News from the Church in Malta
If we want to move forward “on the path of Christian life” we must fall, just as Jesus did when he carried the Cross.
This was the message at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily on Monday morning during Mass at Casa Santa Marta.
The Mass, which took place on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, was also attended by the C9 Cardinals who are meeting in the Vatican until September 16…
Nhar il-Ħamis 10 ta’ Settembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa mal-membri tal-komunità Marana thà, f’għeluq l-40 anniversarju ta’ din il-komunità mmexxija minn Dr John Bonnici Mallia. Il-Quddiesa saret fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali ta’ Raħal Ġdid.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Ċentru Parrokkjali, Raħal Ġdid
10 ta’ Settembru 2015
Jiena ser nieħu l-qari li l-Mulej ipprovdilna llum, li huwa mill-Ħamis tat-Tlieta u Għoxrin ġimgħa ta’ matul is-sena, bħala l-profezija fuqkom, fuqek għażiż Dr John u fuqna…
Pope Francis met on Saturday with directors and employees, along with their families, of the Banca di Credito Cooperativo (the BCC) of Rome, an Italian credit union, on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of its foundation.
In his address, Pope Francis spoke of the importance of cooperatives, noting that these kinds of groups are frequently referenced in the Church’s social teaching, including in his own Encyclical Laudato sì…
On Saturday 12th September 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass at the Basilica of San Paolo Fuori Le Mura on the Foundation Day of Id-Dar tal-Providenza. This year the Home is commemorating its 50th Anniversary of its founding by Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi on 12th September 1965 with various events.
As part of these special celebrations a group of twenty-seven residents of the Home were taken to Rome for a special meeting with Pope Francis on Sunday 13th right after the Pope’s recital of the Angelus…
Pope Francis says that we must learn to not judge others or we all risk becoming hypocrites including the Pope himself. At the same time, he said, we need to have the courage to acknowledge our own faults in order to become merciful towards others. The Pope’s comments came during his homily on Friday (11th September) at the morning Mass in the Santa Marta residence…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 9 ta’ Settembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-50 anniversarju tal-Fergħa Ewkaristika, fiċ-Ċentru Ewkaristiku, il-Marsa.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Ċentru Ewkaristiku, Il-Marsa
9 ta’ Settembru 2015
Ħamsin sena ilu, is-superjur Gorġ Grima nsista li l-għaqda li beda flimkien mat-tnax ir-raġel li sejħilhom ‘appostli’, tkun tissejjaħ u tiġi rikonoxxuta bl-isem ta’ fergħa, Fergħa Ewkaristika…
Nhar il-Ħadd 13 ta’ Settembru se tkun ġurnata speċjali għal numru ta’ residenti tad-Dar tal-Providenza għax propju f’għeluq il-50 sena mit-twaqqif tad-Dar se jkollkom l-opportunità li jiltaqgħu personalment mal-Qdusija Tiegħu il-Papa Franġisku ħdejn Casa Santa Marta fil-belt tal-Vatikan.
Il-Ġimgħa, 11 ta’ Settembru, seba’ w għoxrin resident u residenta jitilqu minn Malta fi triqthom lejn Ruma għal din il-laqgħa speċjali. Jakkumpanjawhom se jkun hemm l-Arċisqof Mons Charles J…
This morning in the Paul VI Hall the Pope received in audience the participants in the International Meeting of the Equipes Notre Dame (Teams of Our Lady, END), held in Rome on the theme, “Here I am Lord, send me”. The Equipes are a lay movement focusing on married spirituality, established in response to the needs of couples to live fully the sacrament of marriage, using its own method and exploring the complex reality of married couples today…
The flux of refugees to Europe places the countries on our continent before enormous challenges. Yet these challenges can be overcome, if we Europeans consider them as a shared responsibility and cooperate for their resolution…
On Sunday 6th September 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated a Solemn Mass on the occasion of the feast of St Catherine, at the Parish church in Żurrieq.
Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żurrieq
6 ta’ Settembru 2015
Xtaqt naqsam magħkom ftit ħsibijiet ibbażati fuq tliet kwadri li huma tradizzjonalment parti mill-ikonografija ta’ Santa Katarina, verġni u martri…
