MALTA
The Sunday Times
Noon church bells peal daily to announce the Angelus, summoning devotees to say a little prayer, but in Lija yesterday the bells pealed for almost an hour at midday, in joyous celebration.
Right after the Angelus yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI officially announced the appointment of Mgr Charles Scicluna as Malta’s new Auxiliary Bishop.
As the bells kept ringing, a crowd of Mgr Scicluna’s friends gathered on the church parvis, excited and eager to share their pride that a fellow Lija resident will hold such a position in the Maltese Church.
Mgr Scicluna’s long-time neighbour and friend, Mark Sciberras, 37, described Mgr Scicluna as a man “of great responsibility”, “outgoing” and having a “sense of humour”.
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