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Pope Francis sends message to World Cup opening

12/06/2014

Pope Francis delivered a video message to the organisers, players and fans participating in the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil. Delivered in Portuguese, the message expresses the Holy Father’s hope that, in addition to a celebration of sport, this World Cup can be transformed into a festival of solidarity between peoples.

The message goes on to say sport is not only a form of entertainment, but also a tool to communicate the values that promote the good of the human person and help to build a more peaceful and fraternal coexistence…

11/06/2014

- Pope Francis warned corrupt persons in positions of power that they would do well to fear God’s justice and repent on Wednesday, during the course of the catechetical portion of his weekly General Audience, dedicated to the seventh and final of the gifts of the Holy Spirit: fear of the Lord.
  
  Departing repeatedly from his prepared text in Italian for emphasis, the Holy Father spoke of the fear of the Lord, not as a servile or supine disposition before the Lord, but as the grateful response of people who have first been loved by the infinite love of God the Father…

09/06/2014

“Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare”, the courage “to say yes to encounter and no to conflict: yes to dialogue and no to violence; yes to negotiations and no to hostilities; yes to respect for agreements and no to acts of provocation; yes to sincerity and no to duplicity”.

This was Pope Francis message to his guests Sunday evening – the Israeli and Palestinian Presidents Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas – as he welcomed them to his home for an Invocation for Peace in the Holy Land…

09/06/2014

The European Commission decided on 28 May not to submit any legislative proposal as a reply to the European Citizens Initiative ‘One of Us’. This initiative asked for the ending of the EU financing of activities which presuppose the destruction of human embryos, in particular in the areas of research (projects making use of human embryonic stem cells – hESC) and development cooperation (abortion, either directly or indirectly financed)…

09/06/2014

- Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent, il-Caritas, il-Kummissjoni Emigranti, iċ-Ċentru Fidi u Ġustizzja, il-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol u l-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi, jixtiequ jwasslu din ir-riflessjoni wara r-riżultat tal-elezzjoni għall-Parlament Ewropew. Irridu, qabel kollox, infaħħru lil dawk kollha li marru jivvutaw. Dan hu sinjal ċar li l-maġġoranza kbira tal-poplu Malti tifhem u terfa’ din ir-responsabbiltà.
Fl-istess ħin, ir-riżultat f’Malta u f’xi pajjiżi oħra jinkwetana minħabba l-fatt li l-ideoloġiji tal-lemin estrem irnexxielhom jiġbru numru konsiderevoli ta’ voti u jeleġġu membri fil-Parlament Ewropew…

08/06/2014

Nhar is-Sibt 7 ta’ Ġunju 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona mexxa ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana fil-Vġili ta’ Pentekoste. Il-Quddiesa saret fil-Knisja parrokkjali ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal Ġdid. In-Nunzju Appostoliku, Mons. Aldo Cavalli, u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna kkonċelebraw. Matul il-Quddiesa sar talb għall-paċi fl-Art Imqaddsa, hekk kif illum il-Papa Franġisku ser ilaqqa’ l-President Palestinjan Mahmoud Abbas u l-President Iżraeljan Shimon Peres fil-Vatikan, għal mument ta’ talb għall-paċi…

05/06/2014

When we encounter problems or needs in the parish, at home, in the family, we must ask Jesus to pray for us. The Pope then asked: “How does Jesus pray? I don’t believe he talks too much with the Father.

He doesn’t talk: He loves. But there is one thing that Jesus does, today, I’m certain he does this…

04/06/2014

- Il-Knisja f’Malta wieġbet għas-sejħa tal-Papa Franġisku biex l-Insara jingħaqdu fit-talb għall-paċi fl-Art Imqaddsa. Dan hekk kif nhar il-Ħadd 8 ta’ Ġunju 2014, il-Papa Franġisku ser ilaqqa’ l-President Palestinjan Mahmoud Abbas u l-President Iżraeljan Shimon Peres fil-Vatikan, għal mument ta’ talb għall-paċi. Din l-istedina twasslet direttament liż-żewġ mexxejja mill-Papa Franġisku, waqt iż-żjara li huwa għamel fl-Art Imqaddsa bejn l-24 u s-26 ta’ Mejju 2014…

29/05/2014

World Day for Social Communications 2014
On the occasion of the World Day for Social Communications, which is being commemorated next Sunday, 1st June 2014, the Secretariat for Social Communications has prepared a short TV spot which will be broadcast on PBS stations. The underlying message questions whether the means of technology are serving as a bridge or as a barrier to social communications. The spot features daily family life in a society dominated by technology.

On this occasion, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., through the Secretariat for Communications, will be also organizing a Business Brunch for news editors and others who work in the field of the media. This will be held on Monday 16th June, at noon, at the Excelsior Hotel, Floriana…

27/05/2014

Major tasks await the newly elected European Parliament
Press Release of COMECE President Reinhard Cardinal Marx on the outcome of the European elections

A large majority of the citizens who participated in the European elections voted for pro-European candidates. In the years to come this will allow the European Parliament to continue its work for the common good of all Europeans with dedicated and competent women and men…