News from the Church in Malta
In preparation for the 2016 World Youth Day in Krakov, Professor Yago de la Cierva speaks what is happiness for him and explains who were St. Faustina and St. John Paul II. Also, he emphasises how God’s mercy is reachable to everyone.
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L-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof qiegħed jippublika l-lista tal-festi esterni għas-sena 2016. Id-dati tal-festi ġew ipprovduti mill-kappillani tal-parroċċi rispettivi. Din il-lista giet ippublkata wkoll fi djarju tal-Knisja f’Malta, għas-sena 2016. Il-lista tal-festi tista titnizzel minn hawn jew mill-paġna Informazzjoni.
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Is-Sibt 19 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu flimkien mal-ogħla awtoritajiet tal-Istat, fl-okkażjoni ta’ ‘Milied Flimkien’, fi Pjazza de Valette, il-Belt Valletta.
Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Pjazza de Valette, il-Belt Valletta
19 ta’ Diċembru 2015
Il-Milied huwa sabiħ jekk niskopru ta’ kull sena s-sinjifikat veru tiegħu: li niċċelebraw flimkien it-twelid ta’ tarbija f’għar f’Betlehem, li ngħatat l-isem ta’ Ġesù li jfisser Alla jsalvana…
Filmat miġbud mill-ajru waqt il-ftuħ tal-Bieb tal-Ħniena fil-Katidral tal-Imdina ġibed l-attenzjoni ta’ eluf ta’ nies hekk kif s’issa ntwera aktar minn 10,000 darba. Il-filmat juri xeni tal-kongregazzjoni mmexxija mill-Arċsiqof Charles J. Scicluna f’purċissjoni li bdiet mill-Knisja ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat. Il-produzzjoni tal-filmat hija tal-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja.
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Mercy: a sign of God’s love
The Good News may be summarised in Jesus’ own words: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16)…
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is to be made a Saint. Pope Francis on Thursday authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa (nee Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu).
Blessed Teresa, known around the world as Mother Teresa was born August 26, 1910 and died September 5, 1997…
A seventy-page document, signed by Romanian MEP Cristian Dan Preda and named “Yearly Report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2014 and related EU policies”. A text approved today, before closing the plenary meeting of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, which deals with breaches of human rights in the world. But one of the most controversial points, which divided the floor and the political groups, was the one at number 114, about surrogate motherhood…
Pope Francis will on Friday open a Holy Door at a newly refurbished homeless centre run by the Church near Rome’s main train station. Lydia O’Kane went along to see the newly completed project which offers a bed, a meal and ray of hope to hundreds of people every night.
As you arrive at the Holy Door of the Caritas centre for the homeless at Rome’s Termini Station you can’t fail to notice the mosaic logo of the Year of Mercy depicting Jesus the Good Shepherd by Marko Ivan Rupnik. The door will be opened by Pope Francis on December 18th and he will also have the chance to see for himself the newly refurbished night hostel and canteen which are named after Caritas Rome founder Don Luigi Di Liegro and Pope Saint John Paul II. Speaking at the inauguration of the new centre which he described as a place of dignity and welcome, the present Director of Caritas Rome, Monsignor Enrico Feroci quoted the words of Don Luigi who said, “a city in which one man suffers less is a better city”…
