Pope Francis said on Tuesday that poverty is the great teaching Jesus gave us and we can find his face among the poor and needy. Stressing that the poor are not a burden but a resource, he said he wished that both the city of Rome and the local Church community could be more attentive, caring and considerate towards those in need and that Christians could knee before a poor person…

L-Erbgħa 29 t’April 2015, l-Arcisqof Charles J. Scicluna għamel żjara fuq il-bastiment ‘Phoenix’ tal-fondazzjoni MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station), fil-Marsa. Matul din iż-żjara l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ mal-fundaturi tal-MOAS, Christopher u Regina Catrambone, mal-ekwipaġġ tal-bastiment u ma’ għadd ta’ voluntiera. Huwa ċċelebra Quddiesa u bierek l-ekwipaġġ tal-‘Phoenix’, ftit jiem qabel tibda l-missjoni tal-MOAS għal din is-sena fil-baħar Meditteran. L-Arċisqof Scicluna ppreżenta wkoll donazzjoni mill-fond personali tiegħu ta’ karità…

Pope Francis said Mass on Tuesday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. Speaking to the congregation following the readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the pilgrim journey of the Church through history under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Reflecting on the preaching of the Gospel to all nations, narrated in the Acts of the Apostles, the Pope pointed to the need – even and especially today – for Apostolic courage, in order that Christian life not become a “museum of memories.” He noted how many at the time of the events narrated in the book of Acts were troubled to hear the gospel was preached to non-Jews, though Barnabas in Antioch – the reading tells us – is happy to see and understand that the conversions of Pagans there are the work of God…

It-Tnejn 27 t’April 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna indirizza dawk il-persuni li attendew il-Konvenzjoni għall-Maltin li jgħixu barra, f’Dar l-Emigrant, il-Belt Valletta.

Il-Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof

May I start by saying a big thank you. First of all as I owe so much to Canada, the land in which I was born and where I was baptised…

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) said on Friday they were disappointed with the measures announced by the EU to tackle the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, describing the outcome in Brussels as “a lost opportunity.” James Stapleton is JRS’ International Communications Coordinator and he told Susy Hodges that JRS was expecting something “much stronger” to emerge from the EU meeting and rather than sharing the responsibilities for dealing with this migrant crisis, he saw instead “a shirking of responsibilities.”

Stapleton said JRS was hoping for and expecting something “much stronger” to emerge from the EU meeting in Brussels on the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, a plan which contained elements of resettlement and visas (for the migrants) and a much stronger focus on saving peoples’ lives as well as tackling the migrant crisis at its roots…