2018 Archives

In-Nunzju Malti tal-Korea: Is-summit f’Singapore hu tassew storiku

12/06/2018

The Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia, Archbishop Alfred Xuereb hailed Tuesday’s “truly historic” summit between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea, saying the Church is “full of hope and confidence” but warning we’re still at the beginning of a long process.

Long and arduous road

Speaking from Seoul in an interview with Vatican News, Archbishop Xuereb said that the Korean people and the local Church had been anxiously awaiting “these truly historic events.” He described the summit between U.S…

12/06/2018

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families begins on Saturday morning, 25 August, when he departs from Rome and arrives in Dublin at 10:30.

Official Welcome and Visit with Civil Authorities

The official welcome ceremony will take place at the Presidential Residence in Áras an Uachtaráin at 11:15, followed by a courtesy visit to the President…

12/06/2018

San Mattew 5:13-16

F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Intom il-melħ tal-art. Imma jekk il-melħ jaqta’, biex jerġa’ jieħu t-togħma? Ma jibqa’ tajjeb għal xejn iżjed ħlief biex jintrema barra u jintrifes min-nies. Intom id-dawl tad-dinja. Belt li tkun qiegħda fuq muntanja ma tistax tinħeba. Anqas ma jixegħlu l-musbieħ u jqegħduh taħt is-siegħ, iżda fuq l-imnara, u hekk idawwal lil kull min ikun fid-dar…

11/06/2018

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum iħalli Malta għal missjoni pastorali fiċ‑Ċilì bħala mibgħut speċjali tal‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku. Huwa ser ikun akkumpanjat minn Mons. Jordi Bertomeu. Mons. Arċisqof ser ikollu numru ta’ laqgħat f’Santiago de Chile u ser imexxi missjoni pastorali fid-Djoċesi ta’ Osorno.

L‑Arċisqof Scicluna jirritorna Malta nhar l‑Erbgħa, 20 ta’ Ġunju 2018.

L‑Ufficcju Komunikazzjoni jixtieq jinforma lill‑midja li Mons…

11/06/2018

11/06/2018

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokjali ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ
9 ta’ Ġunju 2018

Niftakru fl-episodju meta t-72 dixxipli li kien bagħat Ġesu f’ismu biex ixandru s-Saltna u li wkoll kien tahom is-setgħa jkeċċu x-xjaten u jfejqu b’ismu u rritornaw. B’sodisfazzjoni kbira bdew jirrakontawlu l-ġid li għamlu f’ismu…

11/06/2018

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Juan Barros Madrid from his post in the diocese of Osorno, who has been accused of covering-up for Chile’s most notorious abuser priest, Fernando Karadima.

The announcement came in a June 11 communique from the Vatican, along with the resignation of two other Chilean bishops…

11/06/2018

Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his prayers for the “beloved Korean people”.

He prayed that the upcoming summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea “may contribute to the development of a positive path to assure a future of peace on the Korean peninsula and throughout the world.”

The Pope was referring to a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 12th, in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…

11/06/2018

San Mattew 10:7-13

F’dak iż-żmien: Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Intom u sejrin xandru u għidu li s-Saltna tas-Smewwiet waslet. Fejqu l-morda, qajmu l-mejtin, fejqu l-imġiddmin, keċċu x-xjaten. B’xejn ħadtu, b’xejn agħtu. Tfittxux li jkollkom flus fuqkom, la tad-deheb, la tal-fidda u lanqas tar-ram; u la ħorġa għat-triq, la żewġ ilbiesi, la qorq u lanqas ħatar: għax il-ħaddiem ħaqqu ħobżu…

10/06/2018

Addressing some 40 participants in a Vatican conference dedicated to “Energy Transition and Care for our Common Home”, Pope Francis said “civiliazation requires energy but energy use must not destroy civilization”.

The two-day conference that wrapped up on Saturday, was promoted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Notre Dame University.

It saw the participation of senior executives of leading oil and gas companies including ExxonMobil, Eni, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Equinor and Pemex…