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Pope Francis: don’t weaken or water down Christian identity

10/06/2015

Witnessing to the truth of our Christian identity, without watering it down or losing its flavour: that theme was at the heart of Pope Francis’ words during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday morning.

What exactly is our Christian identity? Pope Francis asked at the start of his homily, inviting his listeners to think of it as “a long journey” from ambiguity to a strong faith that we can bear witness to in our daily lives…

09/06/2015

The challenges facing the Church in Puerto Rico were under the spotlight in the Vatican on Monday as Pope Francis met with the bishops of the Caribbean archipelago.

Among the difficulties facing people there, the Pope mentioned the serious economic situation leading to widespread migration, unemployment, corruption, drugs trafficking and domestic violence.

Stressing the need to focus on the pastoral care of the family, Pope Francis also spoke of the challenge of gender ideology in his prepared remarks which were handed to the bishops during the audience …

08/06/2015

Pope Francis spoke with reporters on the return flight from Sarajevo to Rome on Saturday. In response to the journalists’ questions, the Holy Father touched on a number of topics ranging from global peace and security to the need for prudence in choosing what television programmes to watch and how much time to spend on-line.

“There are two different elements here: method and content…

07/06/2015

Il-Ħadd 7 ta’ Ġunju 2015, l-Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-festa Solenni tal-Ġisem u d-Demm Imqaddes ta’ Kristu (Corpus Domini), fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Wara l-Quddiesa huwa mexxa purċissjoni qasira bl-Ewkaristija Mqaddsa.

The Archbishop’s Homily
Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta 7 ta’ Ġunju 2015 I would like to welcome our English speaking visitors to this most solemn Eucharist on the solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ…

06/06/2015

Pope Francis has called on all men and women to become “artisans of peace” in living out their daily lives. During his homily as he celebrated Mass at Sarajevo’s “Kosevo Stadium” in the the presence of over 65,000 people, the Pope’s cry for peace echoed forcefully: “war never again!” In a city which has known the abyss of pain and suffering inflicted by war, the Pope turned his thoughts to the many armed conflicts presently affecting our world and said “they are a kind of third world war being fought piecemeal, and – he said – in the context of global communications we sense an atmosphere of war”…

06/06/2015

- The new Enyclical Laudato Sii (Praised Be) by Pope Francis is going to be published on Thursday 18th June 2015. The Encyclical’s title is an expression taken from St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of the Sun” prayer, praising God for creation.
Source: The Holy See Press Office

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05/06/2015

Caritas Malta tixtieq tieħu l-opportunità u tirringrazzja lill-poplu Malti u Għawdxi tas-solidarjetà li wera mal-vittmi tan-Nepal wara t-traġedja tat-terremot. Is-somma miġbura hija ta’ €67,762. Din is-somma se tintbagħat lill-Caritas Internationalis u l-flus se jintużaw fi proġetti flimkien ma’Caritas Nepal.

Caritas Internationalis tirrifletti l-missjoni soċjali u l-valuri tal-Knisja Kattolika. Xahar wara t-traġedja, Caritas Internationalis għenet madwar 104,975 persuna li jammontaw ċirka ta’ 21,000 familja, inklużi wkoll żoni rurali…

05/06/2015

The Pope’s Evangelization prayer intention for the month of June is Vocations: That the personal encounter with Jesus may arouse in many young people the desire to offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life.

Just as marriage is not a career but a vocation, so too is the priesthood and the consecrated life. And just as marriage begins with an encounter that leads to a total gift of oneself to the other, so it is the same for those called to be priests, sisters, and brothers…

05/06/2015

On Thursday 4th June 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated a Pontificial Mass and led a Procession with the Blessed Sacrament on the feast of Corpus Christi, at St Sebastian Parish Church, Ħal Qormi.
Photos: Photocity, Valletta.

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04/06/2015

Nhar l-Erbgħa 3 ta’ Ġunju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ndirizza Seminar tal-Fondazzjoni Centesimus Pro Pontifice, fis-Seminarju tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat.

Il-Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof
Is-Seminarju, tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat

3 ta’ Ġunju 2015

Waqt li qed nismagħkom, napprezza ħafna l-kontributi ta’ kwalità kbira, u nistqarr li dan huwa lingwaġġ li jiena irrid nidra, u li jgħini ħafna biex nirriflettu fuq ir-realtajiet tagħna…