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Pope Francis’ homily on the feast of the Epiphany

07/01/2015

  • Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, January 6th, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. Below, please find the official English translation of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks.

    Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis

    Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

    6 January 2015

    That child, born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, came not only for the people of Israel, represented by the shepherds of Bethlehem, but also for all humanity, represented today by the wise men from the East.  It is on the Magi and their journey in search of the Messiah that the Church today invites us to meditate and to pray…

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Statement by the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment: The Development of the South-East Coast of Malta

06/01/2015

  • Considering the high population density of our islands, one rightly expects land space to be managed with great care to ensure that any development would sustain it for a good number of years. Therefore successful management in this regard implies that this is carried out in a strategic planning framework that integrates various needs, so that the common good is safeguarded. We have to ensure that past mistakes are avoided and that one particular project does not undermine the objectives of other projects…

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Pope Francis: Peace is a gift from the Lord every day

06/01/2015
  • “Men speak much of light, but often they prefer the deceptive tranquillity of the dark. We talk a lot about peace, but often resort to war or choose complicit silence, or do nothing to build peace”, said Pope Francis upon appearing at the window of his study to pray the Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on the first Sunday of the year…

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Bishop Charles J. Scicluna visits ‘Islelanders’ Photographic Project

05/01/2015

  • 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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Pope announces names of new Cardinals

05/01/2015

  •  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…

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Pope at Angelus: fix your gaze on Mary the Mother of God

02/01/2015

  • 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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€903,564 collected during a fundraising marathon in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza

02/01/2015

  • €903,564 kienet is-somma miġbura waqt Il-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità fid-Dar tal-Providenza organizzata minn RTK4Charity. Din tat bidu għaċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-Ġublew tad-Deheb tad-Dar. Minkejja l-kesħa u x-xita li niżlet matul il-jum, folol kbar irħewlha għas-Siġġiewi biex jagħmlu d-donazzjoni tagħhom u jkunu parti mid-divertiment li kien għaddej taħt it-tinda li ttellgħet fil-parkeġġ. Għadd ta’ parroċċi organizzaw ġabriet speċjali. L-Amministratur Appostoliku, l-Isqof Charles J…

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Message of Pope Francis on the World Day of Peace 2015

01/01/2015
  • No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters

    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…

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Exchanging New Year’s Greetings with State authorities

31/12/2014

  • 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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