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Pope Francis welcomed by President Obama to USA

23/09/2015

Pope Francis has arrived. His flight landed at Joint Base Andrews (formerly known as Andrews Air Force Base), shortly after 3:30 PM local time in the US state of Maryland.

The welcome ceremony – otherwise little more than a simple observance of only the most absolutely necessary protocol – was punctuated by two particularly poignant elements: the first was the presence of the President of the United States, Barack Obama – and his family – to greet his nation’s guest; the second was the Spanish language alongside English, in which the gathered crowd – some hundreds of young people from Washington, DC area schools among them – cheered their welcome…

23/09/2015

Bejn il-11 u s-16 ta’ Settembru 2015, l-E.T. Mons. Mario Grech, Isqof ta’ Għawdex, irrappreżenta lill-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija fl-Assemblea Plenarja tal-Kunsill għall-Konferenzi Episkopali Ewropej (CCEE), li fuq stedina tal-Beatitudni Tiegħu Fouad Twal, Patrijarka Latin ta’ Ġerusalemm, din is-sena nżammet fl-Art Imqaddsa. B’waqfiet fil-Galilija, f’Betlehem u f’Ġerusalemm, din l-Assemblea kienet l-ewwel waħda fl-istorja riċenti tal-Kristjaneżmu li laqqgħet flimkien fl-istess ħin u post għadd hekk kbir ta’ rappreżentanzi għolja tal-Episkopat Ewropew: 45 pajjiż kienu rrappreżentati f’din il-laqgħa. It-tema ewlenija diskussa kienet: “Il-ferħ u t-tbatijiet tal-Knejjes partikulari”.

Tul iż-żjara tagħhom l-Isqfijiet Ewropej kellhom ċans iżuru komunitajiet Insara fl-Art Imqaddsa, jaraw il-ħidma tal-Knisja f’dan il-pajjiż u jiltaqgħu wkoll mal-awtoritajiet politiċi Israeljani u dawk Palestinjani. F’Velja li nżammet apposta, huma talbu għas-suċċess tas-Sinodu tal-Familja li sa jinżamm f’Ruma f’Ottubru, waqt li f’Messaġġ Finali qalu li huma żaru l-Art Imqaddsa biex “iħeġġu iktar pellegrinaġġi fl-art ta’ Ġesù ħa jġeddu l-fidi u jwieżnu l-Insara ta’ dawn il-postijiet”…

22/09/2015

Perhaps the event which created most media interest during Pope Francis’s first full day in Cuba was his meeting with revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. During a private encounter at the 89-year-old retired President’s home, the Pope and Castro discussed religion and world affairs. The meeting took place just hours after the Pope at Mass urged Cubans to serve one another and not ideology…

21/09/2015

It-Tnejn 21 ta’ Settembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum l-Indipendenza.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Eċċellenza Aġent-President, Onoreveli Prim Ministru, Onorevoli Speaker, Onorevoli Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni, għeżież membri tal-Ġudikatura, personalitajiet distinti; qed nieħu pjaċir nara wkoll diversi Membri Parlamentari u Ministri; Presidenti Emeriti ta’ Malta nixtieq insellmilkom u nirringrazzjakom ta’ dak kollu li għamiltu u għadkom tagħmlu għal pajjiżna…

21/09/2015

Pope Francis on Sunday urged young Cubans to follow a path of hope, built on solidarity and encounter with others. The Pope’s words came in a meeting with several thousand young students gathered at the Fr Felix Varela cultural centre in Havana at the end of his first full day in the Cuban capital. The centre, set up in 2011 by the local Archdiocese with the support of the Pontifical Council for Culture, offers courses in theology, philosophy, sociology, psychology and business administration…

19/09/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 ta’ Settembru, l-Arċisqof Chrales J. Scicluna iċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-50 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tad-Dar tal-Providenza, fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Kon-katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

18 ta’ Settembu 2015

Insellem lilek President tar-Repubblika u nirringrazzjak tal-preżenza tiegħek f’din il-festa ta’ ringrazzjament…

19/09/2015

“One of the most overwhelming human tragedies of recent decades are the terrible consequences that the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have on civilian populations as well as on cultural heritage. Millions of people are in distressing state of urgent need. They are forced to leave their native lands. Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey today carry the weight of millions of refugees, which they have generously received…

19/09/2015

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Mons. Anton Portelli bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Stella Maris, tas-Sliema.
  
  Dun Anton Portelli twieled fis-6 ta’ Mejju 1947. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni primarja fl-iskola ta’ St Joseph, il-Belt Valletta, u l-edukazzjoni sekondarja u post-sekondarja fis-Seminarju, il-Furjana. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji ta’ Baċellerat fl-Arti, u Liċenzjat fil-Filosofija u t-Teoloġija, fl-Università ta’ Malta. Kiseb ukoll Masters f’Human Resource Development…

19/09/2015

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Reuben Deguara bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Marija, Birkirkara.
  
  Dun Reuben Deguara twieled fit-21 ta’ Lulju 1971. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni primarja fl-iskola tal-Mosta, l-edukazzjoni sekondarja fil-Liċeo M.A. Vassalli, Tal-Ħandaq, u kompla s-6th Form fil-Junior College, l-Imsida. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji (Filosofija u Teoloġija), u Liċenzjat fit-Teoloġija Pastorali, fl-Università ta’ Malta.
  
  Dun Reuben ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-29 ta’ Ġunju 1997…

18/09/2015

The Church Schools Association (CSA) deplores the way that the MUT expressed its opinion regarding recruitment of staff in Church Schools by using sweeping statements and ignoring the procedures as advocated in the agreement between the Church Authorities and the MUT for teaching grades in Church School (2011, section C paragraph 3 on Grievance Procedure). Such repeatedly bullying attitudes by the MUT towards the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools leaders is neither respectful nor conducive to any progress in education in Malta…