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Exhibition launch of St John’s Co-Cathedral tapestries commemorating a 16-year project of conservation and restoration

06/05/2023

 On Friday 5 May 2023, The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation launched ‘A Gift of Glory’ – the exhibition of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Tapestries, a gift of Grand Master Ramon Perellos. This exhibition marks the culmination of a 16-year project of conservation and restoration, ensuring that these magnificent tapestries will be preserved for future generations. 

The set of tapestries was commissioned by the Grand Master of the Knights of St John, Frà Ramon Perellos y Roccafull, between 1697 and 1702… Read more »

“Iżra’ fjura, iżra’ mħabba”

05/05/2023

Photo by Scott Webb

Missio Malta is participating in this year’s edition of the Valletta Green Festival which is taking place at St George’s Square, Valletta, between the 2nd and 7th May.

Visitors of the event that promotes a lifestyle closer to nature, will be able to visit the Missio stand, where they will be given sunflower seeds, for a donation.

“This typically Mediterranean flower is renowned for its bright yellow colour and is known to prefer to face the sun… Read more »

Restoration work on Żurrieq Church inaugurated

05/05/2023   The Parish Church of St Catherine, Żurrieq

Ġie inawgurat xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il-Knisja Arċipretali taż-Żurrieq – proġett li twettaq b’investiment ta’ €81,000 li minnhom 80% kienu fondi Ewropej u 20% kienu koperti mill-parroċċa. Il-proġett ġie inawgurat mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea Curmi u mis-Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett, fil-preżenza tal-Arċipriet Dun Daniel Cardona u s-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi Michael Pace Ross.

Il-proġett, li dam madwar għaxar xhur, kien jikkonsisti fir-restawr tal-koppla minn barra, inkluż il-lanterna u l-aperturi tal-injam… Read more »

19 church entities in the social sphere meet the Archbishop

03/05/2023   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

19 organisations within the Church in Malta that offer their services in the social sphere met with Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Wednesday 26th April at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana. The organisations which form part of the Secretariat for Diaconia, spoke about their work and the tough realities they face on a daily basis.

Following their presentations, the Archbishop gave a short closing address during which he thanked each organisation for the important work being carried out in Maltese society… Read more »

Open day on Sunday 7th May to visit tapestries exhibition at St John’s Co-Cathedral

02/05/2023

The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation announced an upcoming Open Day to commemorate the completion of a sixteen-year restorative project of the historic set of Tapestries on Sunday 7 May 2023 between 15:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs (last entry at 19:30 hrs). This Open Day will provide an exclusive opportunity for the general public to view and experience an integral part of Malta’s cultural and historical heritage for more than three centuries… Read more »

Synod: Laymen and laywomen eligible to vote at General Assembly

27/04/2023

Neither the nature nor the name is changing—which remains the Synod of Bishops—but the composition of the participants in the October 2023 General Assembly in the Vatican on the theme of synodality is set to change, since a sizeable group of “non-bishop” members will also take part.

These 70 individuals will include lay people appointed directly by the Pope, 50 percent of whom shall be women and among whom shall be included several young people… Read more »

Give yourselves to people but find time for yourself too – The Archbishop to the new deacons

Mass celebrating the ordination to the diaconate

22/04/2023   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Ma nsejħilkomx aktar qaddejja, għax il-qaddej ma jafx x’jagħmel sidu; sejjaħtilkom ħbieb” (Ġw 15:15). Int u tisma’ din il-Kelma proprju bħal-lum fid-djakonat, tgħid imma Ġesù jaf eżattament x’inhu jgħid. Meta aħna għadna kemm ikkonfermajna l-għażla tal-Knisja, biex lil dawn iż-żewġt irġiel żgħażagħ insejħulhom qaddejja, djakni – diákonoi.

“Ma nsejħilkomx aktar qaddejja” (Ġw 15:15); imma ma jsejħilhomx qaddejja għax ma jridhomx qaddejja li ma jafux x’jagħmel sidhom… Read more »