Pope Francis has repeatedly appealed that the Covid-19 vaccine be available to everyone. In fact, during his Christmas Urbi et Orbi discourse, he said, “In this time of darkness and uncertainty regarding the pandemic, various lights of hope appear, such as the discovery of vaccines. But for these lights to illuminate and bring hope to all, they need to be available to all.”

What exactly are the prospects for the availability of this vaccine in Africa? … Kompli aqra »

Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for January 2021, which focuses on human fraternity, and calls for people of different religions, cultures, traditions, and beliefs to return to the essential: love of neighbour.

The Pope Video for January, the first of 2021, was released on Tuesday with the prayer intention that Pope Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (which includes the Eucharistic Youth Movement – EYM)… Kompli aqra »

Għeżież ħuti, il-jum it-tajjeb,

F’dan it-tieni Ħadd ta’ wara l-Milied il-Kelma t’Alla ma toffrilniex episodju mill-ħajja ta’ Ġesù, tkellimna dwaru, imma tkellimna dwar qabel ma’ twieled.  Teħodna lura biex tikxfilna xi ħaġa dwar Ġesù qabel ma ġie fostna.  Dan tagħmlu fuq kollox permezz tal-Prologu tal-Evanġelju ta’ Ġwanni li jibda hekk: “Fil-bidu kien il-Verb” (Ġw1,1).  Fil-bidu: dan hu l-ewwel kliem tal-Bibbja, l-istess kliem li bih jibda r-rakkont tal-ħolqien: “Fil-bidu Alla ħalaq is-sema u l-art” (Ġen 1,1).  Illum l-Evanġelju jgħidilna li dak li aħna kkuntemplajna fit-twelid tiegħu, bħala tarbija Ġesù, kien minn qabel: qabel ma bdew l-affarijiet, qabel l-univers, qabel kollox.  Hu kien qabel l-ispazju u ż-żmien.  “Fih kien hemm il-ħajja”(Ġw 1,4), qabel ma feġġet il-ħajja… Kompli aqra »

Id-Dar tal-Providenza tixtieq tirringrazzja lill-pubbliku in ġenerali għall-ġenerożità straordinarja li wera waqt il-maratona annwali ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organizzata nhar l-ewwel tas-sena. Dawn id-donazzjonijiet se jkunu mezz importanti sabiex id-Dar tkun tista’ tkompli bil-ħidma professjonali li toffri lir-residenti b’mod speċjali f’dawn iż-żminijiet diffiċli.

Hekk kif stabbilit mill-policies tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, donazzjonijiet fi flus kontanti ta’ aktar minn €5,000 u donazzjonijiet jew pledges oħra ‘l fuq minn €10,000  minn individwi jew kumpaniji huma suġġett ta’ proċess ta’ verifika. 

Bħala parti minn dan il-proċess u f’konformità mal-obbligi regolatorji, Id-Dar tal-Providenza talbet iktar dokumentazzjoni wara li rċeviet pledge  ta’ €500,000 minn Catco Group Capital Investment… Kompli aqra »

“Jien emozzjonat ħafna bil-ġenerożità u s-solidarjetà tal-Maltin u Għawdxin li minkejja kollox taw rigal mill-isbaħ ta’ €2,531,540 lid-Dar tal-Providenza.” Dan qalu Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad-Dar, mill-uffiċċju tiegħu fis-Siġġiewi minn fejn kien qed isegwi l-maratona u jwieġeb it-telefonati. Huwa żied jgħid li minkejja l-mard u l-inċertezzi li ġabet magħha l-pandemija Covid-19, il-poplu Malti reġa’ għamel ħwejjeġ kbar mad-Dar tal-Providenza li f’dawn l-aħħar xhur rat tnaqqis kbir fid-dħul tagħha l-aktar billi kellha tħassar attivitajiet ta’ ġbir ta’ flus bħall-maratona tal-volleyball… Kompli aqra »

Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God, was celebrated on the morning of New Year’s Day by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, standing in for Pope Francis, who is suffering a painful attack of sciatica.

In his homily, which was read by Cardinal Parolin, Pope Francis focused on three words from the day’s readings: to bless, to be born, and to find, which he said “find their fulfillment in the Mother of God.”

To bless

Beginning with the first Reading, where God commands Moses to bless the people, Pope Francis writes, “This is no pious exhortation: it is a specific request.” We need to be blessed, the Pope said; and at Christmas, we receive “not only the words of blessing, but the blessing itself: Jesus is Himself the blessing of the Father.”

Whereas Jesus is the blessing, Mary is blessed through grace, and “in this way, brings us God’s blessing… Kompli aqra »

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 »

Pope Francis will not preside over end of year Vespers and the solemn changing of the Te Deum this evening, 31 December, in St. Peter’s Basilica or over Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God on 1 January due to “painful sciatica.”

A statement released by the Holy See Press Office said the traditional end of year celebration on Thursday evening will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, while the Mass on New Year’s Day will be celebrated by Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin… Kompli aqra »

On 19 March 2021, the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia, on the joy and beauty of familial love, Pope Francis will inaugurate the Year “Amoris Laetitia Family,” which will conclude on 26 June 2022 on the occasion of the X World Meeting of Families in Rome. The Holy Father will be present for the Meeting… Kompli aqra »