News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the family on Wednesday at his weekly General Audience, focusing on the issue of sickness in the family.
Illness is an issue that affects everyone, Pope Francis said, and when someone in our family is sick, we feel it even more deeply. It is harder for a mother or a father to see their child fall ill than to be sick themselves…
Is-saċerdoti djoċesani u reliġjużi, flimkien mal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, qed jattendu għal Kors ta’ Aġġornament li qed isir fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù. Dan il-kors ta’ aġġornament teoloġiku u pastorali għall-kleru beda nhar it-Tnejn 8 ta’ Ġunju 2015, u jintemm għada, il-Ħamis. L-għan ewlieni ta’ dan il-kors hu li joffri lis-saċerdoti opportunità ta’ riflessjoni, diskussjoni u djalogu dwar temi kurrenti relatati mat-teoloġija, mal-ħidma pastorali tal-knisja, u ma’ temi oħra kulturali, ekonomiċi u soċjo-politiċi…
Witnessing to the truth of our Christian identity, without watering it down or losing its flavour: that theme was at the heart of Pope Francis’ words during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday morning.
What exactly is our Christian identity? Pope Francis asked at the start of his homily, inviting his listeners to think of it as “a long journey” from ambiguity to a strong faith that we can bear witness to in our daily lives…
The challenges facing the Church in Puerto Rico were under the spotlight in the Vatican on Monday as Pope Francis met with the bishops of the Caribbean archipelago.
Among the difficulties facing people there, the Pope mentioned the serious economic situation leading to widespread migration, unemployment, corruption, drugs trafficking and domestic violence.
Stressing the need to focus on the pastoral care of the family, Pope Francis also spoke of the challenge of gender ideology in his prepared remarks which were handed to the bishops during the audience …
Pope Francis spoke with reporters on the return flight from Sarajevo to Rome on Saturday. In response to the journalists’ questions, the Holy Father touched on a number of topics ranging from global peace and security to the need for prudence in choosing what television programmes to watch and how much time to spend on-line.
“There are two different elements here: method and content…
Il-Ħadd 7 ta’ Ġunju 2015, l-Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-festa Solenni tal-Ġisem u d-Demm Imqaddes ta’ Kristu (Corpus Domini), fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Wara l-Quddiesa huwa mexxa purċissjoni qasira bl-Ewkaristija Mqaddsa.
The Archbishop’s Homily
The new Enyclical Laudato Sii (Praised Be) by Pope Francis is going to be published on Thursday 18th June 2015. The Encyclical’s title is an expression taken from St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of the Sun” prayer, praising God for creation.
Source: The Holy See Press Office
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Caritas Malta tixtieq tieħu l-opportunità u tirringrazzja lill-poplu Malti u Għawdxi tas-solidarjetà li wera mal-vittmi tan-Nepal wara t-traġedja tat-terremot. Is-somma miġbura hija ta’ €67,762. Din is-somma se tintbagħat lill-Caritas Internationalis u l-flus se jintużaw fi proġetti flimkien ma’Caritas Nepal.
Caritas Internationalis tirrifletti l-missjoni soċjali u l-valuri tal-Knisja Kattolika. Xahar wara t-traġedja, Caritas Internationalis għenet madwar 104,975 persuna li jammontaw ċirka ta’ 21,000 familja, inklużi wkoll żoni rurali…
