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Archdiocese invites former minister to substantiate fallacious claims

15/06/2022

The Archdiocese of Malta invites former minister and media commentator Michael Falzon to substantiate remarks he made in the local media alleging “there are stories of…corruption…in the Curia’s own administrative structures” and that “the Archbishop knows about these cases”.

Under Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s stewardship, administrative and governance structures within the Archdiocese have been strengthened through a range of measures aimed at bolstering transparency and accountability within Curia structures… Read more »

The Gospel leads us to true freedom – The Archbishop

14/06/2022   The Archbishop's Seminary Church, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan hu forsi l-iżjed tagħlim ta’ Ġesù li nħossuh diffiċli anke għax imur ’l hemm mil-liġi li għalina tagħmel sens: tħobb lil min iħobbok – lil għajrek, u tobgħod lil min jobogħdok. Mhux hekk nagħmlu aħna? L-istint tagħna hekk jgħidilna u nħossu li din xi ħaġa ġusta għax inti almenu tħobb lil min iħobbok mhux tobgħod lil min iħobbok, u lil min jobogħdok tpattilu bl-istess mibegħda… Read more »

Freedom of heart and generosity – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/06/2022   The Archbishop's Seminary Church, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Jien ngħidilkom biex bniedem ħażin ma tiqfulux”. Dan hu li Ġesù jgħid illum lid-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew. Żgur li din tinstema’ stramba. Kif lill-bniedem ħażin ma tiqaflux? Jekk bniedem qed jagħmel il-ħsara, qed iweġġa’ lil ħaddieħor – rajna llum fl-ewwel qari bniedem li jagħmel il-ħażin – jekk bniedem juża l-vjolenza kontra ħaddieħor, ma tiqaflux, tħallih jagħmel li jrid?

Nistgħu nifhmu aħjar il-kliem li qed jgħid Ġesù hawnhekk meta niftakru dak li għedna fis-salm, fejn għedna: “Għax int m’intix Alla li tħobb il-ħażen, il-ħażin ma jsibx postu għandek”… Read more »

Annual Report published by St Jeanne Antide Foundation

13/06/2022

Boosting self-reliance in vulnerable families is the annual report 2021 published by NGO St Jeanne Antide Foundation (VO/0005) highlighting the outcomes of the services it offers to families in distress beset by complex life challenges. The booklet includes a detailed account of the different supports offered by SOAR to survivors of domestic violence. SOAR is run by trained and mentored survivors of domestic violence… Read more »

An embracing love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the solemnity of the Holy Trinity

12/06/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of the Abondoned

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“X’inhu l-bniedem biex tiftakar fih, bin il-bniedem biex taħseb fih?” Hekk għedna lill-Mulej fis-Salm illum aħna u nfaħħruh u ngħidulu: “Mulej, Sid tagħna, kemm hu kbir ismek fl-art kollha!”

Dan hu t-tifħir li nagħtu lill-Mulej illum fis-solennità tat-Trinità Qaddisa. Aħna nfaħħru l-isem ta’ Alla, kbir fl-art kollha, Alla li hu t-Trinità – il-Missier, l-Iben u l-Ispirtu s-Santu. Hu dan l-isem ta’ Alla li nsejħu kontinwament meta rroddu s-salib, u li nsejħu wkoll f’ħafna mit-talb tal-quddiesa, u dan ukoll li nfaħħru meta ngħidu: “Glorja lill-Missier u lill-Iben u lill-Ispirtu s-Santu”… Read more »

Mellieħa Ecclesiastical Museum will be completed by the end of the year

12/06/2022

Ix-xogħlijiet fuq il-Mużew Ekkleżjastiku fil-Mellieħa mistennija jkunu lesti sal-aħħar tas-sena. Il-proġett qed isir mill-Fondazzjoni għall-Patrimonju Kulturali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta b’investiment ta’ kważi €300,000 u hu ffinanzjat parzjalment mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Reġjonali.

Is-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross u l-Arċipriet tal-Mellieħa Dun Joe Caruana flimkien mas-Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett żaru dawn ix-xogħlijiet fil-binja tal-Pellegrini fil-Mellieħa.  

Fuq il-post ġie spjegat li fl-imgħoddi din il-binja kienet tintuża bħala post ta’ mistrieħ mill-pellegrini li kienu jżuru l-Madonna tal-Mellieħa wara vjaġġ twil ħafna, meta ma kienx hawn il-mezzi tat-trasport kif għandna llum… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 12th June

12/06/2022

The Most Holy Trinity – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31
Psalm: 8:4-5,6-7,8-9
Second Reading: Romans 5:1-5

Gospel: John 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming… Read more »

Embryo selection is discriminatory and undermines dignity of human life

Position paper on the amendments to the Law on IVF

11/06/2022

The amendments to the IVF law undermine the dignity of embryos as they will allow embryos with specific genetic disorders to be frozen forever. Furthermore, through these amendments, a discriminatory choice will be made between which future baby will live and which will be frozen on the basis of their genetic condition.

This was stated by 35 multidisciplinary experts, including experts in medicine, science and embryology, in a position paper that has been prepared as part of a wider discussion that ought to be held as part of the Parliamentary debate on the proposed amendments to the Embryo Protection Act… Read more »

When to say no – Bishop Galea-Curmi

10/06/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm espressjonijiet qawwija li Ġesù kultant juża fl-Evanġelju biex iwassal il-messaġġ tiegħu. U hawnhekk illum għandna proprju eżempju ta’ dan, meta Ġesù jgħid: “Jekk għajnek hi għalik okkażjoni ta’ dnub, aqlagħha barra u armiha ’l bogħod minnek… jekk idek il-leminija hi għalik okkażjoni ta’ dnub, aqtagħha barra u armiha ’l bogħod minnek”. Kliem qawwi dan, kliem iebes!  U jkompli, jgħid: aħjar tgħix b’għajn waħda jew b’id waħda, milli tispiċċa mbagħad ġismek kollu fl-infern… Read more »

No state can be obliged to legalize or facilitate abortion – COMECE

09/06/2022   Declaration of the General Secretary of COMECE on the EP discussion on 'Global threats to abortion rights'

In view of the discussion scheduled for Wednesday 8 June 2022 in the European Parliament under the title “Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court”, the Secretary General of COMECE, Fr Manuel Barrios Prieto, has made the following declaration:

We see with surprise that the European Parliament will discuss the impact of a leaked draft opinion of the US Supreme Court concerning abortion… Read more »