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The Pope: widows are image of Church seeking to stay faithful

24/11/2015

The Church remains faithful if she keeps her eyes fixed on Jesus, but she becomes lukewarm and mediocre if she seeks comfort in worldly things. That was Pope Francis’ message on Monday as he reflected on the Gospel reading at Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.

Pope Francis noted that the reading from St Luke’s Gospel tells the story of the widow who puts her two coins in the temple treasury box, while other wealthy worshippers make a great show of the money they’re putting in…

23/11/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 20 ta’ Novembru 2015, kienet organizzata Konferenza dwar il-Motu Proprio tal-Papa Franġisku MITIS IUDEX DOMINUS IESUS. Permezz ta’ dan id-dokument, li ġie ippubblikat fit-8 ta’ Settembru 2015 u li ser jidħol fis-seħħ nhar it-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Diċembru 2015, Festa ta’ Marija, Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, il-Papa irriforma l-proċeduri li japplikaw fit-Tribunali tal-Knisja Kattolika Latina, fil-proċessi dwar id-dikjarazzjoni ta’ nullità ta’ żwieġ…

23/11/2015

Pope Francis called for all the faithful everywhere to pray for persecuted Christians on Sunday. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists gathered beneath the window of the Papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace, which overlooks St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father recalled the beatification in Barcelona on Saturday of Bl. Federico da Berga and his 25 Companions, who were martyred during the course of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s…

23/11/2015

Nhar il-Ħadd 22 ta’ Novembru 2015, saret iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa Solenni ta’ Kristu Re, Sultan tal-Ħolqien. Din saret fil-Knisja Arċipretali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja, Ħaż Żabbar. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tmexxiet mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u mill-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi. Preżenti wkoll l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P.

Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof irrifletta fuq is-Saltna ta’ Ġesù Kristu. L-Arċisqof qal li s-Saltna t’Alla hija għal din id-dinja imma mhux skont id-dinja. “Is-Saltna t’Alla hija saltna ta’ paċi, saltna ta’ maħfra u saltna ta’ għaqda”, qal l-Arċisqof…

21/11/2015

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna tkellem dwar il-viżjoni tiegħu għall-Knisja f’Malta waqt it-tieni jum tal-Assemblea Djocesana li saret is-Sibt 21 ta’ Novembru 2015, fil-Katekumenju, il-Mosta, fl-istess post fejn kien tlaqqa’ s-Sinodu d-Djoċesan. L-Arċisqof qal li huwa jiġbor il-viżjoni tiegħu għall-Knisja fil-kelma ‘evanġelizzazzjoni’, u qal li hemm bżonn nevanġelizzaw bil-ferħ tagħna. L-ewwel pass tal-evanġelizzazzjoni qal, huwa li niltaqghu mal-Kelma ta’ Ġesù,u nhalluha tisfidana kuljum. Spjega li meta nippreżentaw l-Evanġelu nindunaw li dan iċanfarna. “Minkejja dan, m’ghandnix nibzghu milli nxandru l-mewt u l-qawmien ta’ Ġesù Kristu”, qal l-Arċisqof. Appella biex il-Knisja ma tibżax, u saħaq li ħadd ma jista’ jifridna mill-imħabba ta’ Ġesù. Mons…

21/11/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Novembru 2015, saret laqgħa li matulha r-Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius ippreżenta lill-President ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, id-dokument ta’ pożizzjoni dwar il-Leġizlazzjoni li Tirregola l-Prokreazzjoni Umana Assistita.
Photos: DOI – Francis Micallef

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21/11/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Novembru 2015, l-Isqof t’Għawdex Mario Grech kien mistieden biex jitkellem fl-ewwel sessjoni tal-Assemblea Djoċesana 2015, fejn tkellem dwar l-esperjenza tiegħu fis-Sinodu tal-Familja u qasam ir-riflessjonijiet tiegħu dwar l-impenn tal-Knisja lokali f’dan ir-rigward.

L-Isqof Grech tkellem dwar Knisja li għandha tkun ta’ akkumpanjament għal dawk il-familji li jinsabu fil-periferija tal-Knisja. Hu qal li m’għandniex nikkuntentaw bir-riċetti tal-lbieraħ iżda li nevalwaw u nħarsu lejn ir-realta’ x’inhi…

20/11/2015

Pope Francis is to set off for his first apostolic journey to Africa on the morning of Wednesday 25 November.

At the heart of his 6-day journey, taking him to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic is his desire to bring a message of peace, reconciliation, dialogue and the impetus to overcome internal divisions.

Speaking on Thursday morning at a Press Conference in the Vatican, Press Office Director Fr Federico Lombardi said for Jorge Mario Bergoglio it will be a first time in Africa, and not only as Pope…

19/11/2015

Nhar l-Erbgħa 18 ta’ Novembru 2015, saret laqgħa li matulha r-Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius ippreżenta lill-Onor. Kap tal-Oppozizzjoni Simon Busuttil, id-dokument ta’ pożizzjoni dwar il-Leġizlazzjoni li Tirregola l-Prokreazzjoni Umana Assistita.

Matul din il-laqgħa, ir-Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius fisser kif dan id-dokument huwa l-ewwel studju dettaljat li qed jiġi ppreżentat lill-politiċi u lis-soċjetà Maltija, wara li l-Gvern ħabbar l-intenzjoni tiegħu li jsir xi tibdil fl-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Embrijuni tal-2012…

19/11/2015

- Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, during which he focused his catechetical reflections on the upcoming Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which opens on December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
  
  In an impassioned address to the thousands of faithful pilgrims and tourists on hand, in which he departed frequently from his prepared text to emphasize his points, Pope Francis said, “If the door of God’s mercy is always open, even so must be the doors of our churches, the love of our communities, our parishes, our institutions, our dioceses, for when they are, we can all go out to bring this mercy of God [to those who most need it]…