News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis says God looks beyond appearances and into the heart. He was speaking on Tuesday morning during Mass at Casa Santa Marta.
Drawing inspiration from the First Reading of the day that tells of the choice of the young David as king of Israel, the Pope pointed out that even in the lives of the saints there are temptations and sins, as demonstrated by the life of David…
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held this week, till Monday 25th January 2016. The aim of this week of prayer is to overcome the differences which separate the members of different Christian Churches. This years’ theme is “Called to proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord” (1 Peter 2:9).
On this occasion, an Ecumenical Service will be held on Thursday 21st January 2016, at 6.30 p.m., at St…
Bħal kull sena, il-Knisja f’Malta tiċċelebra l-festa tal-Konverżjoni ta’ Missierna San Pawl. Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet se jsiru fil-Katidral tal-Imdina bejn is-Sibt 23 u l-Ħadd 24 ta’ Jannar li ġej, u se jkunu ppreseduti mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.
Is-Sibt 23 ta’ Jannar 2016
4:45 p.m. Il-Kapitlu jilqa’ lill- Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.
5:00 p.m. Installazzjoni ta’ Monsinjur effettiv, erba’ Monsinjuri Koġuturi, u tliet Monsinjuri Onorarji…
Pope Francis on Sunday became the third pope to visit Rome’s synagogue in a sign of continuing Catholic-Jewish friendship.
During the visit that featured welcome speeches by prominent members of Rome’s Jewish community and a speech by the Pope, Francis greeted a number of people including several Holocaust survivors.
Pope Francis recalled the tragedy of the Holocaust and paid tribute to the over 2000 Jews who were deported by the Nazis from Rome in October 1943…
Nhar il-Ħadd 17 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum il-Migranti u r-Refuġati, fil-Kappella tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, Ħal Balzan, flimkien mal-komunità Ertireana f’Malta.
Kappella tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, Ħal-Balzan
17 ta’ Jannar 2016
Dan l-episodju tal-ewwel sinjal ta’ Ġesù waqt it-tieġ f’Kana tal-Galilija, jikkonkludi serje ta’ tliet episodji li aħna niċċelebraw fil-Milied li fihom il-Mulej Ġesù juri lilu nnifsu lill-ġnus, lill-bnedmin u lid-dixxipli.
L-ewwel episodju li qed nirrreferi għalih huwa ż-żjara tas-Slaten Maġi…
Matul dawn il-ġranet tal-live-in, li sar bejn it-Tlieta 12 ta’ Jannar u l-Hamis 14 ta’ Jannar 2016, aħna, il-Kappillani ta’ Malta u Għawdex, ħassejna l-bżonn li nesploraw aħjar min huma dawk il-persuni li jinsabu fil-periferija eżistenzjali. B’din il-periferija ma nifhmux biss dawk li ma jersqux lejn il-Knisja, iżda wkoll dawk il-persuni li għalkemm jistgħu jkunu viċin
tal-Knisja u jagħtu sehemhom fil-parroċċa, għadhom ma waslux biex jagħmlu l-għażla konxja tad-dixxipulat…
Nhar il-Ħadd 10 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’għeluq l-400 sena mit-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż Żabbar, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-istess parroċċa.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħaż Żabbar
10 ta’ Jannar 2016
“Ġej wieħed aqwa minni … hu jgħammidkom bl-Ispirtu s-Santu u n-nar” (Lq 3, 16)…
The Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees for 2016 was released on Thursday at a briefing in the Holy See Press Office.
The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2016 is “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us. The Response of the Gospel of Mercy.”
“The tragic stories of millions of men and women daily confront the international community as a result of the outbreak of unacceptable humanitarian crises in different parts of the world,” writes Pope Francis.
“Indifference and silence lead to complicity whenever we stand by as people are dying of suffocation, starvation, violence and shipwreck,” he continues…
On Wednesday 13th January 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna met with a group of young people from ŻAK with the aim of strengthening the dialogue between the Archbishop and the young people themselves. The meeting held at the Iklin Parish Hall, which consisted of a moment of prayer and reflection, followed by the dialogue between the young people and the Archbishop on a number of issues, such as the contribution of the lay people involved in the Church, social and environmental issues, and how to increase the collaboration of young people, so that they can be a source of light for the Maltese society.
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