Pope Francis on Saturday afternoon proceeded with the presentation of the official Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, set to begin December 8.

The bull is the fundamental document for the Holy Year that outlines the overall spirit and intentions for the Jubilee, as well as the spiritual fruits that are hoped for. It was read by Fr Leonardo Sapienza, Regent of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, in a ceremony by the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis then moved into the basilica to preside Vespers for Divine Mercy Sunday. The 28-page bull, titled “Misericordiae Vultus” or “The Face of Mercy” opens with the declaration, “Jesus is the face of the Father’s mercy…

At 5.30 p.m. today, Saturday 11 April, the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday, in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Pope will officially convoke the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy with the publication of the Bull of Indiction, “Misericordiae vultus”. The Jubilee Bull, aside from indicating the duration, opening and closing dates, and the main ways in which the Holy Year will unfold, constitutes the basic document for understanding the spirit in which it was convoked, as well as Pope Francis’ intentions and the fruit he hopes the Year will bear…

Il-Ġimgħa 10 ta’ April 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna laqa’ lill-E.T. Mons. Paul Darmanin, Isqof ta’ Garissa u lill-E.T. Mons. Joseph Alessandro, Isqof Koadjatur ta’ Garissa, il-Kenja. Il-laqgħa ta’ korteżija saret fl-uffiċċju tal-Arċisqof, il-Kurja. Wara l-messaġġi li l-Isqfijiet għaddew lill-media, il-laqgħa kompliet f’forma privata.

Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna lill-Isqfijiet Maltin tal-Kenja

Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana

10 t’April 2015

Għeżież ħuti fl-episkopat,

L-ewwelnett irrid nirringrazzjakom tal-preżenza tagħkom, tax-xogħol li qegħdin tagħmlu fil-Kenja, u li tagħtu ħajjitkom filwaqt li taqdu l-ħidma tagħkom…

Pope Francis on Thursday received the President of the Slovak Republic, Andrej Kiska, who subsequently met with Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, Under-Secretary for Relations with States, in the Secretariat of State.

A Vatican Press Office statement called the discussion “cordial”, noting they took place shortly before the 25th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the then Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, which took place on 19 April 1990 following St…

Pope Francis on Monday expressed his hope that the international community does not look on, “silent and inactive”, in the face of the “unacceptable crime” of the persecution of Christians around the world.

The Holy Father was speaking to the Shalom Community at the end of his Easter Monday Regina Coeli Address. The Community had sponsored a relay which ended in St…

L-Erbgħa 8 ta’ April 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa pellegrinaġġ tradizzjonali ta’ San Girgor fiż-Żejtun. Il-Pellegrinaġġ telaq mill-Kappella ta’ San Klement u wara waqfa fil-knisja Parrokkjali, il-pellegrinaġġ kompla għall-Knisja ta’ San Girgor. Hemmhekk Monsinjur Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa.

L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof fil-Quddiesa tal-Pellegrinaġġ ta’ San Girgor

8 ta’ April 2015

Iż-Żejtun

Matul din il-ġimgħa, li l-Knisja tqisha bħala jum wieħed, il-jum tal-Għid, nisimgħu r-rakkonti tal-laqgħat li Ġesù kellu wara l-irxoxt fejn deher lil diversi dixxipli. 

Illum imiss ir-rakkont tal-laqgħa li saret propju fil-jum ta’ Ħadd il-Għid filgħaxija, ma’ żewġ dixxipli li għalkemm semgħu l-aħbar li rxoxta, kellhom diffikultà li jemmnuha…