L-aħħar tislima lil Patri Elija Vella se tingħata nhar is-Sibt li ġej fil-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Addolorata f’San Pawl il-Baħar. Patri Elija, eżorċista u eks kappillan ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar, miet nhar it-Tnejn 10 ta’ Ottubru fl-età ta’ 81 sena. Qabel il-funeral, Patri Elija se jkun espost għall-qima tal-pubbliku l-Ġimgħa u s-Sibt filgħodu.

Il-Ġimgħa 14 ta’ Ottubru

Fl-3:45pm Jitlaq il-korteo funebri mill-Isptar Mater Dei lejn il-Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar… Read more »

Fil-jiem li għaddew fil-Kappella tad-Dar tal-Kleru tqiegħed salib li jirraffigura lil Kristu Saċerdot imsallab imma f’pożizzjoni ta’ qawmien. Dan tpitter minn Dun Peter Paul Sultana li hu l-amministratur parrokkjali tal-parroċċa tal-Manikata. Il-pittura saret fuq l-injam wara li nħadmet bil-ġibs. Is-salib tbierek mill-Arċisqof Emeritus Pawlu Cremona.

Dwar il-pittura, is-saċerdot spjega li fil-fidi naraw is-salib bħala punt ta’ tluq għall-qawmien ta’ Ġesù. Għalhekk f’din il-pittura naraw lil Kristu f’direzzjoni ta’ qawmien, anke l-idejn ta’ Kristu jidhru li mhumiex fin-nofs tal-ispazju tal-injama orizzontali tas-salib, iżda qegħdin iktar ’il fuq sabiex jesprimi moviment ’il fuq, li jissimbolizza l-qawmien… Read more »

The Archdiocese of Malta has established a fund of €30,000 to promote hospitality initiatives within parishes and other communities. The Church will be using the fund – set up to mark 2022 World Day of Migrants and Refugees themed ‘Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees’ – to encourage collaborative initiatives within the community between citizens and migrants.

A spokesperson said that this fund is being set up as a follow-up to Pope Francis’s message during his visit to Malta, which recalled how St Paul had been received with ‘unusual kindness’… Read more »

More than 200 families are seeking assistance from the Millennium Chapel, Fr Hilary Tagliaferro told Newsbook.com.mt.

This newsroom sat down with Fr Hilary and discussed the services offered by the Millennium Chapel, including WOW – Wishing Others Well.

The coronavirus pandemic followed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have left their impact on the global economy. The latter has had an outsized impact on the global supply chain, impeding the flow of goods, fueling dramatic cost increases and product shortages, and creating catastrophic food shortages around the world… Read more »