Il‑Ġimgħa 28 ta’ Ottubru 2016, tliet seminaristi u żewġ patrijiet Franġiskani ġew ordnati djakni mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, f’Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.

Id-Djakni l-ġodda huma: Sinclair Bugeja mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Familja Mqaddsa, l‑Iklin, Clive Camilleri O.F.M., Ramon Farrugia O.F.M. u Ryan Lee Pace mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Madonna tal‑Karmnu, il‑Gżira, u Mark Spiteri mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Filep ta’ Aġġira, Ħaż‑Żebbuġ…

Pope Francis on Friday addressed the organizers and participants in the first-ever International Conference for the Vicars and Episcopal Delegates for Consecrated Life.

Organized by the  Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Lifefor the purpose of the conference is to respond to the call, which the Holy Father made to Pastors of particular Churches around the world when he proclaimed the Year for Consecrated Life, “[T]o show special concern for promoting within [their] communities the different charisms, whether long-standing or recent.”

In the Letter, the Holy Father went on to ask them to do this by support and encouragement, assistance in discernment, and, “tender and loving closeness to those situations of suffering and weakness in which some consecrated men or women may find themselves.”

“Above all,” Pope Francis wrote, “do this by instructing the People of God in the value of consecrated life, so that its beauty and holiness may shine forth in the Church.”

In remarks prepared for the roughly 200 people involved in the initiative and delivered in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Friday, Pope Francis spoke of the bridge-building and relationship-strengthening roles of Vicars and Delegates – especially those serving newer communities and congregations…

Nhar it-Tlieta l-1 ta’ Novembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Festa Solenni tal-Qaddisin kollha. Din ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fis-6:30 p.m. Għal din il-Quddiesa qed jiġu mistiedna wkoll il-komunitajiet tal-parroċċi u l-komunitajiet reliġjużi tal-Belt Valletta. Din il-Festa tiġi ċċelebrata mill-Knisja Universali biex l-Insara jagħtu ġieħ lill-Qaddisin kollha waqt li jħabirku biex jimxu fuq l-eżempju tagħhom…

Pope Francis said God weeps over today’s calamities, the wars waged to worship ‘the idol of money’ and over the many innocent victims killed by the bombs. He stressed that God weeps because humanity does not understand “the peace that He offers us.” His words came during the Mass celebrated on Thursday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence…