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Pope Francis’ universal prayer intention for the month of August was released on Tuesday and focuses on “refugees, forced by violence to abandon their homes” that they may “find a generous welcome and the protection of their rights”.
Ahead of the papal appeal the French government announced that it is ready to help facilitate asylum in its territory for Christians and other minorities fleeing an Islamist onslaught in Northern Iraq…
Mattew 13, 47-53
“Tixbah ukoll is-Saltna tas-Smewwiet lil xibka mitfugħa l-baħar li fiha jinġabar minn kollox. Meta timtela jtellgħuha x-xatt, u joqogħdu bilqiegħda, jiġbru fil-kannestri dak li jkun tajjeb u jarmu l-ħażin. Hekk jiġri fi tmiem id-dinja: l-anġli joħorġu jifirdu l-ħżiena mill-ġusti, u jixħtuhom fil-ħuġġieġa tan-nar; hemmhekk ikun hemm il-biki u t-tgħażżiż tas-snien. “Kollu fhimtuh dan?” “Iva” qalulu. U hu qalilhom: “Għalhekk kull kittieb li jkun sar dixxiplu tas-Saltna tas-Smewwiet jixbah lil wieħed sid li, mill-ħażna tiegħu, joħroġ sew il-ġdid u sew il-qadim.” Meta mbagħad Ġesù temm dawn il-parabboli, telaq minn hemm u mar lejn pajjiżu…
The Holy See Press Office issued a comunique Tuesday confirming the dates of the Apostolic Trip of the Holy Father in Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
Accepting the invitation from the civil authorities and the Episcopate, His Holiness Francis will make an Apostolic Trip to Sri Lanka from 12 to 15 January and in the Philippines from 15 to 19 January 2015…
Since the beginning of June ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and in Syria), now IS (Islamic State), a militant Salafist group, has spread terror across Syria and Northern Iraq and occupied cities there, the largest being Mosul, the ancient Niniveh. With several thousand brutal fighters at present it rules an area about as large as Great Britain…
Maħruġ mill-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta
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Mattew 13, 44-46
“Is-Saltna tas-Smewwiet tixbah lil teżor moħbi f’għalqa, li wieħed raġel isibu u jaħbih, u kollu ferħan imur ibigħ kull ma jkollu u jixtri dik l-għalqa.” “Tixbah ukoll is-Saltna tas-Smewwiet lil wieħed neguzjant ifittex ġawhar fin; meta sab ġawhra tiswa ħafna, mar biegħ kull ma kellu u xtara lilha.”
Il-Qaddis tal-jum: San Pietru Chrysologus
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To mark the first 500 days of the pontificate of Pope Francis, the Argentinian weekly “Viva” (a supplement of the newspaper El Clarín) on Sunday published the first excerpts of an interview with Pope Francis conducted earlier this month.
Pope Francis reflected on many things – including his memories of his youth, social issues such as immigration, and even the secret of happiness…
Bħal kull sena, ma’ tmiem sena skolastika, id-Direttorat tal-Edukazzjoni fi ħdan is-Segretarjat tal-Edukazzjoni nisranija jorganizza tlett ijiem ta’ taħriġ għall-Kindergarten Assistants kif ukoll learning support assistants fl-iskejjel kindergarten tal-Knisja.
Din is-sena dan il-kors sar fl-iskola St. Anġela, f’Tas-Sliema, u attendew għalih madwar sebgħin participanta mill-iskejjel St. Anġela, Teresa Nuzzo, St. Francis, St. Monica, St. Joseph u anke St. Tereża, u l-Konservatorju t’Għawdex…
Luqa 10, 38-42
Huma u sejrin, daħal f’raħal, u laqgħetu għandha waħda mara jisimha Marta. Din kellha oħtha, jisimha Marija, li niżlet bilqiegħda f’riġlejn il-Mulej tisimgħu x’kien qiegħed jgħid. Iżda Marta kienet moħħha fuq il-ħafna xogħol tad-dar. Mbagħad resqet u qaltlu: “Mulej, m’intix tara kif oħti ħalliet ix-xogħol kollu fuqi biss? Mela għidilha taqbad tagħmel xi ħaġa miegħi!” Qabeż il-Mulej u qalilha: “Marta Marta! …
The organisers of the largest petition in European history which called for an end to European funding of research that destroys human embryos have taken their case to the General Court of the European Union after the European Commission vetoed the initiative in May.
On July 25th, members of the Citizen’s Initiative “One of Us” lodged an application before the court in Luxembourg against the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament, asking for the annulment of the Commission’s veto…
