Pope Francis on Thursday met with the Italian National Council of the Order of Journalists, telling them that truth, professionalism and respect for human dignity were essential elements in their work.

Meeting with the assembled Italian journalists in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on Thursday, Pope Francis told them that there were few professions that have “so much influence on society like that of journalism.” He noted that they are usually the ones who are there to record what he called,  the “first draft of history”, “the building of the news agenda and introducing people to the interpretation of events.”

He also noted that the journalistic profession was one that was continually adapting to changes in the way people digest news through new forms of media…

It‑Tnejn 12 ta’ Settembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Knisja tas‑Samra, il‑Ħamrun. Il-Knisja tas-Samra fil-Ħamrun ġiet elevata għal Santwarju u aggregata affiljata mal-Bażilika Rjali Minuri ta’ Atocia fi Spanja, minn fejn inġiebet ix-xbieha mirakuluża fl-1603.

Il-Knisja ġiet elevata għal Santwarju b’digriet tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna wara rikors tal-Kappillan tal-Paroċċa San Gejtanu Dun Walter Cauchi fuq suġġeriment ta’  Dun Andrew Borg, ir-Rettur preżenti tal-Knisja…

Meditazzjoni mill-Q.T. il-Papa Franġisku
Bażilika Minuri ta’ San Franġisk, Assisi
It-Tlieta 20 ta’ Settembru 2016

Quddiem Ġesù mislub jidwi għalina wkoll il-kliem tiegħu: “Għandi l-għatx” (Ġw 19:28). L-għatx, iżjed mill-ġuħ, hu l-ikbar bżonn tal-bniedem, imma hu wkoll l-ikbar miżerja tiegħu. Hekk nikkontemplaw il-misteru ta’ Alla l-Għoli, li fil-ħniena tiegħu sar fqir fost il-bnedmin.

Għal xiex hu għatxan il-Mulej? …

L-Erbgħa 21 ta’ Settembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fl‑okkażjoni ta’ Jum l‑Indipendenza, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.

Iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa fuq YouTube   

L-Aspirazzjonijiet Fundamentali tal-Umanità bħala Kriterju għal Governanza Tajba

Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

21 ta’ Settembru 2016

Sa mill-eqdem żminijiet, il-filosofija ppruvat tiskopri u tesprimi l-aspirazzjonijiet fundamentali tal-umanità…

Pope Francis has landed in Assisi, the hilltop town in central Italy where Saint Francis was born.

His one day visit to Assisi sees him taking part  in the closing of the interreligious World Day of Prayer for Peace, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio. The theme of the 3-day international meeting this year is “Thirst for Peace…