News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Mass at St Peter’s Basilica. Below, you can find the prepared text of the Holy Father’s homily for the Holy Mass of the Nativity of the Lord “during the Night”:
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis
Tonight “a great light” shines forth (Is 9:1); the light of Jesus’ birth shines all about us…
Peace be with you! This same greeting of peace was announced to the shepherds by the angels on the holy night of Christmas, when they sang: “Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth to all men of good will” (Lk 2, 14).
Dear Maltese and Gozitan brethren, it is my pleasure to greet you from ‘Id-Dar tal-Providenza’…
The following are the events that are going to be broadcast ‘Live’ during Christmas and the beginning of the New Year.
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Pope Francis has been awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, the oldest and best-known prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification.
The announcement was made on Wednesday in the city of Aachen; the Pope will physically receive the award at a date still to be set, in Rome.
The Prize is named for Charlemagne, the Franconian king revered by his contemporaries as the “Father of Europe…
Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li minn għada, il-Ħamis 23 ta’ Diċembru 2015 sal-Ħadd 3 ta’ Jannar 2016, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof ser tkun magħluqa għal żmien tal-Milied. Il-Kurja terġa tiftaħ nhar it-Tnejn 4 ta’ Jannar 2016.
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Pope Francis will celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy for Families on Sunday 27 December, Feast of the Holy Family.
The Pope ushered in the Jubilee Year of Mercy on 8 December, the day the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and he is scheduled to close it on 20 November 2016, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, with the closing of the Holy Door in St…
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…
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…
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…
