News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis said Lent is a time where we struggle against the temptations of Satan and worldliness. His words came at his Sunday Angelus address at the end of which he announced the distribution of 50,000 free copies of a pocket-sized booklet called “Safeguard your Heart” containing reflections on Jesus’ teachings. Many of those distributing the booklets to the pilgrims present in St Peter’s Square were homeless people…
Smajna ħafna spekulazzjonijiet dwar min jista’ jkun l-Arċisqof il-ġdid. Il-midja għamlet il-kalkoli tagħha dwar min taħseb li għandu l-kredenzjali addattati għal din il-pożizzjoni; min jista’ jkun dak li għandu l-karatteristiċi essenzjali biex ‘jilħaq’ Arċisqof. Issa li hemm kariga vojta jeħtieġ timtela mill-persuna l-aktar kapaċi. Nistħajjel dan il-proċess ma’ reklam fuq il-gazzetta mqiegħed taħt is-sezzjoni mmarkata b’tipa ħoxna – SITUATION VACANT.
Fid-dinja tal-lum fejn min jistinka jirnexxi, faċli ninsew li s-sejħat fil-Knisja mhumiex bħal karriera…
Pope Francis greeted Roman parish priests in an audience in the Vatican Thursday, reflecting on the theme ‘Ars celebrandi,’ especially on the homily. To prepare for the meeting, the priests received a copy of the 2005 statement that the then Cardinal Bergoglio delivered at the Congregation for Divine Worship on the issue. Sergio Centofanti of Vatican Radio’s Italian service spoke to Don Fabio Bartoli, pastor of the Church of St…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 18 ta’ Frar 2015, Ras ir-Randan, sar pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali mill-knisja ta’ San Girgor għall-knisja parrokkjali taż-Żejtun. Dan il-pellegrinaġġ, li kien ikkaraterizzat minn mumenti ta’ xita, tmexxa mill-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku. Fuq stedina tal-Isqof, ħa sehem ukoll is-saċerdot tal-Kopti Ortodossi tal-Eġittu, Abouna Boulos Elsouriany. Din l-istedina twasslet b’turija ta’ solidarjetà mal-Kopti Insara Eġizzjani, wara l-qtil makabru fil-Libja ta’ 21 persuna tal-istess Knisja…
Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass in the Basilica of St. Sabina on the Aventine Hilll in Rome on Wednesday afternoon – Ash Wednesday – the beginning of the great penitential season of Lent. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the text the Holy Father prepared for the occasion.
As God’s people today we begin the journey of Lent, a time in which we try to unite ourselves more closely to the Lord Jesus Christ, to share the mystery of His passion and resurrection…
Pope Francis offered Mass Tuesday morning for the repose of the souls of the twenty-one Coptic Christians martyred for their faith in Christ. The Mass was attended by the Pope’s personal secretary, Abuna Yoannis Lahzi Gaid, who is Coptic Catholic.
As he prepared to begin Mass in the Santa Marta Chapel, the Pope invited the congregation to join him in prayer for ‘our brother Copts, whose throats were slit for the sole reason of being Christian, that the Lord welcome them as martyrs, for their families, for my brother Tawadros, who is suffering greatly’…
Nhar il-Ħadd 15 ta’ Frar 2015, tliet seminaristi talbu lill-Knisja sabiex tilqagħhom uffiċjalment bħala kandidati għall-Ordni tad-Djakonat u tal-Presbiterat waqt konċelebrazzjoni li tmexxiet mill-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, il-Gżira.
It-tliet seminaristi, li bħalissa jinsabu fil-ħames sena tal-formazzjoni fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, huma Sinclair Bugeja mill-Parroċċa tal-Familja Mqaddsa, l-Iklin, Ryan Lee Pace mill-Parroċċa tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, il-Gżira, u Mark Spiteri mill-Parroċċa ta’ San Filep, Ħaż-Żebbuġ…
Pope Francis on Monday denounced the murder of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIL militants in Libya. The Islamist terrorist organization released a video of the killings on Sunday. Speaking in Spanish to an ecumenical delegation from the Church of Scotland, the Holy Father noted those killed only said “Jesus help me.”
“They were murdered just for the fact they were Christians,” Pope Francis said. “The blood of our Christian brothers is a witness that cries out,” said the Pope. “If they are Catholic, Orthodox, Copts, Lutherans, it is not important: They are Christians…
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…
