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The Archbishop inaugurates a new beer packaging facility in Imrieħel

13/09/2016

On Wednesday 7th of September 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna inaugurated and blessed a new beer packaging facility, at Farsons beer factory, in Imrieħel.
Photos: Antoinette Caruana

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13/09/2016

Divisions destroy the Church, and the devil seeks to attack the root of unity: the celebration of the Eucharist. That was the message of Pope Francis on Monday morning at the daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, on the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Commenting on the reading from the First Letter to the Corinthians — where St Paul rebuked the Corinthians for their contentiousness, Pope Francis said, “The devil has two very powerful weapons to destroy the Church: divisions and money.” And this has happened from the beginning: “ideological, theological divisions that lacerate the Church…

12/09/2016

Il-Ħadd 11 ta’ Settembru 2016, saret Quddiesa ta’ Radd il-Ħajr, wara l-Ordinazzjoni Episkopali ta’ Mons. Carmel Zammit, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Gudja. Il-korteo, li kien immexxi mill-Isqof Carmelo Zammit, telaq mill-M.U.S.E.U.M. tas-subien, akkumpanjat minn qraba u miż-żewġ baned tal-Gudja, il-Banda La Stella u l-Banda Marija Assunta, li wasslu lill-Isqof għall-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Marija Assunta, il-Gudja. Wara, l-Isqof Zammit iċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ Radd il-Ħajr lil Alla, flimkien mal-poplu tal-Gudja…

12/09/2016

On Sunday 11th September 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Pontifical Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Divine Grace, at Żabbar Parish Church. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar 10 ta’ Settembru 2016 Għeżież Personalitajiet distinti, għeżież Żabbarin, jiena nirringrazzjahom bil-qalb tal-ħidma tagħhom u aħna lkoll nirringrazzjawkom f’isem Sidtna Marija u Binha Ġesu…

12/09/2016

Is-Sibt 10 ta’ Settembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa mal-membri żgħażagħ li ġeddew l-impenn tagħhom fiċ-Ċentru tal-Vokazzjonijiet, is-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù.

Diversi adoloxxenti u żgħażagħ inġabru għal din l-okażjoni biex iroddu ħajr lil Alla għal dak li rċivew matul is-sajf fil-laqghat u live-ins, fejn wara ġeddew l-impenn tagħhom bħala membri taċ-Ċentru. Il-ġenituri kienu wkoll mistiedna biex jattendu flimkien ma’ wliedhom…

12/09/2016

Speaking before the Marian Prayer in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis recalled Sunday’s Gospel from Luke, considered to be the chapter of Mercy. In these parables of the lost sheep, the coin, and the prodigal son the Pope explained that “Jesus wants to make us understand that God the Father is the first to have a welcoming and merciful attitude toward sinners.”The Pope added that all these parables express joy and rejoicing, not sadness and sorrow. Pope Francis underlined the Gospel reading gives hope, continuing, “there is no sin in which we have fallen, from which, by the grace of God, we cannot rise again; there is no individual beyond redemption, no one is beyond redemption, because God never ceases to want our good, even when we sin” Source: Vatican Radio

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11/09/2016

Pope Francis warned against a “false freedom” which has created “many new forms of slavery” during his Jubilee Audience in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. The Holy Father’s catechesis focused on the word ‘redemption,’ which he said is “little used, but it is important because it points to the most radical liberation God is able to perform for us, for all humanity, and for the entirety of creation.” “It appears that the people of today no longer love to think of being liberated and saved by the intervention of God; in fact, people today are under the illusion that their liberty is a force with which to obtain all things…

09/09/2016

Pope Francis says today’s society “is increasingly showing its need of mercy” and described Benedictine monasteries “as oases of spirituality” where people can obtain that mercy. The Pope’s comments came on Thursday during an address to participants of the International Congress of Benedictine Abbots and Abesses taking place in Rome. Pope Francis said when we talk of our world needing more mercy, this is not “a slogan or a recipe” but instead something that comes from the very heart of Christian life making that person “more attentive to the needy and showing solidarity with them.” This, he declared, is the concrete quality of the love that shows “the authenticity and credibility” of the Church’s message…

09/09/2016

In May 2015, Pope Francis issued his second encyclical, namely the Encyclical Laudato Sì, On Care for our Common Home. Even though various Church leaders had spoken about environmental issues before, this is the first encyclical letter to specifically address concerns about the environment. The encyclical starts off with an environmental assessment, followed by a theological reflection on creation and an outline of the core causes of the ecological crisis…

08/09/2016

On Thursday 8th September 2016, Solemn Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Episcopal Ordination of Mgr Carmel Zammit was held, at the Mdina Cathedral. At 9:15 a.m., His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, His Excellency Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, His Lordship Bishop Ralph Heskett and His Lordship Bishop-elect Carmel Zammit, left the Archbishop’s Palace on foot to the Mdina Cathedral. There, they were greeted by the Metropolitan Chapter and led to the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament for a short moment of prayer…