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The Archbishop during Christmas and the beginning of the New Year

22/12/2015

Il-funzjonijiet reliġjużi li ser imexxi l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna fl-okkażjoni tal-Milied jibdew fil-Lejl tal-Milied.

Il-Ħamis 24 ta’ Diċembru 2015, fil-11:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof imexxi t-talba tal-Liturġija tas-Sigħat u l-Quddiesa ta’ Nofsillejl fl-okkażjoni tas-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil-Katidral tal-Imdina. Il-Quddiesa ser tiġi mxandra ‘live’ fuq il-YouTube Channel tal-Knisja f’Malta. Link: www.youtube.com/knisjamalta.

Il-Ġimgħa 25 ta’ Diċembru, fid-9:00 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra mal-ħabsin, il-Quddiesa Stazzjonali fl-okkażjoni tas-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil-Faċilità Korrettiva ta’ Kordin, Raħal Ġdid…

22/12/2015

Pope Francis received the employees of the Holy See and the Vatican City State in a special audience on Monday, to exchange Christmas greetings with them and their families. During the course of the audience, the Holy Father expressed his gratitude to the workers and their families, and asked forgiveness for the recent scandals in the Vatican. “As I thank you,” Pope Francis said, “I also want to ask your forgiveness for the scandals that there have been in the Vatican…

21/12/2015

Pope Francis has urged the Roman Curia to “return to the essentials” and follow a path of gratitude, conversion, renewal, penance and reconciliation as indicated by the Year of Mercy. The Pope was addressing members of the Curia gathered in the Vatican Clementine Hall for the annual Christmas Greetings.
Please find below the full text of the Pope’s address to the Curia:

Dear brothers and sisters, Forgive me for not standing up as I speak to you, but for some days I’ve been suffering from a cold and not feeling too well…

21/12/2015

Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with faithful pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, ahead of which he spoke of the spirit of wonder engendered by the Gospel and especially by the Christmas season.

Reflecting on the Gospel reading of the 4th Sunday of Advent, which recounts Mary’s visit to her cousin, Elizabeth, miraculously with child in her old age, Pope Francis indicated three loci of wonder in our lives: the other; history; and the Church…

21/12/2015

Nhar il-Ħadd 20 ta’ Diċembru 2015, L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iltaqa’ mat-tfal waqt Christmas party li sar għat-tfal fl-Auditorium tas-Seminarju. Dan il-Party, ġie organizzatat minn Radju RTK bħala parti mill-Kampanja RTK4Charity – Familji fil-Bżonn.
Ritratti: Gino Galea

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20/12/2015

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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20/12/2015

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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19/12/2015

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…

19/12/2015

COMECE welcomes in principle the conclusions of the European Council on 17 December 2015 and the concrete steps they entail for the implementation of measures concerning the reception, support and relocation of refugees in the European Union. Nevertheless it is to be regretted that the Member States were not encouraged to take further steps for the integration of the asylum seekers…

19/12/2015

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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