He will start using the photo-sharing site under the name @Franciscus, Latin for Francis
18/03/2016
Pope Francis will join Instagram on Saturday, March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph. His first post is expected shortly after 12:00 p.m. He will start using the photo-sharing site under the name @Franciscus, Latin for Francis. This marks the latest initiative in new media by the Holy Father, who already has more than 25 million followers on Twitter in nine different languages. “Instagram will help recount the Papacy through images, to enable all those who wish to accompany and know more about Pope Francis’ pontificate to encounter his gestures of tenderness and mercy”, said Msgr…
On Friday 18th March 2016, Archsbishop Charles J. Scicluna led the devotional pilgrimage around Valletta, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Thousands of people participated in this pilgrimage, and in many other parishes around Malta.
On Friday 18th March 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Mass with students and lecturers at Junior College, on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Junior College, Msida18 ta’ Marzu 2016 Nixtieq naqsam magħkom ftit ħsibijiet li jippruvaw jispjegaw is-sinjifikat ta’ din il-festa li aħna l-Maltin nagħmlu eżatt ġimgħa qabel il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira…
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI has given a very rare public interview to the newspaper of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Avvenire.
18/03/2016
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI has given a very rare public interview to the newspaper of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Avvenire. Conducted by renowned theologian, Fr. Jacques Servais SJ, the interview focuses on two highly controversial issues in the post-Conciliar era: the right understanding of Christ’s unique and universal act of salvation with respect to those who do not profess Christian faith; and the right understanding of the primacy of mission in the life of the Church with respect to dialogue…
Watch the Holy Week celebrations 'live' on YouTube
17/03/2016
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda l-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm u l-Passjoni tal-Mulej, nhar il-Ħadd, 20 ta’ Marzu 2016, fid-9:00 a.m. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tibda minn quddiem il-Knisja ta’ Santa Katerina d’Italia, il-Belt Valletta, fejn isir it-tberik tal-friegħi tal-palm u ż-żebbuġ, u wara ssir il-purċissjoni sal-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, fejn tkompli l-Quddiesa bil-qari tar-rakkont tal-passjoni mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa. L-Erbgħa, 23 ta’ Marzu, fis-7:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof ser imexxi l-Via Sacra Nazzjonali fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ…
On the 20th January 2016, all the secondary section students left the school premises to go out on a pilgrimage. Students were exposed to different experiences of acts of mercy, in different places in Rabat. These included elderly residents at Villa Messina and Dar Saura, priests from id-Dar tal-Kleru, refugees, a priest from a home for children, as well as individuals following a drug rehabilitation programme at San Blas…
So many “migrants who suffer the cold, are without food. They cannot enter”, because in some border areas the doors are closed in their faces. Thus, it so pleases Pope Francis when he hears word that “nations and authorities open the heart and open the doors!”. He shared these thoughts with the faithful who gathered in St Peter’s Square for the General Audience on Wednesday, 16 March…
It‑Tlieta l‑1 ta’ Marzu 2016, fis‑6:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑bidu ta’ konferenza għad‑delegati tal‑katekeżi tal‑Konferenzi Episkopali Ewropej, organizzata mis‑CCEE. Din ser issir fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, tal‑Virtù. Il‑Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Marzu, fis‑6:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof ikompli bil‑mixjiet penitenzjali ta’ żmien ir‑Randan, billi jmexxi pellegrinaġġ bl‑istatwa devota ta’ Ġesù Redentur, l‑Isla. Il‑Ħadd 13 ta’ Marzu, fid‑9:15 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa mal‑Ordni Militari Sovran ta’ Malta, fil‑Kon‑Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser imexxi l-Via Sacra Nazzjonali li ser issir nhar l-Erbgħa 23 ta’ Marzu 2016, fis-7:30 p.m. Il-Via Sacra ser tibda miċ-Ċentru ta’ Rijabilitazzjoni tad-Droga, immexxi mill-Caritas, f’San Blas, Ħaż-Żebbuġ. It-test tal-Via Sacra huwa miktub mir-residenti taċ-Ċentru. Fl-okkażjoni tal-Ġublew tal-Ħniena, kull min jieħu sehem f’din il-Via Sacra jew jismagħha fuq ir-radju, jikseb l-Indulġenza Plenarja. Għal din il-Via Sacra Nazzjonali, qed jiġu mistiedna jieħdu sehem ukoll il-fratelli u dawk involuti fil-purċissjonijiet tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira…
At a public Consistory held on Tuesday, Pope Francis gave his approval for the canonization of five new saints. The Public Ordinary Consistory for the Canonisation of Blesseds began with the celebration of Terce (Midmorning Prayer), presided over by Pope Francis in the Consistory Hall at the Apostolic Palace. Following the liturgical prayer, the Holy Father announced the upcoming canonization of five new saints, including Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata (née Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), whose work among the “poorest of the poor” won her worldwide acclaim…
