News from the Church in Malta
On Thursday Friday 8th January 2014, the Holy Father received in audience a delegation from the World Community of Yezidi, according to the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. The delegation was led by the Head of all the Yezidi, Mir Tahsin Said Ali Beg, and their supreme spiritual Head, the “Baba Sheikh”, Sheikh Khato, both resident in Iraqi Kurdistan…
Nhar is-Sibt 17 ta’ Jannar, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, jistieden lill-koppji kollha li żżewġu matul l-2014 għal Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa flimkien. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni ser issir fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u tibda fis-6:30 p.m.
Fit-8 ta’ Frar, l-Isqof Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa li għaliha qed jistieden lill-koppji għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu din is-sena. Din ser issir fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u tibda fis-6:30 p.m…
Pope Francis offered prayers on Thursday morning, especially for the victims of the deadly terror attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical review in Paris on Wednesday. Speaking during daily Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican, the Holy Father said, “[Wednesday’s] terror attack in Paris brings to mind so much cruelty – human cruelty – so much terrorism, both isolated [incidents of] terrorism and of state terrorism,” adding, “of how much cruelty is man capable!” Pope Francis went on to say, “We pray, in this Mass, for the victims of this cruelty – so many of them – and we pray also for the perpetrators of such cruelty, that the Lord might change their heart.”
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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…
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…
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…
