• Pope Francis warned against a “false freedom” which has created “many new forms of slavery” during his Jubilee Audience in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. The Holy Father’s catechesis focused on the word ‘redemption,’ which he said is “little used, but it is important because it points to the most radical liberation God is able to perform for us, for all humanity, and for the entirety of creation.” “It appears that the people of today no longer love to think of being liberated and saved by the intervention of God; in fact, people today are under the illusion that their liberty is a force with which to obtain all things…

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• Pope Francis says today’s society “is increasingly showing its need of mercy” and described Benedictine monasteries “as oases of spirituality” where people can obtain that mercy. The Pope’s comments came on Thursday during an address to participants of the International Congress of Benedictine Abbots and Abesses taking place in Rome. Pope Francis said when we talk of our world needing more mercy, this is not “a slogan or a recipe” but instead something that comes from the very heart of Christian life making that person “more attentive to the needy and showing solidarity with them.” This, he declared, is the concrete quality of the love that shows “the authenticity and credibility” of the Church’s message…

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• In May 2015, Pope Francis issued his second encyclical, namely the Encyclical Laudato Sì, On Care for our Common Home. Even though various Church leaders had spoken about environmental issues before, this is the first encyclical letter to specifically address concerns about the environment. The encyclical starts off with an environmental assessment, followed by a theological reflection on creation and an outline of the core causes of the ecological crisis…

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• Il-Ħamis 8 ta’ Settembru 2016, Festa Solenni tan-Natività ta’ Marija, saret l-Ordinazzjoni Episkopali tal-Isqof il-ġdid ta’ Ġibiltà, Mons. Carmel Zammit. Fid-9:15 a.m., l-Eminenza Tiegħu l‑Kardinal Vincent Nichols, l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu l-Isqof Ralph Heskett u l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu Mons. Carmelo Zammit, imxew mill-Palazz tal-Arċisqof sal-Katidral tal-Imdina fejn ġew milqugħa mill-membri tal-Kapitlu tal-Katidral, u mxew sal-Kappella tas-Santissmu Sagrament għal mument qasir ta’ talb.  Fid-9:30 a.m., bdiet il-Quddiesa Solenni…

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• L-Erbgħa 7 ta’ Settembru 2016, wara nofsinhar, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof-elett Mons. Carmel Zammit laqgħu lil Cardinal Vincent Nichols, fl-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta. Laqgħuh ukoll l-Isqof Ralph Heskett, l-On. José Herrera MP, u l-organizzaturi tal-Ordinazzjoni Episkopali ta’ Mons. Zammit. 
• Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni, Kurja

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• Pope Francis on Tuesday encouraged the President of the Vatican’s ‘Bambino Gesù’ pediatric hospital to continue to promote the institution’s good work and promised his personal contribution. In the course of a private audience with Mariella Enoc – at the head of the children’s hospital since February 2015 – the Pope assured her of his continuing support and said the hospital must evermore be a ‘great work of mercy’…

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• It-Tlieta 6 ta’ Settembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa Velja ta’ Talb bi tħejjija għall‑Ordinazzjoni Episkopali ta’ Mons. Carmelo Zammit, Isqof-elett ta’ Ġibiltà. Matul il-Velja, Monsinjur Arċisqof bierek l-Insinji Episkopali li ser jintużaw dakinhar tal-Ordinazzjoni Episkopali. Il-Velja ta’ Talb saret fil-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Gudja. Mons. Zammit twieled il-Gudja, u jgħix hemmhekk. Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
• Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Gudja  6 ta’ Settembru 2016   Insellem lill-Isqof-elett, Mons…

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