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Procession of baby Jesus returns after two years

24/12/2022

The procession of baby Jesus will be returning this year after a two-year hiatus caused by Covid-19. The tradition is celebrated on Christmas Eve, and has its roots in the MUSEUM society.

Newsbook.com.mt spoke with Żabbar’s MUSEUM superior Brian Psaila, who spoke about the procession and the meaning of Christmas.

Psaila said that the tradition of the procession all started when around a century ago St Ġorġ Preca expressed his wish to hold the procession… Read more »

Notice

23/12/2022

Tomorrow, Saturday, 24th December 2022 till Tuesday 3rd January 2023, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed.

The Curia, including the Marriage Office and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal, reopens on Wednesday, 4th January 2023. Read more »

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70% oppose abortion if mother’s life not at risk

20/12/2022

Almost 70 percent of respondents to a survey carried out by Misco say they are opposed to abortion if the pregnancy does not place the mother’s life at risk.

The survey, commissioned by the Archdiocese of Malta, was carried out towards the end of November and featured 800 respondents.

Conversely, almost 80 percent favour a medical intervention that results in the termination of pregnancy in circumstances where a woman’s life is in danger… Read more »

This Advent we pray to St George Preca for God to save us – The Archbishop

Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Advent

18/12/2022   The Parish Church of St Venera, Santa Venera

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Tibżax tieħu għandek lil Marija” (Mt 1:20). Din hija l-istedina li l-anġlu tal-Mulej jagħmel lil Ġużeppi ta’ Nazaret. Hija stedina biex jagħmel kuraġġ f’sitwazzjoni ta’ diffikultà kbira. L-għarusa tiegħu Marija ħarġet tqila u hu jaf li mhuwiex il-missier. X’se jagħmel? Bl-għerusija, skont il-liġi Lhudija, kienet diġà marbuta miegħu, marbuta miegħu bil-wegħda tal-fedeltà. Il-fatt li għandha wild ta’ ħaddieħor ipoġġi quddiem dan ir-raġel ġust problema, dilemma kbira: x’se nagħmel? … Read more »

St Jeanne Antide Foundation launches book on the evolution of the SOAR Service

19/12/2022

The St Jeanne Antide Foundation (SJAF) has just published a new book that holds within it a detailed account of how the SOAR Service evolved from a small support group to a fully-fledged national service.

The book, that is sponsored by RA1SE Foundation, was launched on the 10th anniversary of SOAR on the 23rd November 2022.

The book is aimed at researchers, university students, university faculties, NGOs, family welfare agencies, practitioners, legal practitioners, police officers involved in supporting women victims of domestic violence, shelter workers, care workers, volunteers and women experiencing intimate partner violence and domestic violence.  … Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by the Archbishop during Christmas and the beginning of the New Year

18/12/2022

Following the Christmas sermon on 24th December 2021

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will lead a number of liturgical celebrations at Christmastime which are open to the public. The first of these will be on Christmas Eve.

On Saturday 24 December, the Archbishop presides over the First Vespers at 5:15 p.m. and then celebrates the Vigil Mass at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta. At 11:00 p.m., the Office of Readings and Christmas carol singing will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral, Mdina… Read more »

New appointments for the Metropolitan Chapter

16/12/2022

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has recently appointed Mgr Joseph Bajada to be the President of the Metropolitan Chapter for the next three years after he was elected to this post by the members of the said Chapter, while Mgr Anton Gouder was reconfirmed as Vice-President. The other elected officials of the Chapter are Mgr Hector Scerri, who is the Chancellor of the Chapter, and Mgr Salvino Micallef, Administrator… Read more »

The Apostolic Nuncio presents his credentials to the President of Malta

15/12/2022   San Anton Palace, Attard

On Thursday, 15th December 2022, the Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency Mgr Savio Hon Tai-Fai, presented his credentials to the President of Malta, Dr George Vella at San Anton Palace, Attard.

Following the formal presentation of his Letters of Credence, the Apostolic Nunzio conveyed salutations on behalf of His Holiness Pope Francis to President Vella and the people of Malta and Gozo. He also underlined the longstanding and warm relations between Malta and the Vatican… Read more »

Imam Laiq Ahmed Atif visits Caritas with festive delights

14/12/2022

Imam Laiq Ahmed Atif and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community once again made a gesture of solidarity and communal love to residents who are currently undertaking a drug rehabilitation programme within Caritas Therapeutic Communities.

On Saturday 10th December 2022 Imam Atif together with representatives of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held a half day encounter with residents at the Male Shelter, the San Blas Therapeutic Community for Men and those in the Female Programme… Read more »

The Pope with a letter to Malta’s President among others

14/12/2022

Il-Papa Franġisku kiteb ittra lill-Kapijiet tal-Istati jitlobhom jagħtu l-maħfra lil priġunieri li “huma eleġibbli li jibbenefikaw minn provediment bħal dan”.

Il-Papa talab għal “ġest ta’ klemenza” għall-priġunieri hekk kif qed joqrob il-Milied.

F’ittra indirizzata lill-Kapijiet tal-Istati, hu stedinhom jagħmlu ġest simboliku “ma’ ħutna li huma mċaħħda mil-libertà tagħhom… biex dan iż-żmien immarkat minn tensjonijiet, inġustizzja u kunflitti jista’ jkun miftuħ għall-grazzja li ġejja mill-Mulej”… Read more »