News from the Church in Malta
In a wide-ranging interview with American journalist Philip Pullela of Reuters, Pope Francis covers topics such as the recent US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the possibility of resigning, the decision to postpone his planned Apostolic Visit to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and his hopes for a trip to Moscow and Kyiv.
Pope Francis has responded to the U.S… Read more »
The 12th edition of the Volleyball Marathon came to an end at midnight on Sunday. The sum of €519,721 was raised for Id-Dar tal-Providenza and was collected during the 53 hours of the marathon, in which 40 players and around 200 volunteers participated.
Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, said this marathon was indeed a marathon of solidarity and sport, and the altruistic spirit was reflected in the number of players and volunteers… Read more »
Il-Kap tas-Safeguarding Commission Andrew Azzopardi qal li kull investigazzjoni f’rapporti ta’ abbuż minn persuni reliġjużi trid tkun indipendenti minn kull tip ta’ indħil.
F’intervista ma’ Newsbook.com.mt, Azzopardi tkellem dwar konferenza li saret f’Ruma għal persuni li jaħdmu fil-qasam tal-ħarsien tat-tfal u tal-adulti vulnerabbli fil-Knisja. Għal din il-konferenza attendew 80 persuna li sitta minnhom kienu qed jirrappreżentaw lill-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u lill-Kunsill tas-Superjuri Maġġuri Reliġjużi, jiġifieri l-ordnijiet reliġjużi f’Malta… Read more »
After an absence of two years due to the pandemic, Dar tal-Providenza this year is bringing back the Volleyball Marathon in aid of the Home. This was announced by Fr Martin Micallef, director of Dar tal-Providenza, during a press briefing during which details of the 12th edition of the Marathon were given.
The marathon is once again taking place at the Home’s carpark in Siġġiewi from tomorrow Friday, 1st July till Sunday, 3rd July, 2022… Read more »
An official publication commemorating Pope Francis’s Apostolic Journey to Malta through a series of evocative photographs and text has been launched by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.
Published by Beacon Media – the Church media group that owns Newsbook, 103 Malta’s Heart and Media Centre – the 168-page book entitled Luminous Kindness also features all the speeches and prayers made during the Pope’s visit to a number of locations in Malta and Gozo, on April 2 and 3… Read more »
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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
The Professional Ethics Platform at the University of Malta is offering two inter-disciplinary postgraduate programmes coming October 2022.
The M.A. in Business Ethics aims to introduce candidates to the important ethical issues, concepts and theories linked to the context of business activities and related economic environments. The Master is an inter-faculty project—offered by the Faculty of Theology, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) and the Faculty of Laws—and brings together the fields of business studies, marketing, public policy, philosophical ethics, law, and moral theology… Read more »
Archbishop Charles celebrated Mass on the feast of Christ the Redeemer in Senglea on Sunday afternoon. Mass was followed by a procession around the streets of Senglea during which prayers were recited for the country, the Church, and for vocations.
This was the first time the procession behind the statue of Christ the Redeemer was held in Senglea since 2019.
Earlier this week, the Archpriest of Senglea, Rev… Read more »
Iċ-ċerimonja ta’ gradwazzjoni ta’ 12-il resident li lestew b’suċċess il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga, organizzata minn Caritas Malta u li saret ilbieraħ filgħaxija fiċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ. It-tema taċ-ċerimonja ta’ din is-sena kienet: ‘Inħarsu ’l Quddiem’, b’referenza għall-pandemija imma wkoll għall-għanijiet li ta’ kuljum irridu naħdmu għalihom sabiex jagħtu sens lil ħajjitna.
Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qal li “waħda milll-affarijiet li tolqotni meta nisma’ l-esperjenzi tar-residenti hawnhekk hija kemm jitkellmu mill-qalb u kemm japprezzaw il-fatt li din il-mixja għallmithom mod ġdid kif jaħsbu u jħobbu”… Read more »
Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-ewwel nett nixtieq insellem lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom b’mod speċjali lilek Eċċ. President tar-Repubblika, lill-Onorevoli Ministri, grazzi ħafna tal-preżenza ġentili tagħkom. Imma tislima kbira ħafna tmur lill-istaff kollu tal-Caritas. Grazzi ħafna lilek, Anthony, tal-kliem tiegħek ċar ħafna li hemm bżonn naħsbu ħafna fuqu. Imma grazzi anke lilek Dun Charles Cordina, li naf kemm hi għal qalbek il-missjoni li twassal il-qalb tal-Knisja f’tant ambjenti li aħna qaddejja tagħhom… Read more »
