Papal Malta Visit News
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Papal trip highlights complexities of migration crisis
Apr 08, 2022
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.
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Pope Francis’ top four messages during his trip to Malta
Apr 08, 2022
Pope Francis only spent two days visiting the island of Malta, but his trip was filled with powerful words and messages.
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Pope thanks Our Lady for Apostolic Journey to Malta
Apr 08, 2022
The Pope’s visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major has once again acted as the two bookends of his Apostolic Journey, which this time took him to the EU nation of Malta for two days over the weekend.
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Archbishop Scicluna: Pope boosts Maltese Catholics’ mission through greater openness to others
Apr 06, 2022
For the prelate, the flame lit by the pope’s visit must be kept alive by bearing witness and evangelisation. Building walls is a sad sight. Solidarity towards Ukrainians highlights the plight of refugees coming from developing countries, treated as “second class”. Francis was “transfigured” by his meeting with the sick, prisoners, and the marginalised.
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Pope Francis reminds migrants in Malta of his ‘closeness’ on last day of visit
Apr 04, 2022
Addressing a crowd on Sunday at the John XIII Peace Lab, an immigration reception center in Hal Far, Malta, Pope Francis called for strengthening “the fabric of social friendship and the culture of encounter, starting from places such as this.”
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Will Pope Francis go to Kyiv? Will he call out Putin by name? Here’s what he told the media
Apr 04, 2022
Pope Francis was asked on Sunday whether he intended to travel to Ukraine and if he had a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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'We never learn, we are enamored of war and the spirit of Cain!'
Apr 04, 2022
Pope Francis answers questions about the war in Ukraine and the possibility of a journey to Kyiv, during the short flight from Malta to Rome at the conclusion of his 36th Apostolic Journey.
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'The world needs care, not ideologies and populism'
Apr 04, 2022
New call for peace and disarmament in Ukraine and the Middle East "some potentate, sadly caught up in anachronistic claims of nationalist interests, is provoking and fomenting conflicts." The hypothesis of a trip to Kiev "is on the table".
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Pope Francis bids farewell to Malta
Apr 04, 2022
Pope Francis departs from Malta, concluding his two-day Apostolic Journey to the island nation.
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Pope in Malta: Our warm welcome to others can help save the world
Apr 04, 2022
Pope Francis visits with migrants at the John XXIII Peace Lab Centre during his final event in Malta, and warns humanity that we face a shipwreck of civilization, which threatens not only migrants but all of us, if we do not conduct ourselves with kindness and humanity.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.