1. Issa li ninsabu fuq l-għatba tas-sena l-ġdida, nixtieq insellem b’rispett lill-Kapijiet tal-Istat u tal-Gvernijiet, lir-responsabbli tal-Organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali, lill-mexxejja spiritwali u lill-fidili ta’ kull reliġjon, kif ukoll lill-irġiel u n-nisa ta’ rieda tajba. Lilkom ilkoll nagħti l-isbaħ xewqat, sabiex din is-sena tkun tista’ tmexxi ’l quddiem l-umanità fit-triq tal-fraternità, tal-ġustizzja u tal-paċi fost il-bnedmin, il-komunitajiet, il-popli u l-Istati.

L-2020 baqgħet immarkata bil-ġerħa tal-kriżi sanitarja kbira tal-Covid-19, li saret fenomenu multisettorjali u globali, u ċerti kriżijiet, li bejniethom ftit kellhom x’jaqsmu, għamluha iktar gravi, bħalma huma l-kriżi klimatika, dik alimentari, dik ekonomika u dik migratorja, u kkawżat weġgħat u sofferenzi kbar… Kompli aqra »

Pope Francis, suffering from an attack of sciatica, was absent from the celebration of Vespers and the recitation of the Te Deum – the Church’s solemn chant of Thanksgiving for the past year – but nonetheless offered a reflection on how we can give thanks for the year that is drawing to a close.

The liturgy was presided over by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who pronounced the homily prepared by Pope Francis for the occasion… Kompli aqra »