Il‑Knisja f’Malta qed torganizza l-Ġublew tal‑Familja, ġurnata ta’ attivitajiet u ċelebrazzjoni għall‑familja, bħala parti miċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tas‑Sena tal‑Ħniena li nieda l‑Papa Franġisku. Din l‑attività ser issir nhar il‑Ħadd, 30 ta’ Ottubru 2016, fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, tal‑Virtù.

Il-programm ta’ ġurnata jinkludi attivitajiet sportivi għall-familja, animazzjoni għat-tfal, workshops, mużika, u spazji għat-talb. Matul il-ġurnata ser jiġi offrut ukoll servizz ta’ counselling minn numru ta’ professjonisti, servizz ta’ qrar, u ħin ta’ adorazzjoni fil-kappella…

Pope Francis received some 1 thousand pilgrims in the Vatican on Thursday – most of them German Lutherans – here in Rome as part of ecumenical preparations for the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Lutheran reformation. In his remarks to the gathering, the Pope encouraged his listeners to seek unity through charity, saying “In being of service to the most needy we experience already that we are united: it is the mercy of God that unites us.”

Pope Francis also spoke in his address about how Catholics and Lutherans are part of the same body of Christ…

Pope Francis renewed his appeal for peace in Syria on Wednesday. Addressing pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis said, “I want to emphasize and reiterate my solidarity with all victims of inhuman conflict in Syria.” Pope Francis went on to say, “It is with a sense of urgency that I renew my appeal, begging, with all my strength, those responsible, that steps be taken toward an immediate ceasefire, one imposed and respected at least for the time necessary to allow the evacuation of civilians, especially children, who are still trapped under cruel bombardment.”

Russian-led airstrikes resumed over the past 24 hours, concentrating on targets within the besieged city of Aleppo…

St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral

10th October 2016

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” (Lk 10:36)…

Pope Francis said Jesus asks us to perform good deeds with humility and reject a “cosmetics” (maquillage) religion that is merely concerned with its outward appearance and pretending to be what it’s not. The Pope was speaking at his morning Mass on Tuesday celebrated in the Santa Marta residence. 

The inspiration for the Pope’s homily was taken from the day’s readings of St Paul’s letter to the Galatians and the Gospel account of where Jesus rebukes a Pharisee for being totally concentrated on the outward appearance of cleanliness rather than on the inner substance of his faith. 

Pope Francis noted that Jesus’s answer to that same Pharisee who criticized him for not observing the prescribed washing before the meal was unequivocal…

Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Kunċizzjon, il-Ħamrun

1 ta’ Ottubru 2016

“Mulej, kemm se ndum nokrob għall-għajnuna u int ma tismax?” (Ħab 1, 2).

Fil-bidu ta’ Settembru kelli l-opportunità mmur Londra biex niċċelebra l-festa nazzjonali mal-Maltin t’hemmhekk, u żort ukoll lill-morda li jmorru għat-terapija, f’diversi sptarijiet ta’ Londra u anke Sutton fejn Puttinu Cares kif tafu, għandhom diversi appartamenti…

Pope Francis on Monday greeted members of the General Assembly of the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers.  Pope Francis spoke of the charism of St. Vincent Pallotti, who founded the order in Rome in 1835, saying he was “blessed to recognize that Jesus is the Apostle of the Father – rich in mercy and full of mercy – [Christ] is the one who fulfills his mission by revealing to everyone the tender love and the infinite mercy of the Father.”  “Contemplating the life of Jesus and looking at our life as pilgrims in this world with its many challenges, we feel the necessity of a profound conversion and the urgency of reviving faith in Him,” – Pope Francis said – “This is the only way we can serve our neighbor in charity! …