News from the Church in Malta
For the first time in history, the leaders of the world’s major religions gathered together in the Vatican this morning with the aim of eliminating modern slavery. Today, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, a ceremony was held in the seat of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences in the Vatican’s Casina Pio IV for the signing of the Declaration of Religious Leaders against Slavery…
The Catholic Enquiry Centre, Dar l-Emigrant, will be holding a preparatory marriage course for couples where one of the partners is a foreigner. This will commence on 10th January 2015 and continues for four consecutive Saturdays.
For booking one may contact us at [email protected] or 21222644, 21240255, 21232545
On completion of the course a certificate will be given to be presented to Curia together with other required documents…
Pope Francis chose to conclude his final day in Turkey by meeting a group of around a hundred refugees and asylum seekers. Christians and Muslims, they were mostly from Iraq and Syria, although some were from other countries in the Middle East and Africa, and have been assisted for some time by the Salesian community in Istanbul. The meeting took place in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit…
Straight off the plane from Turkey, Pope Francis resumed his daily activities at the Vatican Monday morning which included a meeting with Swiss bishops who are on their 5 yearly Ad limina visit.
The Pope handed them a pre-prepared text and then greeted them one by one. In the text the Pope praises Switzerland’s history of being at the forefront of working for peace, through its witness to cultural and religious coexistence…
Nhar is-Sibt 29 ta’ Novembru 2014, l-Amministratur Appostoliku l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna attenda u ndirizza seminar organizzat mis-Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi. Dan ġie organizzat f’kollaborazzjoni mal-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali u l-KDŻ, u tlaqqa’ fis-Sala San Ġorġ Preca, l-Istitut Kattoliku, il-Furjana.
Għal dawn l-aħħar sentejn, is-Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi kien qed jipproponi u jaħdem fuq viżjoni kateketika ġdida li jemmen li għandna bżonn fil-Knisja u fis-soċjetà llum…
On Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014, The Priests, three renowned Irish tenors entertained the crowds during two concerts organised by the Archbishop’s Curia, and held at the Catholic Institute, Floriana. The three Catholic priests from Ireland are Fr Martin O’Hagan, Fr Eugene O’Hagan and Fr David Delargy.
Photos by Mr Liam Farrugia and Mr Ian Abdilla
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Pope Francis has just concluded a three-day pastoral visit to Turkey which took him to the cities of Ankara and Istanbul. It was a journey that had a strong emphasis on ecumenical relations and interfaith dialogue and saw the Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I sign a joint declaration pledging to intensify their search for Christian unity and calling for a constructive dialogue with Islam…
In an address upon conclusion of the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Orthodox Church of St. George in Istanbul, Pope Francis said “the one thing that the Catholic Church desires and that I seek as Bishop of Rome…is communion with the Orthodox Churches.”
Below, please find the complete text of the Holy Father’s address:
When I was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, I often took part in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox communities there. Today, the Lord has given me the singular grace to be present in this Patriarchal Church of Saint George for the celebration of the Feast of the holy Apostle Andrew, the first-called, the brother of Saint Peter, and the Patron Saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate…
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Pope Francis issued a letter for the Year of Consecrated Life, which will start throughout the universal Church on the first Sunday of Advent, 30 November. The observance will end on the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, 2 February 2016. In his message, the Pope underlined the aims of the Year of Consecrated Life, namely to look to the past with gratitude, to live the present with passion and to embrace the future with hope…
