• 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 …

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• 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…

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• 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.
   

  L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof 

• 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…

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• 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”…

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• • L-isem tal-enċiklika l-ġdida tal-Papa Franġisku bl-isem Laudato Sii (Tkun imfaħħar int, Mulej) se tiġi ppublikata nhar il-Ħamis 18 ta’ Ġunju 2015. It-titlu tal-Enċiklika hija espressjoni meħuda mill-famuża ‘Għanja tal-Ħlejjaq’ ta’ San Franġisk ta’ Assisi. Din l-enciklika mistennija tħalli impatt qawwi fuq it-tema tant importanti tal-ambjent.

     

• Sors: L-Uffiċċju Stampa tal-Vatikan

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• 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…

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• 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…

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• Nhar il-Ħamis 4 ta’ Ġunju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iċċelebra Quddiesa u mexxa purċissjoni bis-Sagrament fil-festa liturġika ta’ Corpus Christi, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Bastjan, Ħal Qormi.

• Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta.

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