Saying he was giving them a “mission,”  Pope Francis has asked religious sisters from Bethlehem and the Middle East to pray for peace in the region and for two new Palestinian saints. 19th century Sister Miriam of Jesus Crucified Baouardy and Sister Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas were canonized in a big outdoor Mass presided by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s square on Sunday. Many of the Carmelite and Rosary sisters who had attended the canonization had flown into Rome from Jordan – on the same plane as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who was also present as the two Palestinian religious were made saints.   In receiving the visiting nuns in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace Monday, Pope Francis said the president had told him the flight was “full of sisters!”  “Poor pilot,” the Pope chuckled…

Nhar it-Tnejn 18 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna stieden lill-edituri tal-aħbarijiet għal ikla li saret f’Angela House il-Pietà, immexxija mill-Kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet Orsolini ta’ Sant’Angela Merici. Din il-laqgħa tal-Arċisqof mal-edituri saret fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Dinji tal-Komunikazzjoni Soċjali. 

Il-Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof

Nirringrazzja ħafna lis-Sorijiet tal-Ursolini tax-xhieda tagħhom; inħoss li l-kelma tiegħi mingħajr ix-xhieda tagħhom tkun kelma vojta għaliex il-kelma trid tkun imwettqa’ bil-ħajja u b’xhieda…

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 15 ta’ Mejju l-Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-wasla tal-urna bil-fdalijiet ta’ San Ġwann Bosco, fil-knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Sebastjan Ħal Qormi. 

L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof

“Min jilqa’ wieħed minn dawn iż-żgħar, ikun jilqa’ lili” (Mt 18,8). Ma nafx x’kellu f’moħhu San Ġwann Bosco dakinhar li ta ħarsa lejn il-mamà tiegħu Margerita, u pproponilha li jilqgħu l-ewwel tifel fid-dar tal-kenn li hu beda f’Torino, mitejn sena ilu…

Pope Francis canonized four women religious on Sunday, all 19th century nuns who worked in education.

During Mass for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis canonized four women religious: Marie-Alphonsine and Mary of Jesus Crucified from the territory that made up historical Palestine; Jeanne Emilie de Villeneuve of France; and Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception from Italy.

In his homily for the Mass, the Holy Father focused on the first reading, from Acts, which told how after the Ascension, the twelve Apostles chose a man to take the place of Judas…