News from the Church in Malta
Birth of Saint John the Baptist – Solemnity
Saint Luke 1:57-66.80
When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No…
On Sunday, 24th June 2018, at 09:15 a.m., Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrates a Pontificial Mass on the occasion of the feast of the nativity of St John the Baptist, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
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The Secretariat for Catholic Education is surprised that the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) declared an industrial dispute on issues it is working on to resolve. The Union is also informed that, in the coming days, the Secretariat has meetings scheduled with different entities to discuss the issues highlighted by the MUT.
The Secretariat would like to emphasise that all education grades employed by Church Schools and reimbursed by the State enjoy the same financial remuneration through the agreement reached between the Holy See and the Republic of Malta in 1991…
Is-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu, l-Għarb
22 ta’ Ġunju 2018
“Wera l-glorja tiegħu u d-dixxipli tiegħu emmnu fih” (Ġw 2:11). F’Kana tal-Galilija Ġesù jħossu d-dar. Wara kollox kien trabba f’Nazaret, belt tal-Galilija, u kien mistieden għal tieġ bħalma kienet ukoll mistiedna ommu…
The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Joseph Galea-Curmi as Auxiliary Bishop of Malta nominating him Titular Bishop of Cebarades. Presently, Monsignor Galea-Curmi is the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Malta.
As Auxiliary Bishop, His Lordship Monsignor Galea-Curmi, 54, will be the closest collaborator and advisor of His Grace Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna with leadership responsibilities in the Curia and in diocesan pastoral ministry.
On his episcopal ordination, Monsignor Galea-Curmi will become a member of the Maltese Episcopal Conference alongside the Archbishop and the Bishop of Gozo, Monsignor Mario Grech…
Press conference by the Apostolic Nuncio Mgr Alessandro D’Errico and Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, at the Archbishop’s residence in Mdina. The press conference starts at noon.
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Saint Matthew 6:24-34
Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear…
The ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ or the working document of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on youth, scheduled from October 3-28 in the Vatican, has three main sections, namely, recognizing, interpreting and choosing with regard to vocation in life.
Presented at a press conference by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, along with 3 other officials, the 67-page document is the fruit of a long preparatory phase which began with the announcement of the synod by Pope Francis on October 6, 2016…
A study by the Pew Research Center found that young adults worldwide are generally less religious than older adults by a variety of measures.
The study, which drew upon previous surveys by Pew, concluded that this was true regardless of the predominant religion in the country, its level of economic development, or its level of religiosity. It defined young people as those under 40 years of age and older people as those 40 or older…
Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas, Ħaż-Żebbuġ
20 ta’ Ġunju 2018
Impressjonani ħafna l-motto magħżul għal din is-serata: ‘Nagħżel li nħobb, nagħżel li ngħix’. L-ewwel nett għaliex inħoss li l-elementi ta’ dan il-motto huma wkoll il-qalba tal-esperjenza tal-programm, ta’ diversi servizzi li toffri l-Caritas, li wara kollox hija espressjoni tal-kultura tal-ħajja li mhux biss tieħu ħsieb il-bidu u t-tmiem imma anke dak li jiġi bejn it-twelid u l-mewt, għax il-kultura tal-ħajja hija li tkun taf tgħix…
