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The Pope receives a group of sick children: “You are life’s heroes”

02/06/2015

  • On 30th May 2015, in the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Pope received in audience a group of twenty seriously ill children, accompanied by their parents, along with volunteers and leaders from the UNITALSI association, which organises pilgrimages to Lourdes and Loreto. The majority of the children were aged between seven and 14 years, although there were also some as young as two and three…

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Liturgical Celebrations led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during the month of June 2015

01/06/2015
  • Nhar l-Erbgħa, 4 ta’ Ġunju 2015, fis-6.00 p.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa u jmexxi purċissjoni fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tal-Ġisem u d-Demm Imqaddes ta’ Ġesù (Corpus Christi), fil-parroċċa ta’ San Sebastjan, Ħal Qormi. Il-Ħadd 7 ta’ Ġunju, fid-9.00 a.m., l-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa tal-Ġisem u d-Demm Imqaddes ta’ Ġesù (Corpus Christi) fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u wara jmexxi purċissjoni qasira bl-Ewkaristija, mat-toroq tal-Belt Valletta…

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Pope: the Holy Trinity exhorts us to live ‘one with the other’

01/06/2015
  •  Pope Francis says that Holy Trinity Sunday exhorts us to live “one with the other”, to “welcome the beauty of the Gospel message” and to learn to ask forgiveness. Speaking on Sunday morning during the Angelus to some 50,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope also spoke of the need of ecclesial communities to become ever more “family”…

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The Archbishop blesses a commemorative plaque on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the statue of ‘Christ of the Seafarers’

31/05/2015

  • Il-Ħadd 31 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna bierek plakka kommemorattiva fl-okkażjoni tal-25 sena tal-istatwa ‘Kristu tal-Baħħara’ matul attività li saret fuq il-baħar, ’il barra minn San Pawl il-Baħar. Din l-istatwa tinsab f’qiegħ il-baħar, u tbierket mill-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II fl-ewwel żjara tiegħu fil-gżejjer Maltin, fl-1990. L-Arċisqof talab għal dawk kollha li jżuru dan is-sit, biex huma wkoll japprezzaw is-sbuħija tal-ħolqien…

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Archbishop addresses a Forum of Work Ethic

29/05/2015

  • Il-Ġimgħa 29 ta’ Mejju 2015, Il-Kummissjoni għall-Pastorali mal-Ħaddiema fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Fakultà tax-Xjenzi tas-Saħħa fl-Università ta’ Malta, organizzat forum bit-tema, ‘L-Etika fuq il-Post tax-Xogħol’, fl-Isptar Mater Dei. L-Arċisqof wassal ukoll il-messaġġ tiegħu marbut ma’ din it-tema. Diversi professjonisti u l-ħaddiema fil-qasam tas-saħħa attendew għal dan il-Forum. 

    The Archbishop’s Message

  • 29 ta’ Mejju 2015

    Sptar Mater Dei

    Nirringrazzjakom tal-preżenza tagħkom…

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Pope: Pastors of the Church cannot be indifferent to pastoral and charitable attention to immigrants

29/05/2015
  • Fraternity with nearby Haiti, attention to marriage and the family, the battle against drug trafficking and the exploitation of minors, the continuing formation of priests and the laity, and the defence of the environment are the central themes of the written discourse the Pope handed this morning to the bishops of the Conference of the Dominican Episcopate, where the evangelisation of the American continent began…

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Pope tells fiancés to prepare for marriage with deep awareness

28/05/2015

  • Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke to couples who are engaged to be married and told them not to be superficial as they prepare to enter into a life-long covenant of love. In yet another catechesis dedicated to the family, the Pope chose to speak of the importance of engagement as  preparation for marriage. 

    Engagement – the Pope said – has to do with trust and reliability…

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True wisdom teaches you to cherish real love – The Archbishop on his first official visit in the Gozo Diocese

28/05/2015

  • L-Erbgħa 27 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ġie mistieden imexxi Quddiesa fis-Santwarju Ta’ Pinu waqt l-ewwel żjara uffiċjali fid-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex fejn flimkien mal-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, ikkonċelebraw il-kappillani u l-kleru Għawdxi.  Qabel il-Quddiesa, fil-5.15pm, l-Arċisqof Scicluna mexxa r-rit tat-tberik tat-tliet mużajċi ġodda ta’ Marco Ivan Rupnik SJ li dan l-aħħar twaħħlu mal-faċċata tas-Santwarju.  F’kelmtejn ta’ merħba, l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex irringrazzjah tal-preżenza tiegħu u wiegħdu t-talb tal-Knisja f’Għawdex fil-bidu tal-ministeru episkopali tiegħu, waqt li rrikkmandah fl-interċessjoni tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu, li l-Arċisqof Scicluna għandu tant għal qalbu…

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Forum on ethics at the place of work

27/05/2015
  • Il-Kummissjoni għall-Pastorali mal-Ħaddiema fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Fakultà tax-Xjenzi tas-Saħħa fl-Università ta’ Malta, qed torganizza forum bit-tema, ‘L-Etika fuq il-Post tax-Xogħol’. Dan ser isir nhar il-Ġimgħa 29 ta’ Mejju 2015, fin-12:30 p.m., fl-Isptar Mater Dei (South Auditorium). Il-professjonisti u l-ħaddiema fil-qasam tas-saħħa huma mistiedna jattendu. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser iwassal il-messaġġ tiegħu għall-ħabta tas-1:30 p.m. Id-diskussjoni ser titmexxa mill-Professur Dun Emanuel Agius.

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Pope: worldly Christians can’t have both heaven and earth

27/05/2015
  • It’s sad to see a Christian who wants to “follow Jesus and the things of this world.” That’s what Pope Francis said at Tuesday morning’s Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, stressing that a Christian is called to make a radical choice in life:  you can’t be “half” Christian or have both “heaven and earth.” In his homily Pope Francis reflects on Peter’s query to Jesus:  what would he and the disciples get in return for following Him? …

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