Pope praying

The Pope’s general prayer intention for June is: “That a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail among peoples.”

His mission intention is: “That where secularization is strongest, Christian communities may effectively promote a new evangelization.” Read more »

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President of UN General Assembly with Pope

The scourge of human trafficking and the continued tension in the Middle East were the focus of Pope Francis’ concerns in discussions with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Serbian native Vuk Jeremic.
Mr Jeremic later went on to meet with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti respectively Secretary of State and Secretary for Relations with States… Read more »

Nhar is-Sibt 8 ta’ Ġunju Fl-okkażjoni tas-Sena tal-Fidi u fil-Jum tal-Qalb Bla Tebgħa ta’ Marija, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna se jiċċelebra Konċelebrazzjoni Solenni fil-knisja ta’ Burmarrad fis-7.00 p.m. Wara l-quddiesa se ssir purċissjoni mixgħela ‘Aux Flambaux’ bl-istatwa titulari, immexxija mill-Provinċjal P. Alfred Calleja O.F.M. Conv. U wara tingħata l-Barka Sagramentali.

Kulħadd huwa mistieden sabiex jattendi. Read more »

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On Friday 31st May 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. and Auxiliary Bishop Charles J. Scicluna received donations by phone from the general public during the Xarabank Marathon in aid of the poor in Tanzania. , run by Mission Fund. A record sum of over € 500,000 was collected in aid of the poor in Tanzania, where the Mission Fund helps people in need… Read more »

Pope before Angelus

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for prayers for victims of war. Speaking to those gathered for the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope expressed sorrow and preoccupation for the war that has been raging in Syria for the past two years. He observed that it particularly strikes the defenseless civilian population that hopes for a just peace and comprehension… Read more »

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 31 ta’ Mejju 2013, sar l-Oratorju ‘San Paolo Evangelizza I Maltese’, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkazjoni tal-100 sena mill-Kungress Ewkaristiku Internazzjonali tal-1913. Dan kien jinkludi l-parteċipazzjoni tal-Orkestra Filarmonika Nazzjonali, kor u solisti. L-Oratorju ta’ Mro Carlo Diacono inkiteb apposta għall-Kungress Ewkaristiku tal-1913.

Matul din il-ġimgha ser isiru numru ta’ attivitajiet fl-okkażjoni tal-Ġimgha Ewkaristika li bdiet nhar il-Ħamis 30 ta’ Mejju, u tagħlaq nhar il-Ġimgha 7 ta’ Ġunju 2013 b’ċelebrazzjoni fi Pjazza San Ġorg, il-Belt Valletta… Read more »

Pope during mass

“War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love,” Pope Francis said in his homily at Mass this morning at the Casa Santa Marta. In attendance at the Mass was a group of about 80 people, consisting of relatives of Italian soldiers killed in peacekeeping missions in the last 4-5 years, particularly in Afghanistan, along with a number of soldiers wounded during the same missions… Read more »

Se jintlaqgħu applikazzjonijiet għall-żewġ postijiet fl-ewwel sena sekondarja tal-bniet fi skola tal-Knisja u għall-ħames postijiet għas-subien fir-raba’ sena primarja f’xi skejjel tal-Knisja. L-applikazzjonijiet isiru nhar il-Ħamis, 6 ta’ Ġunju fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof il-Floriana bejn id-9:00 u nofsinhar. L-istudenti għall-ewwel sena sekondarja jridu jkunu twieldu fis-sena 2002 u għar-raba sena jridu jkunu twieldu fl-2005. Min se japplika għandu jippreżenta dawn id-dokumenti: Il-Kattoliċi jippreżentaw ċertifikat tal-Magħmudija (oriġinali, u mhux fotokopja); ċertifikat tat-twelid (tal-Insinwa) tat-tifel / tifla (oriġinali, u mhux fotokopja); tintwera l-Karta tal-Identità ta’ missier jew omm it-tifel / tifla, ma hemmx bżonn ta’ fotokopja; ritratt tat-tifel / tifla (daqs ta’ passaport)… Read more »

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 31 ta’ Mejju 2013, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. attenda għal Seminar fil-media education, organizzat mis-Segretarjat tal-Mezzi ta’ Komunikazzjoni Soċjali u s-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija. Dan is-seminar sar għall-għalliema mill-iskejjel tal-Knisja jew tal-Istat, li jgħallmu l-Media Studies, il-PSD u suġġetti oħra relatati, sabiex ikollhom iktar għarfien dwar l-importanza li għandha l-media fil-ħajja tal-istudenti… Read more »

Christian persecution

More than 100,000 Christians are killed each year because of their faith, and millions more face bigotry, intolerance and marginalization because of their beliefs, a Vatican official said. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican’s permanent observer to U.S. agencies in Geneva, told the Human Rights Council May 27 that “credible research” by Massimo Introvigne, a former representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on combating intolerance and discrimination against Christians, “has reached the shocking conclusion that an estimate of more than 100,000 Christians are violently killed because of some relation to their faith every year.” In addition, he said, “in some Western countries, where historically the Christian presence has been an integral part of society, a trend emerges that tends to marginalize Christianity in public life, ignore historic and social contributions and even restrict the ability of faith communities to carry out social charitable services.”

But, in fact, Archbishop Tomasi said, “The Christian religion, as other faith communities,” serves the true good of humanity by educating members in their human dignity, their rights and responsibilities toward others and in serving their communities and the poor with schools, hospitals, homes for the aged, work in refugee camps and other acts of charity… Read more »