News from the Church in Malta
Among the 20 new cardinals created by Pope Francis Saturday are men drawn from churches on the peripheries of the ecclesial and geographical world.
Just how far do the peripheries of the Church extend?
For an answer, you could go to Google maps or get out your world atlas. Or you could simply look at the countries from which the 20 new cardinals come, and see for yourself: from Mozambique to Mexico, from Thailand to Tonga…
Church leaders have been arriving in Rome from around the world for a two day meeting of the College of Cardinals which precedes the public consistory taking place on today and tomorrow.
During the closed door meeting in the Synod Hall, which opened on Thursday morning, the Church leaders will be discussing proposed reforms of the Curia that the Group of 9 cardinals has been working on earlier this week…
Nhar l-Erbgħa, 11 ta’ Frar 2015, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, iċċelebra Quddiesa għall-morda fit-tifkira tal-ewwel dehra tal-Madonna f’Lourdes u fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Morda, fis-Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara.
L-Omelija tal-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna fil-Quddiesa ta’ Jum il-Morda
Santwarju Santa Tereża, Birkirkara
11 ta’ Frar 2015
Insellem lill-Aġent President ta’ Malta…
A total of 165 cardinals participated in yesterday’s first session of the Extraordinary Consistory with the Holy Father. Twenty-five were unable to attend due to illness or other serious problems, according to a report from the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., following the morning meeting.
Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga explained that the meeting of the Council of Cardinals (the so-called “C9”) which came to an end on Wednesday afternoon, focused primarily but not exclusively on the reform of the Curia; other themes addressed were the regulation of the Synod, the work of the Commission for the Protection of Minors, and relations with the economic entities of the Holy See (COSEA and IOR)…
On Sunday 15th February 2015, three seminarians will ask the Church to accept them officially as candidates for their Ordination to the Diaconate and the Presbiterate, during a concelebrated Mass presided over by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna, at the Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira, at 6:00pm.
The three seminarians, who are in their fifth year of formation at the Archbishop’s Seminary, are Sinclair Bugeja from the Parish of the Holy Family, Iklin, Ryan Lee Pace from the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira, and Mark Spiteri from the Parish of Saint Philip, Ħaz-Żebbuġ…
Pope Francis has appealed for solidarity and aid for migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of refuge.
His call for increased attention and aid follows news of the death of over 300 migrants who have drowned or died of hypothermia in the latest deadly tragedy of the sea.
In his appeal at the end of the weekly General Audience, the Pope said he is “following with preoccupation news from Lampedusa where there have been more deaths amongst the migrants caused by cold during their journey across the Mediterranean”…
It-Tnejn, 9 ta’ Frar 2015, fil-festa ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu ġiet iċċelebrata mill-komunita’ Maltija f’Ruma. L-Ambaxxata ta’ Malta f’Ruma ħadet ħsieb tpoġġi l-bnadar ta’ Malta u tal-UE, fil-Knisja ta’ San Lorenzo in Damaso fejn il-Kardinal Prospero Grech ċċelebra l-Quddiesa flimkien ma’ tletin qassis u patri Malti u madwar 70 lajk Malti li joqogħdu f’Ruma.
Il-Kardinal Grech waqt l-omelija saħaq li kollox jiddependi mill-Insara sabiex jibqgħu jħaddnu l-Fidi Nisranija tagħna fost ambjent ta’ Nsara li qegħdin imorru kontra l-prinċipji tagħhom u b’hekk qegħdin iħabbtu lill-Ewropa…
Illum, l-10 ta’ Frar 2015, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, ikkonċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, fil-Knisja ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta.
Għal din l-okkażjoni, l-Isqof Scicluna niseġ il-paniġierku, li tista’ tniżżlu minn hawn.
Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta…
Agħfas hawn biex tniżżel il-paniġierku li niseġ l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, waqt Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-Knisja ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl.
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