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Pope: “Where there is no mercy there is no justice”

24/03/2015

  • Pope Francis on Monday warned against righteous hypocrisy and urged Christians to be merciful. During his homily at morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope reflected on the Gospel readings of the day and on another Gospel passage pointing out that “where there is no mercy there is no justice”. Referring to three women in the Bible, Pope Francis said they represent three allegorical figures of the Church. The women he said are: Susanna – an innocent woman; an adulteress – a sinner; and a poor and needy widow. They symbolize – the Pope said – the holy Church, the sinning Church and the needy Church. They are all judged and ‘condemned’ by judges who are evil and corrupt…

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Appointment of Vicar General

23/03/2015
    • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Fr Joseph Galea-Curmi as Vicar General. He will succeed Mgr Scicluna who also served as Vicar General following his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Malta on 6th October 2012. Fr Joseph Galea-Curmi was born in Malta on 1st January 1964, and ordained a priest on 5th July 1991. He studied at the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta, and at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in Theology (with specialization in Pastoral Theology)…

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Pope calls on Christians to express their faith in action

23/03/2015
  • Pope Francis says the lives of Christians must be coherent and express faith in action. Speaking to the crowds gathered in a rainy St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus, the Pope invited all believers to always bear in mind the message of the Gospel, the image of the Crucified Lord, and the need to be witnesses of faith. Calling on Christians to express their faith in action, the Pope also turned to those who have yet to experience an encounter with Christ offering the gift of a pocket-sized Gospel in which “we can meet Jesus, listen to Him, and get to know Him”…

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Pope Francis in Naples: Meeting with clergy and religious

22/03/2015
  • Pope Francis spoke of the ‘terrorism of gossip’ as the biggest sign of the devils work in a meeting with priests, religious and seminarians at Naples Cathedral Saturday. The Gothic ‘Duomo’ – home to the much revered relic of St. Januarius patron Saint of Naples – was the setting for Pope Francis’ first appointment of the afternoon. He was welcomed by Cardinal Crescenzio Seppe, the Archbishop of Naples and then surrounded by an enthusiastic group of cloistered nuns who had been given special permission to attend the encounter…

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The Solemn Installation Ceremony of Mgr Charles J. Scicluna

21/03/2015

  • Nhar l-21 ta’ Marzu 2015, sar l-Ingress Solenni ta’ Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna li sar mill-Knisja ta’ San Duminku sal-Katidral tal-Imdina.

    Ir-Rotta minn Ħal Lija sal-Katidral

    L-Arċisqof Scicluna telaq mid-dar privatament sakemm wasal sal-Knisja Parrokjali ta’ Ħal-Lija fit-8:15am fejn intlaqa’ min-nies tal-lokal u daħal fil-knisja għal mument ta’ talb quddiem Ġesù Sagramentat. Wara sellem lis-Sindku u l-Kunsill ta’ Ħal Lija u telaq bil-karozza, skortat mill-pulizija, lejn ir-Rabat…

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Homily by Mgr Charles J. Scicluna during Mass on the Solemn Installation as Archbishop of Malta

21/03/2015
  • ‘Tħobbni int?’

    Il-kelmiet ta’ Ġesù lil Pietru jgħoddu għal kull wieħed u waħda minna. Ilum, b’mod speċjali, Ġesù jgħidhom lili, magħżul biex inkun ir-Ragħaj tagħkom. Id-domanda ta’ Ġesù tfakkarni fid-dgħufija tiegħi u fil-Ħniena tiegħu. Tfakkarni li l-qofol ta’ kull ministeru pastorali huwa l-imħabba: l-imħabba lejn Ġesù, ir-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, li ħabbna qabel ħabbejnieh aħna, kif ukoll l-imħabba lejn kull membru tal-merħla tiegħu…

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Notice

20/03/2015

  • Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li nhar is-Sibt 21 ta’ Marzu 2015, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u l-uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser ikunu magħluqa minħabba ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ingress Solenni tal-Arċisqof. 

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Pope Francis condemns Tunisia attack

20/03/2015

  • Pope Francis sent a telegram offering prayers for the victims of Wednesday’s terror attack in Tunis, in which at least 23 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded, many among them foreign tourists. In the telegram, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, and addressed to the Archbishop of Tunis, Ilario Antoniazzi, the Holy Father decries the attack as, “[An act] against peace and the sacredness of human life.” He goes on to assure the families of the victims, all those affected by the incident, and the whole Tunisian people, of his continued prayers…

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