Tag: Archbishop Charles Scicluna
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Government launches affordable housing scheme with the Church
The Labour government yesterday announced its long-planned affordable housing scheme in partnership with the Church. Led by the government, the newly established Church–State entity, the Foundation for Affordable Accommodation, has launched a scheme that will see the construction of affordable housing units in Ħal Kirkop, Fgura, St Julian’s, and Marsaskala. The scheme was announced by the…
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Archbishop Scicluna offers words of comfort on Our Lady of Sorrows: “A mother’s love goes beyond death”
On the solemn occasion of Our Lady of Sorrows, Archbishop Charles Scicluna delivered a heartfelt message during Mass at Ta’ Ġieżu Church in Valletta. Addressing an audience that included parents who have lost their children, his words offered solace and a profound reflection on love, pain, and faith. “Those who do not love cannot understand…
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Malta unites in solidarity: President launches first Istrina under her patronage
In her touching opening speech for the 2024 edition of L-Istrina, the President of Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, invited families to lend a hand in giving to those for whom Christmas is not fun. She underlined how so many are living this Christmas period in hospitals, as it is important “the day after Christmas to…
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Archbishop Scicluna’s Christmas message: A call for Hope, Life and Mercy
In his Christmas message from Hospice Malta, Archbishop Charles Scicluna reflected on the value of life and hope. Speaking from the historic Cini Institute, today the seat of Hospice Malta, he spoke about the transformation of this 19th-century haven for women into a haven of care for those reaching the end of their lives. The…
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Here’s a simple and straight-forward reply by the French Embassy to the Archbishop
The French Embassy released a statement, yesterday, which is unusual given that foreign states are rarely dragged into our politics. So far I have counted only one protest letter written by Archbichop Charles Scicluna, and it was only the one that he sent to the French Embassy. Talk about priorities when organised criminals drag your…
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Christians, but only when it suits us (in terms of money and popularity)
Respect is earned and not gained. As a convinced Hegelian I feel more Christian than the Archbishop, who has no monopoly over the meaning and substance of Christianity and Catholicism. The Archbishop is not stupid. He’s probably one of the smartest and brightest minds on the Islands. That doesn’t mean he is automatically entitles to…
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Then why did you become Archbishop in the first place?
Prime Minister Robert Abela has established a new trend in Maltese which is fast consuming so many that it has now even afflicted the holiest of men. Selling one’s ideals, friends and companions to the highest bidder is the order of the day thanks to Robert Abela and Archbishop Charles Scicluna is making sure he…
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Like clockwork
Malta’s rent-seeking regime is incredibly easily predictable. Just like clockwork. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Why is the Archbishop blessing a project by a major Labour Party donor?
Did Archbishop Charles Scicluna strike a land deal with the government that was big enough to buy his silence? Scicluna became Archbishop after a clerical coup that ousted Archbishop Paul Cremona for being too soft on the Labour government. Now, the clerical fighters who wanted a political Archbishop are sorely disappointed. Charles Scicluna hasn’t made…
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Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:8
I encourage all my readers to read this very interesting feature by Mark Laurence ?ammit on the current saga on the land in Nadur being claimed by the Stagno Navarras as heirs of Cosmana Cumbo Navarra. The alleged heirs are claiming ownership to the lands of the foundation set up by Cosmana in 1675 prior…
