• In his homily on Pentecost Sunday delivered before thousands of the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis focused on the action of the Holy Spirit expressed in the Scripture readings from the Acts of the Apostles, St Paul’s letter to the Galatians, and St John’s Gospel.

  The Holy Spirit changes hearts

  The Spirit transforms the hearts of the timid disciples from fearful men, “huddled behind closed doors”, to bold men who “bear witness to [Jesus]” (Jn 15:27), the Pope said…

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• When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together… Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.”
  —Acts 2:1, 4

   

• Jesus had promised his Apostles that “the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you” (John 14:26)…

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• Members of Chile’s bishops conference release a statement in which they offer to resign following the clerical sex abuse scandal in their country.

   

• Following three days of meetings with Pope Francis in the Vatican, the bishops of Chile met the press and read a statement in which they thanked the Pope for having listened to them “paternally and for having offered his fraternal correction” during these days “of reflection and prayer”…

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• Illum, is-Sibt, 19 ta’ Mejju 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament fl-okkażjoni tal-25 sena mit-twaqqif ta’ Richmond Foundation. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann u tibda fil-5:30pm.

   

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• Il-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann kixfet ir-restawr li sar fuq il-pittura kbira u maestuża tal-Inkurunazzjoni tal-Verġni Marija, intervent li kien ferm bżonnjuż.

  “Bħala pajjiż, għandna legat kulturali b’saħħtu li jsawwar l-identità tagħna, u permezz tar-restawr ta’ din il-pittura qegħdin ngħinu sabiex nippreservaw u nipproteġu dan il-legat għal ġenerazzjonijiet futuri.F’dawn l-aħħar snin, il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann kellu bosta proġetti li jirrigwardaw ir-restawr li għenu biex jiżdied aktar l-apprezzament mill-komunità lejn dan il-monument storiku,” stqarr il-Ministru għall-Kultura Owen Bonnici…

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• At the conclusion of three days of “fraternal” meetings, Pope Francis hands the following letter to the 34 Chilean bishops with whom he had closely examined the clerical sex abuse scandal that has tarnished the image of the Latin American Church in recent decades:

   

• To the bishops of Chile:

  Dear brothers in the episcopate,

  I wish to thank you for having accepted my invitation so that, together, we may make a frank discernment regarding the serious events which have damaged the ecclesial communion and undermined the work of the Church in Chile in recent years…

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