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H.E. Mgr Mario Roberto Cassari appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

22/05/2015

Today, His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed His Excellency Monsignor Mario Roberto CASSARI, Titular Archbishop of Tronto and currently Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.
On the nomination by the Holy Father of His Excellency Monsignor Aldo Cavalli as the Apostolic Nuncio in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the 21st March 2015, the post of Apostolic Nuncio to Malta has since been vacant…

22/05/2015

Pope Francis on Thursday 21st May 2015 encouraged Italy’s police officers to take action against violent and corrupt individuals, saying the country needs people to serve it with altruism, generosity and continuity. He praised the police officers for their help in welcoming migrants landing on the nation’s shores and in counteracting the “unscrupulous human traffickers” and said their job is an important and noble mission of service to the entire community that sometimes can lead to the sacrifice of their own lives…

21/05/2015

This week a major international conference titled: “The new climate economy, exploring how economic growth and sustainability can go hand-in-hand” was held at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Rome. The conference was held under the joint sponsorship of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Holy See, with the cooperation of the World Resources Institute and the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate…

20/05/2015

The Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment (KA) has followed the developments in the case of the proposed building of a University at Zonqor Point, and is concerned on various points which are discussed below. The KA is absolutely not against any attempt at improving the education sector and at providing wider opportunities in the academic field.

Procedures for the granting of land in the framework of a land-use strategy

The Commission is surprised that while Government issues tenders for small parcels of land or buildings, in the case of the Zonqor Point project it has decided to choose an investor and grant 90 tumoli of land without any kind of competition…

20/05/2015

A Diocesan Ecumenical Service is being held tomorrow, Thursday 21st May 2015, at 6.30pm, in preparation for the feast of Pentecost.
The service will be held at Sarria Church, Floriana. Mgr Lawrence Gatt will preside over the service.
The public is invited to participate.

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20/05/2015

Pope Francis renewed his condemnation of the practice and culture of corruption on Monday. The Holy Father’s denunciation came during the course of remarks he made to open the annual General Assembly of the Italian Bishops’ Conference – remarks that centered on the need to recover “Ecclesial sensitivity.”
“Ecclesial sensitivity,” involves, “taking on Christ’s attitudes of humility, compassion, mercy, concreteness and wisdom,” said Pope Francis…

19/05/2015

Saying he was giving them a “mission,” Pope Francis has asked religious sisters from Bethlehem and the Middle East to pray for peace in the region and for two new Palestinian saints. 19th century Sister Miriam of Jesus Crucified Baouardy and Sister Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas were canonized in a big outdoor Mass presided by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s square on Sunday. Many of the Carmelite and Rosary sisters who had attended the canonization had flown into Rome from Jordan – on the same plane as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who was also present as the two Palestinian religious were made saints. In receiving the visiting nuns in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace Monday, Pope Francis said the president had told him the flight was “full of sisters!” “Poor pilot,” the Pope chuckled…

18/05/2015

Nhar it-Tnejn 18 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna stieden lill-edituri tal-aħbarijiet għal ikla li saret f’Angela House il-Pietà, immexxija mill-Kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet Orsolini ta’ Sant’Angela Merici. Din il-laqgħa tal-Arċisqof mal-edituri saret fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Dinji tal-Komunikazzjoni Soċjali.

The Archbishop’s Message
Angela House, Pieta’ 18 ta’ Mejju 2015
Nirringrazzja ħafna lis-Sorijiet tal-Ursolini tax-xhieda tagħhom; inħoss li l-kelma tiegħi mingħajr ix-xhieda tagħhom tkun kelma vojta għaliex il-kelma trid tkun imwettqa’ bil-ħajja u b’xhieda…

18/05/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 15 ta’ Mejju l-Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-wasla tal-urna bil-fdalijiet ta’ San Ġwann Bosco, fil-knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Sebastjan Ħal Qormi.

The Archbishop’s Homily
Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Sebastjan, Ħal-Qormi 15 ta’ Mejju 2015
“Min jilqa’ wieħed minn dawn iż-żgħar, ikun jilqa’ lili” (Mt 18,8). Ma nafx x’kellu f’moħhu San Ġwann Bosco dakinhar li ta ħarsa lejn il-mamà tiegħu Margerita, u pproponilha li jilqgħu l-ewwel tifel fid-dar tal-kenn li hu beda f’Torino, mitejn sena ilu…

18/05/2015

Pope Francis canonized four women religious on Sunday, all 19th century nuns who worked in education. During Mass for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis canonized four women religious: Marie-Alphonsine and Mary of Jesus Crucified from the territory that made up historical Palestine; Jeanne Emilie de Villeneuve of France; and Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception from Italy. In his homily for the Mass, the Holy Father focused on the first reading, from Acts, which told how after the Ascension, the twelve Apostles chose a man to take the place of Judas…