u jkun tajjeb għall-meditazzjoni f’dawn il-ġranet qabel is-17 ta’ Diċembru, imbagħad nibdew ir-rakkonti li jippreparawna mill-qrib għat-twelid ta’ Ġesù…
