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Pope at Angelus: my thoughts with those from missing plane

29/12/2014

  • Pope Francis said on Sunday that “his thoughts are with those on board the missing AirAsia plane that disappeared during a flight between Indonesia and Singapore.”  He added he was also thinking of two separate accidents involving two merchant ships and a ferry in the Adriatic Sea.  “I am close with my affection and prayer,” the Pope said, to the families and loved ones who are undergoing “these difficult situations with apprehension and suffering” and also to those involved in the rescue operations…

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Message of Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during the exchange of greetings with the general public

28/12/2014

  • Il-Ħadd 28 ta’ Diċembru 2014
    Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana

  • Nirringrazzjakom ħafna talli ġejtu biex nawguraw lil xulxin l-isbaħ xewqat f’dan iż-żmien tal-Milied, aħna u nippreparaw biex nibdew sena ċivili ġdida. 

    Nixtieq naqsam magħkom ħsieb żgħir li nixtieq noffrih għal kull wieħed u waħda minna, nibda minni nniffsi. Dan li se nitlob ma jiġix mill-kapaċitajiet tagħna, imma huwa frott talgħajnuna li jagħtina Alla: Ejjew nitolbu lill-Mulej biex f’din is-sena l-ġdida nkunu preżenza sabiħa, qawwija u ta’ servizz fis-soċjetà Maltija…

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Newspaper article on ‘Illum’ by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna

28/12/2014

  • Familja Inklussiva

    Illum, il-Liturġija tal-Knisja Kattolika hija ddedikata għall-Familja Mqaddsa: Ġużeppi, Marija u Ġesù. Il-Vanġeli li jintużaw biex ifakkru din ir-realtà sabiħa huma Vanġeli fejn il-familja Mqaddsa kienet tinsab mhedda jew għaddiet minn xi nkwiet.

    Wieħed mill-Vanġeli jfakkarna fil-ħolma li kellu Ġużeppi, li fiha l-anġlu wissieh biex ma jmurx lura Nazaret, imma jmur l-Eġittu biex isalva l-ħajja tat-tarbija li kienet mhedda minn Erodi…

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Preparing for the Synod on the family 2015 – Communiqué by the Maltese Episcopal Conference

27/12/2014

  • We are all grateful for Maltese and Gozitan families. As a Church and also as a society, we are indebted towards families because they are our greatest resource. Even though our family life may not always be a bed of roses, we are convinced that there are more roses than thorns.  The Church wishes to contribute so that all that is beautiful and that enriches our families may continue to flourish…

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Pope Francis: Ask Stephen for gift of Christian coherence

27/12/2014

  • By offering to Jesus the gift of his own life, Saint Stephen, the first martyr, honoured the coming of the King of kings – and showed us how to live the fullness of the mystery of Christmas.

    That was Pope Francis’ message during the Angelus on the Feast of Saint Stephen. The Holy Father recalled the words of Jesus as He sent his disciples on mission: “You will be hated because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.” These words, the Pope said, do not take away from the joy of Christmas, “but strip it of the false, saccharine sweetness that does not belong to it…

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Jesus is the salvation for every person and every people

26/12/2014

  • Urbi et Orbi Message of Pope Francis

    Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas!

    Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world, is born for us, born in Bethlehem of a Virgin, fulfilling the ancient prophecies.  The Virgin’s name is Mary, the wife of Joseph.

    Humble people, full of hope in the goodness of God, are those who welcome Jesus and recognize him.  And so the Holy Spirit enlightened the shepherds of Bethlehem, who hastened to the grotto and adored the Child.  Then the Spirit led the elderly and humble couple Simeon and Anna into the temple of Jerusalem, and they recognized in Jesus the Messiah.  “My eyes have seen your salvation”, Simeon exclaimed, “the salvation prepared by God in the sight of all peoples” (Lk 2:30)…

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Bishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrates Midnight Mass

26/12/2014

  • On Wednesday 24th December 2014, Bishop Charles J. Scicluna, Apostolic Administrator, celebrated Midnight Mass at the Cathedral in Mdina. The Child’s Sermon (Priedka tat-Tifel) was held before the commencement of Mass.

  • Photos: Curia Communications Office

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Christmas Message to Maltese Emigrants by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna

24/12/2014

  • I invite you to the live crib which the residents of Lija organize annually. From this place, I would like to reflect upon the grotto at Bethlehem, the stable which was the birthplace of the Son of God made man, Jesus of Nazareth.

    The stable brings to mind the fact that the family of Nazareth, upon its arrival in Bethlehem, did not find a room at an inn.  The Gospel tells us: “he came to that which was his own but his own did not receive him” (Jn 1:11)…

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Christmas Message by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna

24/12/2014

  • I invite you to the live crib which the residents of Lija organize annually. From this place, I would like to reflect upon the grotto at Bethlehem, the stable which was the birthplace of the Son of God made man, Jesus of Nazareth.

    The stable brings to mind the fact that the family of Nazareth, upon its arrival in Bethlehem, did not find a room at an inn.  The Gospel tells us: “he came to that which was his own but his own did not receive him” (Jn 1:11)…

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Visits by the President of the Republic and Mr Preca in Church Schools

23/12/2014

  • Matul ix-xhur ta’ Novembru u Diċembru, bħala parti mill-kampanja ġbir ta’ fondi għall-Istrina 2014, l-Eċċellenza tagħha l-President tar-Repubblika Marie Louise Coleiro Preca u anke r-raġel tagħha s-Sur Edgar Preca, żaru numru kbir ta’ skejjel tal-Knisja f’Malta u f’ Għawdex bil-għan li jħeġġu lit-tfal jipparteċipaw aktar f’din il-kampanja ta’ fejda għal mijiet ta’ familji Maltin li jitolbu l-għajnuna. Fl-istess ħin, din iż-żjara serviet ukoll biex titqajjem kuxjenza akbar fost l-istudenti dwar il-ġid kbir li jsir permezz ta’ din l-inizjattiva…

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