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Pope Francis: a Curia that is outdated, sclerotic or indifferent to others is an ailing body

23/12/2014
  • On Monday 22nd December 2014, in the Clementine Hall the Holy Father held his annual meeting with the Roman Curia to exchange Christmas greetings with the members of its component dicasteries, councils, offices, tribunals and commissions. “It is good to think of the Roman Curia as a small model of the Church, that is, a body that seeks, seriously and on a daily basis, to be more alive, healthier, more harmonious and more united in itself and with Christ”…

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Message by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during ‘Milied Flimkien 2014’

22/12/2014

  • Il-Palazz tal-President, Il-Belt Valletta
    20 ta’ Diċembru 2014

    Eċċellenza President ta’ Malta,
    Onorevoli Prim Ministru,
    Onorevoli Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni,

    Huwa privileġġ għalija li nindirizza lill-Pajjiż fil-bidu tal-istaġun sabiħ tal-Milied.

    L-ewwel ħsieb tiegħi huwa appell biex dan il-Milied ngħixuh flimkien bħala familja waħda. Il-familja ma jkollhiex biss mumenti sbieh, imma jkollha wkoll mumenti diffiċli…

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Six seminarians instituted in the Acolyte Ministry

22/12/2014

  • On Friday, 19th December 2014, six seminarians were instituted in the Acolyte Ministry by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna, Apostolic Administrator sede vacante, during a mass celebrated at St Joseph Parish Church, Kalkara.

    The six new Acolytes are Sergio Fenech and Mark Mallia Pawley from St Sebastian’s Parish, Ħal Qormi, Claude Mifsud from the Parish of the Assumption of Mary, Mosta, James Saydon from the Parish of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar, Andrew Schembri from the of St George’s Parish, Ħal Qormi, and Gilbert Scicluna from St Joseph’s Parish, Kalkara…

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Children’s Party organised by ‘RTK 4 Charity’

22/12/2014

  • Nhar il-Ħadd 21 ta’ Diċembru 2014, sar festin tal-Milied għat-tfal residenti fid-Djar tal-Knisja, fl-awditorjum tas-Seminarju, f’tal-Virtu’. L-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku sede vacante, u l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. żaru dan il-festin u ltaqgħu mat-tfal preżenti. Din l-attività ġiet organizzata minn ‘RTK 4 Charity’ bħala parti mill-kampanja ‘Familji fil-Bżonn’. 

  • Photos: Curia Communications Office

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Pope: at Christmas Jesus knocks at the doors of your heart

22/12/2014

  • Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to listen carefully when God knocks at their door. “Too often – he said – Jesus passes by in our lives, he sends an angel and we are so caught up in our thoughts and concerns we do not even notice”. Speaking to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus Prayer, the Pope reflected on the liturgy of the last Sunday of Advent that tells of the  Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary and on how she simply, and humbly – with an attitude of total faith in the Lord – said “yes”…

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Pope to children: Jesus is your best friend

19/12/2014

  • Italian Catholic Action is one of the most active lay movements in Italy today and is made up of both adults and children and it was to the children of this group that the Pope extended his Christmas greetings on Thursday.

    This year these boys and girls have been focusing on a particular theme “Everything to be discovered” and Pope Francis, reflecting on this slogan had some useful tips for the children present…

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Season’s Greetings to the Bishops

18/12/2014

  • Fl-okkażjoni tal-festi ta’ żmien il-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku sede vacante, l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. u l-Arċisqof Emeritu Ġuzeppi Mercieca, nhar il-Ħadd 28 ta’ Diċembru ser jilqgħu lil kull min jixtieq iżurhom għal bdil tal-awguri tal-istaġun, bejn l-10.00 a.m. u nofsinhar.

    Il-bdil tal-awguri ser isir fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. Minħabba raġunijiet ta’ aċċessibilità, ser ikun miftuħ il-bieb ta’ San Kalċedonju fi Triq Vinċenzo Buġeja (u mhux il-bieb prinċipali)…

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Pope welcomes U.S. and Cuban moves to normalise relations

18/12/2014

  • Pope Francis on Wednesday offered his congratulations to the governments of the United States and Cuba, as they announced the two countries will start talks on resuming diplomatic relations. A statement from the Vatican Secretariat of State said that in recent months the Pope had written to both Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama, inviting them to “resolve humanitarian questions of common interest”…

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Message by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during a concert in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza

17/12/2014

  • Nhar it-Tnejn 15 ta’ Diċembru 2014, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku sede vacante attenda kunċert fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fil-ftuħ taċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet fl-okkażjoni tal-50 sena mit-twaqqif tad-Dar tal-Providenza. Il-Kunċert ittella’ mill-Banda tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, bil-kollaborazzjoni ta’ RTK4Charity u bil-korteżija tal-Fondazzjoni tal-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, taħt il-patroċinju distint tal-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca…

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Pope: Salvation is a humble heart that trusts God

17/12/2014

  • God saves “a repentant heart,” while he who does not trust in Him draws “condemnation” upon himself. This message was at the heart of Pope Francis’s homily during morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.

    Humility saves man in God’s eyes, while pride is a loser. The key lies in the heart. The heart of a humble person is open, it knows repentance, it accepts correction and trusts in God…

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