News from the Church in Malta
“The Sacraments, as we know, are God’s demonstration of closeness and tenderness towards humanity; they are the concrete way God created to move be closer to us, to embrace us, without shame for our limits”, said Pope Francis this morning as he received in audience in the Paul VI Hall the participants in the annual Course on the Inner Forum organised by the Apostolic Penitentiary…
Pope Francis has made an appeal for peace in Pakistan and for solidarity with the country’s persecuted Christian minority, in the wake of a pair of terror attacks that left at least 14 people dead and scores of others wounded in the city of Lahore, and accused the world of, “trying to hide” the persecution of Christians.
“With pain, with much pain,” said Pope Francis to the crowd of pilgrims and tourists gathered for the Angelus prayer this Sunday in St…
Nhar it-Tnejn 16 ta’ Marzu l-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna għamel żjara ta’ korteżija lill- Onor. Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni, Dr Simon Busuttil, fil-Parlament, il-Belt Valletta.
Il-Parlament
16 ta’ Marzu 2015
Onor. Dr Busuttil,
Grazzi ħafna tal-laqgħa ġentili tiegħek, u tal-kliem li għedt…
Il-Ġimgħa 13 ta’ Marzu 2015, l-Arċiqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna mexxa pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali bl-istatwa ta’ Kristu Redentur, fl-Isla.
L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Isla
13 ta’ Marzu 2015
Fil-Vanġelu li għadna kemm smajna, il-Mulej Ġesù jikkonferma r-risposta tal-Għaref tal-Liġi li jiġbor il-liġi kollha f’kelma waħda: l-imħabba! …
Pope Francis has denounced poor wages for teachers, saying computers can teach content but it takes a good teacher to instill values and hope in young people today and create harmony in society.
Receiving the Unione Cattolica Italiana Insegnati, Dirigenti, Educatori, Formatori (UCIIM) on their 70th anniversary, the Pope addressed them as colleagues, saying he had fond memories of his own days in the classroom, when he too was a teacher…
Illum l-14 ta’ Marzu 2015, saret Konferenza tal-Aħbarijiet li matulha tħabbar il-programm uffiċjali taċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ingress Solenni ta’ Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.
Agħfas hawn għall-programm dettaljat tal-Ingress Solenni ta’ Mons. Arċisqof-elett Charles J. Scicluna.
Agħfas hawn għal sfond storiku dwar l-Ingress Solenni
Ritratti: James Bianchi/The Malta Independent
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L-Arma araldika tal-Arċisqof Scicluna hija ispirata mill-arma tradizzjonalment assenjata lill-kunjom tal-familja li għandha żiemel rampanti u nofs qamar krexxenti ta’ lewn abjad/fidda fuq sfond aħmar. Mons. Scicluna żied il-warda safra/deheb imwerrqa bil-lewn aħdar.
L-isfond aħmar ifakkarna fil-mant ta’ Kristu waqt il-passjoni “imxarrab bid-demm” (Apok. 19, 13): «Imbagħad Pilatu ordna li jieħdu lil Ġesù u jagħtuh is-swat. Is-suldati nisġu kuruna tax-xewk u qegħduhielu fuq rasu, u libbsuh mantar aħmar skur…
Is-Sibt 14 ta’ Marzu 2015, fil-11.30 a.m., segwi ‘live’ il-konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li matulha ser jitħabbar il-programm taċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ingress Solenni ta’ Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.
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Pope Francis says a true Christian must not compromise: he must let himself be touched by God’s mercy and he must love his brother wholeheartedly or else he will end up being a hypocrite and do more harm than good. The Pope was speaking during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning.
At the beginning through the Prophets, and later with the testimony of Saints, God has built up his relationship with men in time…
Parishes across the world year after year take up the traditional annual Good Friday Collection for the Church in the Holy Land.
This year is no different and the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has written a letter to all pastors of the Universal Church in which he expresses the gratitude of Pope Francis, of his Dicastery and of all the Churches “in the land of Christ” for their attention and generous response to the Collection…
