News from the Church in Malta
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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Faith always wins, because it turns even defeat into victory, but it is not something “magical” – it is a personal relationship with God that cannot be learned in books, and is in fact a gift from God, a gift that is our for the asking: this was the essence of Pope Francis’ reflections following the Readings of the Day at Mass on Thursday morning in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa flimkien mal-kappillani ta’ Malta u Għawdex, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù. Din il-Quddiesa ġiet iċċelebrata matul il-live-in annwali tal-kappillani, fejn flimkien mal-Isqfijiet jitolbu u jiddiskutu diversi realtajiet pastorali.
Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù
13 ta’ Jannar 2016
Ippermettuli nibda din ir-riflessjoni bil-frażi li laqtitni mill-Ewwel Qari tal-lum (1 Sam 3, 1-10.19-20) li nafuh ilkoll u li nużawh ħafna, b’mod speċjali fil-pastorali vokazzjonali…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Mons. Charles Attard bħala Direttur tal-Moviment ta’ Kana.
Mons. Charles Attard twieled fis-16 ta’ Ottubru 1949. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni primarja fl-iskola tas-Siġġiewi u l-edukazzjoni sekondarja fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl-Università ta’ Malta.
Mons. Attard ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-19 ta’ Ġunju 1977. Beda l-ħidma pastorali tiegħu bħala Viċi-Kappillan fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħal Kirkop u f’San Ġużepp Ħaddiem, Birkirkara…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Karm Mercieca bħala Arċipriet tal-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Katarina Verġni u Martri, iż-Żurrieq.
Dun Karm Mercieca twieled fil-25 ta’ Frar 1953. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-19 ta’ Ġunju 1977. L-ewwel ħidma pastorali tiegħu kienet bħala Viċi-Kappillan f’Ħal Qormi. Bejn l-1989 u l-2010, Dun Karm serva bħala kappillan fi tliet parroċċi: Ħal Għargħur, Ħal Tarxien u l-Mellieħa…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Mario Tong bħala Kappillan tal-Parroċċa tal-Immakulata Omm il-Knisja, l-Ibraġ.
Dun Mario Tong twieled fid-29 ta’ April 1953, u ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-19 ta’ Ġunju 1977. L-ewwel ħidma pastorali tiegħu kienet fid-Djoċesi ta’ Ġibiltà. F’Mejju 1978 ġie maħtur Kappillan ta’ St Joseph the Worker Parish. Lura Malta, f’Settembru 1980, serva bħala Viċi-Kappillan fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar, u f’Ġunju 1981 ġie nominat Kappillan ta’ Marsaxlokk. F’Mejju 1990 beda jagħti servizz pastorali fid-Djoċesi ta’ Rockville Centre, New York…
