{"id":3379,"date":"2025-05-20T23:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2025-05-20T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:05:45","slug":"bishop-george-bugeja-honoured-at-franciscan-meeting-of-the-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/bishop-george-bugeja-honoured-at-franciscan-meeting-of-the-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"BISHOP GEORGE BUGEJA HONOURED AT FRANCISCAN MEETING OF THE MEDITERRANEAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday 17 May Bishop George Bugeja, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli in Libya, was awarded the<br>\u201cPremio San Ludovico\u201d during the Franciscan Meeting of the Mediterranean organized in<br>Palermo from 16 to 18 May by the Secular Franciscan Order in Sicily. Bishop George was given<br>this honour in view of his untiring work of support and fraternal charity towards immigrant<br>communities in Libya, and particularly for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation through<br>dialogue in this troubled country. The Maltese Franciscan Province congratulates Bishop George<br>for this award, which is a witness of the effort of all Franciscan missionaries present in Libya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_1a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-id=\"3386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_1a.jpg?resize=790%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_1a.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_1a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_1a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_3a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-id=\"3385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_3a.jpg?resize=790%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_3a.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_3a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_3a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_4a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-id=\"3384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_4a.jpg?resize=790%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_4a.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_4a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_4a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_6a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-id=\"3387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_6a.jpg?resize=790%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_6a.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_6a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ofm.mt\/ofmmt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May_20_6a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 17 May Bishop George Bugeja, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli in Libya, was awarded the\u201cPremio San Ludovico\u201d during the Franciscan Meeting of the Mediterranean&hellip; 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