News from the Church in Malta
On Sunday 4th January 2015, Bishop Charles J. Scicluna visited ‘Islelanders’, a photographic project by Darrin Zammit Lupi, at St. James Cavalier, Valletta. Islelanders is a photographic art project, based on Darrin Zammit Lupi’s experience as a photojournalist, documenting the lives of asylum seekers and migrants through and after their journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
Photos: Rebecca Zammit Lupi
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At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the names of fifteen Archbishops and Bishops whom he will raise to the dignity of the Cardinalate on February 14, 2015. In addition, the Holy Father announced that five retired Archbishops and Bishops “distinguished for their pastoral charity in the service of the Holy See and of the Church” would also be made Cardinals.
Below, please find the complete text of the Pope’s announcement, with the names of all those set to be elevated to the Cardinalate:
“As was already announced, on February 14 next I will have the joy of holding a Concistory, during which I will name 15 new Cardinals who, coming from 14 countries from every continent, manifest the indissoluble links between the Church of Rome and the particular Churches present in the world…
On Sunday 4th January 2015, Bishop Charles J. Scicluna, Apostolic Administrator, celebrated Mass on the Occasion of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
Photos: Photocity, Valletta…
In his Angelus address on the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God – which is also observed as World Day of Peace – Pope Francis called on us “to fix our gaze of faith and of love on the Mother of Jesus.”
Below, please find the complete text of Pope Francis’ address at the Angelus on Thursday:
Dear brothers and sisters,
On this first day of the year, in the joyful atmosphere of Christmas, the Church invites us to fix our gaze of faith and of love on the Mother of Jesus…
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1. At the beginning of this New Year, which we welcome as God’s gracious gift to all humanity, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to every man and woman, to all the world’s peoples and nations, to heads of state and government, and to religious leaders. In doing so, I pray forBOLLETTINO N. 0940 – 10.12.2014 8
an end to wars, conflicts and the great suffering caused by human agency, by epidemics past and present, and by the devastation wrought by natural disasters…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 31 ta’ Diċembru 2014, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, u l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. taw l-awguri ta’ sena ġdida lill-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta u s-Sur Preca, lill-Awtoritajiet tal-Istat u l-korpi kostitwiti, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta.
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As we conclude a memorable year in the history of Malta, our beloved country and nation, I would like to offer a short reflection on today’s first reading from the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
The reading is taken from the Book of Numbers (Chapter 6, verses 22-27): “The Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron and his sons, thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The Lord bless you and keep you: The Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you: The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace”…
Father Federico Lombardi SJ highlights some of the events that have made 2014 an extremely busy and significant year for Pope Francis.
In a long interview with Vatican Radio, the Director of the Vatican Press Office lists an impressive number of events, speeches, journeys and appeals pronounced by Pope Francis in the year gone by, and says that perhaps the most powerful images to linger in our minds are those of the Pope amongst the people: his reaching out to the faithful in every circumstance, the warmth of his embrace in particular towards children, people with disabilities or ill health…
