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Pope Francis’ Homily at Opening Mass of Ordinary General Assembly of Synod on the Family

04/10/2015

  • On Sunday 4th of October 2015, Pope Francis presided at the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the opening of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: ‘The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world.’Below is the Vatican-provided translation of the homily Pope Francis delivered during the Mass:

    “If we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us” (1 Jn 4:12)…

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Unified political response needed to current migrant crisis

02/10/2015

  • Joint Statement of Bishop Christopher Hill, President of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), and Cardinal Reinhard Marx, President of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (ComECE)

    The European family of nations finds itself confronting a humanitarian crisis on a scale without precedent in its post-war history. Civil war in Syria, widespread political instability in other areas of the Middle East and dire poverty in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa have forced upwards of two million people, many traumatised by war, others rendered hopeless by poverty, to seek asylum or the opportunity of a better life in Europe…

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Programme of events for Missionary Day

02/10/2015

  • Missio, li hi l-organizzazjoni uffiċċjali tal-Knisja għall-missjoni, ser tniedi l-programm ta’ attivitajiet għax-xahar ta’ Ottubru. Il-Ġurnata Missjunarja, li hi l-qofol tal-attivitajiet, ser tiġi ċċelebrata fit-18 ta’ Ottubru. Biex tintwera solidarjetà ma’ dawn ħutna fil-bżonn, Missio ser jorganizza diversi attivitajiet matul ix-xahar t’Ottubru kollu.

    Waqt konferenza stampa ingħata rendikont tad-dħul finanzjarju li nġabar fl-2014 mingħand il-poplu Malti u Għawdxi u xi proġetti saru…

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Prayers for the Synod of the Family by Bishop Mario Grech

02/10/2015
  • Għeżież, Qed niktbilkom din l-ittra qasira qabel nitlaq lejn Ruma għas-Sinodu. Għal dawn it-tliet ġimgħat li ġejjin, ser inkun ma’ għadd ta’ isqfijiet mid-dinja kollha biex, flimkien mal-Papa Franġisku, nistħarrġu x’inhu jgħid l-Ispirtu s-Santu lill-Knisja dwar is-sejħa u l-missjoni tal-familja llum. Hemm ħafna stennija dwar x’ser ikun ir-riżultat ta’ dan is-Sinodu. Jien konvint li mhux biss il-familji huma ħerqana biex jixorbu “inbid ġdid”, imma Alla wkoll jixtieq jarana aktar miftuħin għat-tnebbiħ tiegħu…

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Pope Francis at daily Mass: joy of the Lord our strength

02/10/2015

  • The joy of the Lord is our strength, and in Him we discover who we really are: this was the focus of Pope Francis’ reflection following the readings of the day at Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning, the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux. The Holy Father focused especially on the need to cultivate nostalgia – deep yearning – for God in the Christian life…

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Mass at St Calcedonius Chapel, Curia

01/10/2015

  • As from Friday 2nd of October 2015, Mass will be held at 7:30 a.m. in the chapel dedicated to St Caldedonius, at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana, from Monday to Friday, except Thursday. The general public, especially those who live and work in the vicinity are invited to attend. 

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Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrates Mass on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Forensic Year

01/10/2015

  • Il-Ħamis l-1 ta’ Ottubru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa għall-membri tal-ġudikatura fil-ftuħ tas-Sena Forensi 2015/2016. Il-Quddiesa saret fl-Oratorju tal-Kon-katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Din kienet l-ewwel darba li għal din il-Quddiesa annwali attendiet il-President ta’ Malta, l-E.T. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca. Attendew ukoll il-Ministru għall-Ġustizzja, Kultura u Gvern Lokali, l-Onor. Owen Bonnici, il-Prim Imħallef Silvio Camilleri, membri tal-ġudikatura u avukati…

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Pope at Audience: God builds bridges when we build walls

01/10/2015

  • In his first General Audience since his return from an Apostolic Journey to Cuba and the United States, Pope Francis recalled that visit in an overcast St Peter’s Square on Wednesday.

    He told the thousands of pilgrims and tourists gathered, that in Cuba, he wished to embrace all Cubans without exception, to proclaim the transforming power of God’s mercy, and to renew the hope expressed by Saint John Paul II that Cuba will open itself to the world and the world to Cuba.  He also underlined how travelling from Cuba to the United States of America was a symbolic step, likening it to a bridge God is rebuilding…

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Enigmatic Faith

30/09/2015

    • “What this enquiry provides is a study of a culture at one end of a comparative spectrum such as one would very much want in other key instances to build up a comparative picture. It represents a highly significant contribution.”

      David Martin

      Fellow of The British Academy and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics

      “Understanding faith is a complex challenge and fullof enigmatic problems…

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