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Pope condemns corruption in speech to Italian bishops

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…

16/05/2015

On Thursday 14th May 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna instituted three seminarians, Ryan Lee Pace, Mark Spiteri and Sinclair Bugeja as Lectors, at Iklin Parish.

The Archbishop’s homily
Paroċċa tal-Familja Qaddisa, l-Iklin 14 ta’ Mejju 2015 Għeżież Mark, Ryan u Sinclair, Huwa ta’ ferħ kbir għalija li nistitwikom Letturi, f’din il-parroċċa għażiża tal-Familja Mqaddsa. Nixtieqkom b’mod speċjali tieħdu bħala tifkira importanti ta’ dan il-jum, it-Tieni Qari li smajna, fejn l-appostlu Missierna jitkellem dwar il-kelma ta’ Alla bħala don mogħti lilna b’xejn, u li għalkemm jista’ jagħtina d-drittijiet tal-għixien, m’għandux ikun għalina la mottiv ta’ poter wisq inqas t’ arroganza…

16/05/2015

Nhar is-Sibt 16 ta’ Mejju 2015, ġiet ipprezentata ittra bit-Talba għall-bidu tal-Proċess għall-kawża tal-Beatifikazzjoni u l-Kanonizazzjoni ta’ Monsinjur Mikiel Azzopardi, Fundatur tad-Dar tal-Providenza u Appostlu tal-Providenza Divina. Din ġiet ippreżentata lill-Arcisqof Charles J. Scicluna mid-direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, Fr Martin Micallef, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana.

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16/05/2015

- The Conference of Religious Major Superiors (Malta) (KSMR), representing all twenty-nine Religious Orders in Malta and Gozo, expressly supports the Jesuits in their appeal against the construction of a shooting range complex next door to Mount St Joseph Retreat House in Mosta.
  
  The KSMR supports Jesuits’ appeal primarily because it believes this is a just cause. Mount St Joseph retreat house was built fifty years ago, offering its service to innumerable persons who have visited this place to spend time in silence, prayer and discernment over the years, and it should be left to keep its identity as a retreat house…

16/05/2015

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna O.P. ħatar lil Mons. Dun Karm Farrugia bħala kappillan tal-parroċċa ta’ Ħal Balzan. Dun Karm Farrugia twieled fit-8 ta’ Mejju 1950. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni primarja f’Ħal Qormi (San Ġorġ), l-edukazzjoni sekondarja fil-Liċeo tal-Ħamrun, u l-edukazzjoni post-sekondarja fil-Junior College (fil-bini tal-Università l-Qadima), il-Belt Valletta. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija, fl-Università ta’ Malta. Dun Karm ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-19 ta’ Ġunju 1977…

16/05/2015

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Joseph Cilia bħala kappillan tal-parroċċa ta’ Ħal Lija. Dun Joseph Cilia twieled il-Pietà fit-30 ta’ Diċembru 1971. Irċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fl-iskola primarja tal-Mosta, fl-iskola sekondarja tan-Naxxar, ta’ Raħal Ġdid u ta’ San Mikiel, Santa Venera. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji fil-Fakulta tat-Teoloġija u tal-Arti (Filosofija u Teoloġija), fl-Università ta’ Malta. Dun Joseph ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-3 ta’ Awwissu 2001…