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by bcadmin | Oct 17, 2022 | Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Malta, News | 0 |
Malta on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, with calls for justice and praise for the courage of a woman whose death shocked Europe.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 15, 2022 | Abortion, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, euthanasia, Hospice, lead, Malta, News, News Analysis, secularism | 0 |
There’s one corner of Western Europe where the divorce between faith and culture is still playing out in real time: The tiny island nation of Malta.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 22, 2022 | Hungary, lead, Malta, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Refugees, Ukraine Crisis | 0 |
Pro-Orban media in Hungary have used “cretinous” and “senile” to characterize the pope’s views on immigration, while a member of Orbán’s Fidesz party has dubbed Francis the “Soros Pope” for his views on the economy.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Jesuits, La Civiltà Cattolica, lead, Malta, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
The Catholic Church in Europe and other places will, as retired Pope Benedict XVI had said, be smaller and less influential, but the church’s mission and joy is not to increase numbers but to share the Gospel, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Malta.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 6, 2022 | evangelize, Ideology of the powerful, Malta, Maltese people, Mediterranean archipelago, News, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Smaller countries like Malta are called to set an example of true freedom in a world that can seem overwhelmed by powerful nations that seek to extend their own economic, military or ideological interests, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Basilica of St. Paul, Featured, From the Pope, Hypocritical religiosity, Love, Malta, Mercy, News, Rabat | 0 |
Christians who truly imitate Jesus are more inclined to forgive and be merciful than those who, under the pretense of holiness, point fingers and condemn others, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Featured, Lebanon, Malta, Maltese government, Mediterranean, News, Pope Francis, Syria, U.S. & World News, Visit to Malta, Yemen | 0 |
In his brief visit to Malta, Pope Francis once again waded into the migration issue, reminding the country’s people of the “unusual kindness” they are known for while delicately questioning the Maltese government’s controversial policies toward migrants.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Catholic News Service, immigrants and refugees, Malta, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
In his visit to Malta, Pope Francis once again waded into the migration issue, reminding the country’s people of the “unusual kindness” they are known for while delicately questioning the Maltese government’s controversial policies toward migrants.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | lead, Liturgy, Malta, Migration, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Scripture, Vatican | 0 |
On his second and final day in Malta, Pope Francis made several direct appeals for locals to foster a merciful attitude toward others, whether they are incoming foreigners, or those simply in need of compassion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2022 | Corruption, lead, Malta, Migration, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Ukraine, Vatican, War | 0 |
Pope Francis landed in Valletta Saturday for his long-overdue visit to Malta, offering the country’s leaders a digest-version of his top social priorities, including corruption, migration, and peacemaking.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2022 | Church in Europe, lead, Malta, Mediterranean, migrants and refugees, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis | 0 |
A day before Pope Francis departed for a quick trip to Malta, during which migration is expected to be a key theme, the small Mediterranean island refused to disembark over 100 migrants, prompting NGOs to appeal for papal intervention.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 1, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, immigrants and refugees, Malta, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta | 0 |
Pope Francis heads to Malta this weekend, with the refugee exodus from Ukraine casting a haunting backdrop to the European migration drama that for years has focused on Malta and other Mediterranean countries.
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