Nhar il-Ħadd, 13 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jiftaħ il-Bieb tal-Ħniena fil-Katidral tal-Imdina, fil-bidu tal-Ġublew Straordinarju tal-Ħniena fil-Knisja f’Malta. Dan wara li fit-8 ta’ Diċembru 2015, Festa tat-Tnissil bla tebgħa tal-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija, il-Papa Franġisku se jiftaħ il-Bieb tal-Ħniena fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, fil-Vatikan.

Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Knisja f’Malta tibda fil-5:30 p.m., fil-Knisja ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat, fejn l-Arċisqof isellem lill-kongregazzjoni, jinqara l-Evanġelju tal-Ħniena (Lq 15:1-7) u tinqara wkoll silta mill-Bolla tal-Indizzjoni tal-Ġublew Straordinarju tal-Ħniena…

Pope Francis spoke about his recently concluded trip to Africa during his weekly general audience in Wednesday.

The full text of the English-language summary is below:

Dear Brothers and Sisters:  My recent Apostolic Journey to Africa brought me to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic with a message of hope in the Risen Jesus.  In Kenya, a country blessed with great human and natural resources, I spoke of the worldwide challenge of protecting the environment and creating equitable, inclusive and sustainable models of development, and the need to form our young in the ways of peace and fraternity.  In Uganda, the land of the Martyrs, I encouraged the Christian community to persevere in its witness of faith and charity, and thus to be a leaven of hope for society as a whole.  In the Central African Republic, a country experiencing internal conflicts and great suffering, I opened the first Holy Door of the Jubilee of Mercy as a sign of hope and strength for its people and for all our brothers and sisters in Africa.  I ask you to join me in commending them and all their aspirations to Jesus, our peace, who is himself the door which opens wide to the merciful love of our heavenly Father…

Nhar it-Tlieta l-1 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament għall-gradwati l-ġodda tal-MCAST, fil-Katidral tal-Imdina. 

Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Katidral tal-Imdina

L-1 ta’ Diċembru 2015

Nixtieq naqsam ftit ħsibijiet qosra ispirati mill-kelma t’Alla li għadna kemm smajna, u anke mill-okkażjoni li ġabritna hawn illum…

L-Erbgħa 2 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna fetaħ il-15-il edizzjoni tal-‘Orange Campaign’ fuq il-kampus tal-Università, fil-ftuħ tal-kampanja ‘Make My House a Home Orange Campaign’. Matul din il-kampanja, organizzata mill-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ RTK 4 Charity, qed jinbiegħ larinġ magħsur biex jinġabru l-flus għall-Preventive Care Unit fi ħdan l-Uffiċċju ‘Ejjew Għandi’, b’risq il-familji bi tfal li huma f’riskju ta’ faqar…

During his return flight following his apostolic trip to Africa, the Pope answered questions from the journalists accompanying him on the aircraft. The following are extensive extracts from questions posed and the Holy Father’s answers regarding his impressions of Africa, the Vatileaks case, his upcoming trips and COP 21.

The first question was from a Kenyan journalist who wanted to know the Pope’s views on the stories told by poor families in the Kangemi slum regarding exclusion from fundamental human rights due to avarice and corruption…