Pope Francis has said that “all Christians and people of good will are called today to work not only for the abolition of the death penalty,” but also to improve conditions in prisons, out of respect for the human dignity of prisoners. In particular, the Holy Father appealed “to the consciences of government leaders” that they might join the “international consensus for the abolition of the death penalty” — and spoke directly to Catholic leaders, asking them, as a “courageous and exemplary act,” to not carry out any death sentences during the Holy Year of Mercy…
Fr Raniero Cantalamessa leads the Lenten talks to the Pope and members of the Roman Curia
19/02/2016
On Friday of the First Week of Lent, the Preacher to the Pontifical Household, Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., offered the first Sermon for Lent 2016. Father Cantalamessa’s sermon continued his reflections on the Second Vatican Council, speaking on the theme, “The Second Vatican Council, 50 years later: A revisitation from a spiritual point of view.” After focusing during Advent on the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium(on the Church), Fr Cantalamessa turned his thoughts to the Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium…
Pubblikazzjoni ġdida bl-għajnuna tal-Fondazzjoni għall-Istudji Teoloġiċi tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta
19/02/2016
Dan l-aħħar ġiet imwaqqfa’ s-Soċjetà Patristika Maltija biex ikunu apprezzati dejjem aktar il-kitbiet u l-ħajjiet tal-Missirijiet tal-Knisja. Dawn kienu persunaġġi kbar li għexu bejn l-ewwel u t-tmien seklu tal-istorja tal-Knisja – nies bħal San Ċiprijanu, Sant’Ambroġ, Santu Wistin, San Bażilju l-Kbir, il-Papa San Ljun il-Kbir, San Ġwann Griżostmu u l-Papa San Girgor il-Kbir. Dawn taw kontribut enormi fil-formulazzjoni tat-teoloġija u l-ispiritwalità Nisranija…
Pope Francis gave a lengthy press conference on the flight back from Mexico to Rome on Thursday, sharing thoughts on many subjects including pedophile priests, Mexico’s ‘desaparecidos’, the Church in Ukraine and the Zika virus. Asked why he had not met with relatives of the 43 Mexican student teachers who went missing in Guerrero state in 2014, Pope Francis said he had spoken at length about the problems of assassinations by criminal gangs and drug traffickers…
“Għallem lil min ma jafx”. Waħda mill-opri tal-ħniena li twettaq il-Knisja f’Malta ma’ dawk li jixtiequ jitgħallmu jiktbu u jaqraw. Fuq iniżjattiva tal-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta, fl-okkażjoni tar-Randan f’dan il-Ġublew Straordinarju tal-Ħniena, l-intervista tal-ġimgħa ta’ Newsbook.com.mt tiffoka fuq il-ħidma li twettaq l-‘Paulo Freire Institute’.
Nhar l-Erbgħa 17 ta’ Frar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fl-Uffiċċju tal-Ombudsman, il-Belt Valletta. Din il-quddiesa ġiet organizzata fl-okkażjoni tal-20 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-Uffiċċju tal-Ombudsman f’Malta. Minbarra l-Ombudsman u l-impjegati tal-Uffiċju tiegħu, attendew ukoll id-Deputat Speaker, l-Onor. Ċensu Galea, l-iSkrivan tal-Kamra, is-Sur Raymond Scicluna u ex-impjegati li ħadmu f’din l-istituzzjoni sa mit-twaqqif tagħha. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Office of the Ombudsman, Valletta17 February 2016 The sign that Jesus gives in the Gospel we have just heard (Lk 11:29-32) is a paradoxical one for he says that no other sign will be given to this generation other than the sign of Jonah…
On the last day of his Apostolic Visit to Mexico Pope Francis travelled to the northern city of Ciudad Juárez, very close to the border with the US. The first stop he made in Juárez was at the CeReSo n. 3 penitentiary where, speaking to some 700 prison inmatesgathered to be with him, he said that he did not want to leave the country without greeting them and celebrating with them the Jubilee of Mercy…
Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof ippublikat ktejjeb b’traskrizzjoni ta’ diskors minn Monsinjur Charles J. Scicluna, dwar id-dixxerniment tad-dehriet u fenomeni mistiċi oħrajn. Id-diskors kien ixxandar fuq Radju Marija, waqt konferena li saret fil-parroċċa ta’ Ħal-Lija, fid-19 ta’ Mejju 2009. Il-ktejjeb huwa disponibbli mill-knejjes parrokkjali jew mill-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. Min jixtieq kopja bl-Ingliż għandu jibgħat email fuq [email protected]
Nhar il-Ħadd 14 ta’ Frar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tradizzjonali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, b’pellegrinaġġ u Quddiesa fil-parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar14 ta’ Frar 2016 Fl-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan ta’ kull sena, l-Evanġelju tal-Quddiesa jfakkarna fil-mument meta Ġesù kien ittentat mix-xitan. Din is-sena għadna kemm smajna r-rakkont li jagħtina l-Evanġelju skont San Luqa…
This seminar is intended to raise awareness and empower participants to generate different solutions according to their own particular needs. A presentation will be held by family counsellor, Ms Silvia Galea, to be followed by discussion groups. This seminar is intended for middle aged couples whose children have fled the nest or will soon do so. When children leave the parents’ home for multiple reasons some parents may feel a sense of worthlessness, loss of purpose, sadness or abandonment although some do feel accomplished. This is another step in the family life cycle, a stage of transition which may create stress and unease in most circumstances but more severe consequences (eg…
