News from the Church in Malta
1. Like every year, World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27. An event promoted annually by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the theme for this year’s commemoration is “Tourism and Community Development”. Keenly aware of the social and economic importance of tourism today, the Holy See wishes to accompany this phenomenon from its own realm, particularly in the context of evangelization…
Nhar il-Ħamis 25 ta’ Settembru 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona ltaqa’ ma’ membri tas-Soċjetà Ċivili, bħala parti miż-Żjara Pastorali fis-Siġġiewi.
Ir-ritratti tal-attivitajiet tal-Arċisqof jistgħu jinxtraw mill-ħanut PHOTOCITY, il-Belt. Tel: 21236723. Email: [email protected]
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During his morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis warned us to beware of vanity, which takes us far from the truth and makes us seem like “soap bubbles.” Taking the first reading as his starting point, he emphasised that when they do good, Christians must avoid the temptation to “make themselves seen.”
If you “do not have something substantial, you too will pass like all things.” Pope Francis took his cue from the Book of Ecclesiastes to dwell on vanity…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 24 ta’ Settembru 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. laqa’ lil-E.T. José Pons, ambaxxatur ġdid ta’ Spanja għal Malta, għal żjara ta’ korteżija fil-Kurja Arċiveskovili, il-Furjana.
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During his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on his Apostolic Voyage to Albania.
Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the full text of Pope Francis’ remarks:
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today I want to speak about the Apostolic Voyage I took to Albania last Sunday. I do so first of all as an act of thanksgiving to God, who allowed me to undertake this Visit in order to show, even in a physical and tangible way, my closeness and the closeness of the whole Church to this people…
Nhar it-Tlieta 23 ta’Settembru 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. iltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kunsill Pastorali Parrokjali, Kummissjoni Implementazzjoni Sinodu, l-Kunsill Ekonomiku Parrokjali u l-Kummissjoni Liturġija bħal parti miż-Żjara Pastorali, fil-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi
On Wednesday 24th September 2014, Bishop Scicluna joined a BirdLife Malta Raptor Camp team in Buskett Gardens to experience the autumn migration at its finest.
The Auxillary Bishop of Malta joined the Raptor Camp team for a session of birdwatching in one of Malta’s migraton hot spots. Watching Honey Buzzards, Marsh Harriers and Hobbies soaring over head, Bishop Scicluna asked people to “Remember the words of Jesus, ‘Look at the birds in the sky’”…
Il-Knisja f’Malta qed trodd ħajr lil Alla għall-40 anniversarju mill-Ordinazzjoni Episkopali tal-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca. Għal din l-okkażjoni, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Katidral tal-Imdina, nhar it-Tnejn 29 ta’ Settembru, fis-6.30 p.m. In-Nunzju Appostoliku, Mons. Aldo Cavalli, l-Isqof Mario Grech, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Joe Alessandro O.F.M. Kapp. ser jikkonċelebraw, filwaqt li l-Arċisqof Ġużeppi Mercieca ser jassisti matul il-Quddiesa…
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Europe is a community of life and destiny. Facing the social crisis, Christians have all the tools at their disposal to fashion a Europe of greater fraternity and solidarity that puts people at the heart of its project. The current crisis offers Christians an opportunity to engage in innovative and decided ways for a Europe of solidarity and peace.
This is the feeling that emerges from the interaction between the participants, lay, religious and bishops, who gathered on the occasion of the 2nd Catholic Social Days for Europe…
