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In Kenya, Pope calls for peace, reconciliation

26/11/2015

After a brief but vibrant welcome ceremony at the airport and a private colloquium with Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta, Pope Francis immediately delivered a wide ranging and hard-hitting discourse to political and civil authorities and to members of the diplomatic corps, a discourse that – as Holy See Press Office Director Father Lombardi pointed out during the evening media briefing – was really a discourse to all the people of Kenya…

25/11/2015

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Walter Cauchi bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ San Gejtanu, il-Ħamrun.
  
  Dun Walter Cauchi twieled f’Birkirkara fit-3 ta’ Frar 1951. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-19 ta’ Ġunju 1977.
  
  L-ewwel ħidma pastorali ta’ Dun Walter kienet bħala viċi-kappillan f’Ħal Għargħur. Fl-1978 huwa sar viċi-kappillan f’Bormla. F’Diċembru 1981, Dun Walter Cauchi inħatar kappillan tal-Parroċċa tal-Gżira…

25/11/2015

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Roderick Camilleri bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Sant’Anna, Wied il-Għajn.
  
  Dun Roderick Camilleri twieled Ħaż-Żabbar fis-27 ta’ Jannar 1984. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni primarja fl-iskola ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar, l-edukazzjoni sekondarja fil-Liċeo Ġużeppi Despott Verdala, Bormla, u kompla s-6th Form fil-Higher Secondary, in-Naxxar. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji (Filosofija u Teoloġija) u Liċenzjat fit-Teoloġija Pastorali, fl-Università ta’ Malta…

25/11/2015

Pope Francis is scheduled to undertake a three-nation Apostolic Visit to Africa this week. He leaves the Vatican on the morning of Wednesday, 25 Nov., and is scheduled to land in the early evening in Nairobi – Kenya – on the first leg of the trip that will also take him to Uganda and to Central African Republic.

One of the highlights of our day here in Nairobi was definitely the sound of Fr Richard’s familiar voice, loud and clear, on the taxi radio as we wove through heavy downtown traffic. Yes, it’s true, Vatican Radio really is listened to all over the world, and as Alex, our driver, confirmed, the Kiswahili Programme ranks high on the popularity charts, especially now as Kenya prepares to welcome Pope Francis on his very first visit to the African continent…

24/11/2015

Nhar it-Tnejn 23 ta’ Novembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar id-Dar tal-Knisja għall-Anzjani ‘Dar Sagra Familja’, in-Naxxar u ċċelebra Quddiesa b’radd il-ħajr fl-okkażjoni tat-22 sena anniversarju tal-ħidma f’din id-dar tal-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija. L-Arċisqof iltaqa’ wkoll mar-residenti ta’ din id-Dar u bierek plakka kommemorattiva li tfakkar il-ħidma li saret mill-Azzjoni Kattolika matul is-snin.

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Holy Family Home, Naxxar

23 ta’ Novembru 2015

Jiena nixtieq insellem u nirringrazzja lill-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija tal-ħidma li wettqu f’din id-Dar…

24/11/2015

24/11/2015

The Church remains faithful if she keeps her eyes fixed on Jesus, but she becomes lukewarm and mediocre if she seeks comfort in worldly things. That was Pope Francis’ message on Monday as he reflected on the Gospel reading at Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.

Pope Francis noted that the reading from St Luke’s Gospel tells the story of the widow who puts her two coins in the temple treasury box, while other wealthy worshippers make a great show of the money they’re putting in…

23/11/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 20 ta’ Novembru 2015, kienet organizzata Konferenza dwar il-Motu Proprio tal-Papa Franġisku MITIS IUDEX DOMINUS IESUS. Permezz ta’ dan id-dokument, li ġie ippubblikat fit-8 ta’ Settembru 2015 u li ser jidħol fis-seħħ nhar it-Tlieta, 8 ta’ Diċembru 2015, Festa ta’ Marija, Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, il-Papa irriforma l-proċeduri li japplikaw fit-Tribunali tal-Knisja Kattolika Latina, fil-proċessi dwar id-dikjarazzjoni ta’ nullità ta’ żwieġ…

23/11/2015

Pope Francis called for all the faithful everywhere to pray for persecuted Christians on Sunday. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists gathered beneath the window of the Papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace, which overlooks St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father recalled the beatification in Barcelona on Saturday of Bl. Federico da Berga and his 25 Companions, who were martyred during the course of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s…

23/11/2015

Nhar il-Ħadd 22 ta’ Novembru 2015, saret iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa Solenni ta’ Kristu Re, Sultan tal-Ħolqien. Din saret fil-Knisja Arċipretali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja, Ħaż Żabbar. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tmexxiet mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u mill-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi. Preżenti wkoll l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P.

Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof irrifletta fuq is-Saltna ta’ Ġesù Kristu. L-Arċisqof qal li s-Saltna t’Alla hija għal din id-dinja imma mhux skont id-dinja. “Is-Saltna t’Alla hija saltna ta’ paċi, saltna ta’ maħfra u saltna ta’ għaqda”, qal l-Arċisqof…