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Archbishop addresses a Forum of Work Ethic

29/05/2015

  • Il-Ġimgħa 29 ta’ Mejju 2015, Il-Kummissjoni għall-Pastorali mal-Ħaddiema fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Fakultà tax-Xjenzi tas-Saħħa fl-Università ta’ Malta, organizzat forum bit-tema, ‘L-Etika fuq il-Post tax-Xogħol’, fl-Isptar Mater Dei. L-Arċisqof wassal ukoll il-messaġġ tiegħu marbut ma’ din it-tema. Diversi professjonisti u l-ħaddiema fil-qasam tas-saħħa attendew għal dan il-Forum. 

    The Archbishop’s Message

  • 29 ta’ Mejju 2015

    Sptar Mater Dei

    Nirringrazzjakom tal-preżenza tagħkom…

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Pope: Pastors of the Church cannot be indifferent to pastoral and charitable attention to immigrants

29/05/2015
  • Fraternity with nearby Haiti, attention to marriage and the family, the battle against drug trafficking and the exploitation of minors, the continuing formation of priests and the laity, and the defence of the environment are the central themes of the written discourse the Pope handed this morning to the bishops of the Conference of the Dominican Episcopate, where the evangelisation of the American continent began…

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Pope tells fiancés to prepare for marriage with deep awareness

28/05/2015

  • Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke to couples who are engaged to be married and told them not to be superficial as they prepare to enter into a life-long covenant of love. In yet another catechesis dedicated to the family, the Pope chose to speak of the importance of engagement as  preparation for marriage. 

    Engagement – the Pope said – has to do with trust and reliability…

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True wisdom teaches you to cherish real love – The Archbishop on his first official visit in the Gozo Diocese

28/05/2015

  • L-Erbgħa 27 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ġie mistieden imexxi Quddiesa fis-Santwarju Ta’ Pinu waqt l-ewwel żjara uffiċjali fid-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex fejn flimkien mal-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, ikkonċelebraw il-kappillani u l-kleru Għawdxi.  Qabel il-Quddiesa, fil-5.15pm, l-Arċisqof Scicluna mexxa r-rit tat-tberik tat-tliet mużajċi ġodda ta’ Marco Ivan Rupnik SJ li dan l-aħħar twaħħlu mal-faċċata tas-Santwarju.  F’kelmtejn ta’ merħba, l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex irringrazzjah tal-preżenza tiegħu u wiegħdu t-talb tal-Knisja f’Għawdex fil-bidu tal-ministeru episkopali tiegħu, waqt li rrikkmandah fl-interċessjoni tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu, li l-Arċisqof Scicluna għandu tant għal qalbu…

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Forum on ethics at the place of work

27/05/2015
  • Il-Kummissjoni għall-Pastorali mal-Ħaddiema fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Fakultà tax-Xjenzi tas-Saħħa fl-Università ta’ Malta, qed torganizza forum bit-tema, ‘L-Etika fuq il-Post tax-Xogħol’. Dan ser isir nhar il-Ġimgħa 29 ta’ Mejju 2015, fin-12:30 p.m., fl-Isptar Mater Dei (South Auditorium). Il-professjonisti u l-ħaddiema fil-qasam tas-saħħa huma mistiedna jattendu. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser iwassal il-messaġġ tiegħu għall-ħabta tas-1:30 p.m. Id-diskussjoni ser titmexxa mill-Professur Dun Emanuel Agius.

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Pope: worldly Christians can’t have both heaven and earth

27/05/2015
  • It’s sad to see a Christian who wants to “follow Jesus and the things of this world.” That’s what Pope Francis said at Tuesday morning’s Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, stressing that a Christian is called to make a radical choice in life:  you can’t be “half” Christian or have both “heaven and earth.” In his homily Pope Francis reflects on Peter’s query to Jesus:  what would he and the disciples get in return for following Him? …

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Pope speaks with open heart to Argentinean newspaper

26/05/2015
  • Pope Francis says that being with people does him good. In a long and very personal interview with Juan Beretta, a reporter from the Argentinean newspaper “La Voz Del Pueblo”, the Pope speaks of his feelings of when he was elected Pope, of how he misses walking the streets, using public transport and sitting down for a pizza, of how he feels moved and sad when he meets sick children, prison inmates and people who’ve had no opportunities in life, of how he would like to be remembered “as someone who did some good”…

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Confirmation and Holy Communion for Emigrants’ Children

25/05/2015

  • Il-Kummissjoni Emigranti tixtieq tavża li l-Ewwel Tqarbina u l- Grizma tal-Isqof għall-ulied ta’ emigranti Maltin matul ix-xhur tas-sajf se tinżamm nhar:

    L-Erbgħa 29 ta’ Lulju

    L-Kummissjoni Emigranti tavża li biex ulied l-Emigranti jkunu jistgħu jersqu għal dawn is-Sagramenti jkun meħtieġ:

    1. li t-tfal ikollhom seba’ snin magħluqa għall-Ewwel Tqarbina u tnax il-sena magħluqa għall-Griżma tal-Isqof.

    2. li jippreżentaw iċ-ċertifikati:

    • tal-Magħmudija
    • tal-Ewwel Tqarbina jekk tkun ser issir il-Griżma 

    3. permess bil-miktub tal-Kappillan tal-Parroċċa tagħhom barra minn Malta…

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Pope Francis: the gift of the Holy Spirit renews the earth

25/05/2015
  • Pope Francis against the backdrop of St Peter’s Basilica and dressed in scarlet vestments, celebrated Mass on Pentecost Sunday. In his homily, the Holy Father began by focusing on Sunday’s readings saying that, “the word of God, tells us that the Spirit is at work in individuals and communities filled with the Spirit. Expanding on this theme of the Spirit, Pope Francis said that, in the Gospel, Jesus promises his disciples that, when he has returned to the Father, the Holy Spirit will come to guide them into all the truth…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the occasion of the feast of Pentecost

24/05/2015

  • Nhar il-Ħadd 24 ta’ Mejju 2015, Monsinjur Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tas-solennità ta’ Għid il-Ħamsin, u amministra s-sagrament tal-Griżma tal-Isqof lill-adoloxxenti tal-parroċċi tal-Belt, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.

    The Archbishop’s Homily

  •   ↵ Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta 24 ta’ Mejju 2015 Ippermettuli nibda billi ngħid ftit kliem ta’ kuraġġ lil dawn iż-żgħażagħ li llum se jirċievu s-sagrament tal-Griżma…

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