News from the Church in Malta
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 2nd November 2022, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed all day.
The Curia reopens on Thursday, 3rd November 2022. Read more »
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The pontifical vestments of Pope St Pius V are being brought to Malta to commemorate the 450th anniversary of his demise and are being exhibited at St John’s Co-Cathedral till the 13th of November 2022.
Pope Pius V was a Dominican friar who was elected to the papacy in 1566 until his death in 1572. He is remembered as the great benefactor of Malta’s Capital City, Valletta, and as a promoter of the devotion towards Our Lady of the Holy Rosary… Read more »
Photo: Kunvent Dumnikan tal-Lunzjata, il-Birgu
Dominican priest Marius Zerafa passed away aged 93. His funeral will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 25th October, at 9:30am. From 8:15am, Fr Zerafa will lie in state at the Convent of Jesus of Nazareth, Tas-Sliema. The funeral cortège will leave the Convent at 9.15am for Mass praesente cadavere at the Parish Church of Jesus of Nazareth, followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. … Read more »
Din is-sena l-Papa Franġisku xtaq li għall-Jum il-Missjoni, aħna naħsbu f’dan is-suġġett, f’din it-tema sabiħa ħafna li tkunu ‘xhieda tiegħi’ (Atti 1:8). Jiena qed naħseb fil-missjunarji Maltin u Għawdxin madwar id-dinja li huma dawk li jwasslu l-istil tal-Evanġelju, li huma qrib il-poplu, li għandhom qalb ta’ tenerezza u ta’ kompassjoni għall-Poplu t’Alla fejn qegħdin, jirrappreżentaw ukoll l-imħabba tagħna.
Jiena nawgura lill-missjunarji Maltin u Għawdxin f’dan il-jum tal-Missjoni… Read more »
International Missions Day will be celebrated on Sunday 23rd October 2022, and will shine a light on the work carried out by Missions, with communities in developing countries.
Missio Malta, which forms part of an international organisation of the same name, has dedicated the whole month of October to raise awareness about the cause.
Missio Malta Head of Communications and Fund-Raising Robert Farrugia said that International Missions Day is an opportunity for the Maltese public to learn more about the religious and lay people from Malta and Gozo, who have dedicated their lives to help entire communities in need… Read more »
(lemin) Il-Perit Adrian Mifsud, is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross, is-Segretarju Parlamentari Dr Chris Bonett, il-kappillan Dun Reuben Deguara u l-istoriku Sandro Sciberras
L‑istudji u t‑testijiet ġeotekniċi fuq il‑Knisja l‑Qadima ta’ Birkirkara waslu fi tmiem it‑tieni stadju. Dawn l‑istudji qed isiru b’investiment ta’ €104,000, li €84,000 minnhom ġejjin mill‑Fond Ewropew għall‑Iżvilupp Reġjonali u għandhom jiddeterminaw xi ħsarat strutturali hemm f’din il‑knisja li hi monument nazzjonali tal‑ewwel grad… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, welcome and good morning!
In the catecheses of these weeks we are focusing on the prerequisites for good discernment. In life we have to make decisions, always, and to make decisions we must follow a journey, a path of discernment. Every important activity has its “instructions” to follow, which must be known in order for them to produce the necessary effects… Read more »
“Patri Elija Vella kien strument f’idejn Alla li li permezz tiegħu ħalla xmajjar kbar ta’ grazzji fuq in-nies,” qal Patri Colin Sammut, il-Provinċjal Franġiskan li mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-ħajja ta’ Patri Elija Vella.
Fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar dalgħodu ngħatat l-aħħar tislima lill-patri maħbub li miet fl-età ta’ 81 sena t-Tnejn li għadda. Il-quddiesa kienet iċċelebrata mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna.
“Elija żera’ ż-żerriegħa tat-tama kull fejn mar… Read more »
Mgr Franz-Josef Overbeck, Vice-President of COMECE commenting on the 2022 Autumn Plenary Assembly
Gathered in Brussels on 12-14 October 2022, the Plenary Assembly of the Bishop Delegates of the EU Episcopates makes a strong appeal to Russia to immediately suspend the hostilities against Ukraine and to all parties to work towards a solution to the conflict. They also encourage strong EU cohesion. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi attended as the delegate for the Maltese Episcopal Conference… Read more »
Sr Ramona Privitelli li hija infermiera fl-Isptar Karin Grech se tkun qed tagħmel il-professjoni solenni li biha tibda l-ħajja tagħha bħala soru tal-karita għal dejjem għada s-Sibt 15 ta’ Ottubru 2022.
Ma’ Newsbook.com.mt Sr Ramona qalet li f’ħajjitha għexet l-esperjenza tal-vojt minkejja li kellha kollox. Hija saħqet li kellha xogħol tajjeb, karozza sabiħa, kienet tħobb issiefer u toħroġ u kellha wkoll xi relazzjonijiet ma’ ġuvintur… Read more »
