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Pope: Christians must be in the Church; not on the threshold

  • Pope Francis on Tuesday exhorted Christians to feel they are an integral part of the Church.

    Speaking during his homily at Mass in Casa Santa Marta, the Pope said that Jesus does not seek out man’s sins, but looks to his heart, and he invited all believers not to hover on the threshold of the Church, but to come right in…

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Message by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during a seminar organised by the Diocesan Office for Voluntary Work

  • 25 ta’ Ottubru 2014
    Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù

  • Grazzi ta’ din il-preżentazzjoni tal-‘Code of Ethics for Volunteers and Voluntary Organisations of the Archdiocese of Malta’. Naħseb li fil-futur qarib ikollna wkoll verżjoni bil-Malti ta’ dan id-dokument, imma l-iżjed ħaġa importanti li għandna quddiemna hija li noħolqu l-kultura li fiha nkunu nistgħu nħaddmu dan il-Kodiċi ta’ Etika…

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Pope at Santa Marta: Called to be children of light

  • At morning Mass on Monday Pope Francis said that a conscientious examination of our words will help us understand whether we are Christians of light, Christians of darkness or Christians of grey areas.

    Reflecting on the First Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, the Pope said men are recognizable by their words. By inviting Christians to behave as children of light, and not as children of darkness, St…

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Pope at Angelus: love of God and neighbour are inseparable

  • Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with pilgrims and tourists gathered in St Peter’s Square beneath the window of the Papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on Sunday. In remarks ahead of the traditional prayer of Marian devotion, the Holy Father offered some reflections on the Gospel reading of the day, which was taken from Gospel according to St. Matthew (22:34-40)…

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Pope Francis to Schoenstatt movement: Marriage never been attacked so much as now

  • Pope Francis said the institution of Christian marriage has never been attacked so much as nowadays where a temporary or throw-away culture has become widespread. He said marriage should not be seen just a social rite and urged priests to stay close to couples and especially children experiencing the trauma of a family break-up. The Pope was replying to questions put to him on a range of topics during an audience with more than 7000 pilgrims belonging to the Schoenstatt movement, an international Marian and apostolic organization that is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in Germany.  The movement now embraces members, both lay and clerics, from dozens of nations around the world…

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Code of Ethics for Volunteers and Voluntary Organisations within the Archdiocese of Malta

  • Nhar is-Sibt 25 t’Ottubru 2014 ġie ppreżentat Il-Kodici ta’ Etika għall-Voluntiera u għall-Għaqdiet Volontarji tal-Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta lill-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, waqt seminar li sar fis-Seminarju, tal-Virtù, organizzat mill-Uffiċċju Djoċesan tal-Volontarjat. Dan id-dokument tħejja mill-istess Uffiċċju, ppreżentat lill-Isqof mid-Direttur tal-uffiċċju, is-Sur Tony Micallef. Madwar 100 persuna li huma nvoluti f’oqsma differenti tal-volontarjat attendew għal dan is-seminar bit-tema: ‘Għall-qadi tal-bniedem: Il-viżjoni tal-Papa Franġisku’…

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Pope: no to death penalty and to inhuman prison conditions

  • Pope Francis on Thursday called on all men and women of good will to fight for the abolishment of the death penalty in “all of its forms” and for the improvement of prison conditions.

    The Pope was addressing a group of members of the International Association of Criminal Law whom he received in the Vatican.

    In his discourse the Pope also addressed the need to combat the phenomena of human trafficking and of corruption…

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Pope at Audience: The Church, the Body of Christ

  • Divisions, jealousies, misunderstandings and marginalization do not help the Church to grow as the Body of Christ, they shatter it into many pieces, they dismember it. Instead we should remember that we – as the Body of Christ – are called to appreciate the gifts and the quality of others in our communities.

    The Church as the Body of Christ was the focus of Pope Francis general audience this Wednesday morning, attended by tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in an autumnal St…

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DISCERN: “The Catholic School in a Missionary Church”

    • The Institute for Research on the Signs of the Times (DISCERN) is inviting the general public for a lecture by H.L. Mgr Dónal McKeown about The Catholic School in a Missionary Church.

      This event is being held at the Hotel Phoenicia on Wednesday 22nd October at 7pm.

  • H.L. MGR DÓNAL MCKEOWN is the Bishop of Derry in Ireland…

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Pope: “united in God, we are not nameless islands”

    • Pope Francis on Tuesday said “a Christian is a person who knows how to wait for Jesus cultivating a solid hope in Salvation.”  

      He was speaking during his homily at morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.

      Reflecting on the Gospel of Luke and on St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, the Pope said the people of God is united in Christ, thanks to Him has a name, and goes beyond every enmity…

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