News from the Church in Malta
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Fondazzjoni Nazareth and the Deaf People Association Malta are the winners of the Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi Awards for 2021 and 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the presentation ceremony did not take place last year.
The winners were announced by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, during a Vocal and Instrumental Concert by the Band of the Armed Forces of Malta with the distinct patronage of H.G… Read more »
Il-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità tal-ewwel tas-sena organizzata mid-Dar tal-Providenza se ssir mill-ġdid taħt it-tinda l-kbira fil-parkeġġ tas-Siġġiewi wara waqfa ta’ sentejn minħabba l-pandemija tal-COVID-19. Dan tħabbar minn Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur u mis-Sinjura Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Amministratur tad-Dar, waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li saret dalgħodu l-Ġimgħa, 9 ta’ Diċembru 2022.
Bħas-soltu, l-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità se tkun trasmessa fuq l-istazzjonijiet ewlenin tat-televixin bejn l-10.00am u nofsillejl… Read more »
The new Apostolic Nuncio, Mgr Savio Hon Tai-Fai, was greeted on his arrival yesterday, 8th December, at the Malta International Airport by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Bishop Anton Theuma and Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi.
Mr Frank Zammit, Ambassador to the Holy See; Mgr Dennis Kuruppassery, Chargé d’Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature; and Fr Sandro Overend Rigillo OFM, Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya were also present to welcome him… Read more »
Patriarch Bartholomew I on 6th December met with a number of migrants from Ethiopia, Sudan, Ukraine, and Eritrea at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana. He also met with representatives of NGOs that work with migrants, such as the Migrants Commission, Fr Dijonisju Mintoff from the Peace Lab, and Dr Neil Falzon from the Aditus Foundation. The Bishops were also present for the meeting.
After listening to the migrants and the members of the NGOs, the Patriarch said, “You all have individual and different challenges but the common factor is that you are far from your homes… Read more »
Yesterday Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi welcomed His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Malta International Airport. This morning, the Patriarch and his accompanying delegation were welcomed by the Archbishop and a number of Maltese bishops at the Archbishop’s Palace in Mdina.
During this visit, the Patriarch and the Archbishop discussed a number of themes of mutual interest, including reciprocal Ecumenical relations, the pastoral care of members of the Orthodox Churches in Malta, the use of Catholic Churches for Orthodox Divine Liturgies, the phenomenon of migration and care for the environment, and the promotion of peace in the Mediterranean and beyond… Read more »
