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Completion of structural works at St Michael Hospice

The Archbishop visits the Church property transferred to Hospice Malta for a palliative care complex

05/10/2021

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna visited the works at the Adelaide Cini Institute in St Venera, which was transferred by the Church to Hospice Malta to establish St Michael Hospice – the first complex in Malta which will provide comprehensive palliative care. Structural works on this Church-owned land that spreads over 11,600 square metres were completed in recent days and the project will now enter its next phase… Read more »

Mass on Armed Forces Day – 6th October, 9:30am

06/10/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 Ħal Għargħur fallacy

Article written by Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta

04/10/2021

It is indeed unfortunate that the sale of a parcel of land in Għargħur by the Church has been twisted and exploited to such an extent that some went as far as accusing Archbishop Charles Scicluna of naivety and, worse, hypocrisy.

This because the Archbishop had the courage to call out the culture of greed and because he made a heartfelt appeal to everyone to give more careful consideration to the type of developments we permit in our towns and villages. 

At no point did the Archbishop in his Independence Day homily state that development in Malta should not take place – as some have sought to portray to further their own ends… Read more »

Caritas Malta with pre-Budget 2022 proposals

04/10/2021

Waqt laqgħa ta’ konsultazzjoni li saret nhar il-Ħamis 30 ta’ Settembru dwar il-Baġit 2022, bi stedina tal-Prim Ministru Dr Robert Abela, u li fiha attendew rappreżentati ta’ għaqdiet oħra kif ukoll il-Ministri Dr Michael Falzon, Roderick Galdes u Julia Farrugia Portelli – Caritas Malta pproponiet lista ta’ miżuri favur il-ġustizzja soċjali, l-iżvilupp sħiħ tal-bniedem u tnaqqis tal-faqar u l-esklużjoni soċjali.

Sfond għar-Rakkomandazzjonijiet

Iktar kmieni din is-sena Caritas Malta ppubblikat it-tielet edizzjoni ta’ A minimum Essential Budget for a Decent Living 2020 (MEBDL 2020) li flimkien mal-ispiża ta’ basket bażiku għal tliet tipi ta’ familja, jelenka diversi miżuri.Matul is-sena dan l-istudju ġie ppreżentat lil diversi ministeri varji fosthom: il-Ministeru għall-Enerġija, l-Intrapriża u l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli; il-Ministeru għall-Akkomodazzjoni Soċjali u l-Ministeru għall-Ġustizzja Soċjali u Solidarjetà, il-Familja u d-Drittijiet tat-Tfal, kif ukoll diveri istituzzjonijiet u msieħba soċjali… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in October 2021

01/10/2021

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Ottubru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa fid‑9:30 a.m. mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑rużarju li tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

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Holy Mass on the opening of the forensic year – 1 October, 9:30am

01/09/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 »

Church Schools welcome back all students and educators

Beginning of scholastic year 2021-2022

28/09/2021

Madwar 17,000 student u 3,000 edukatur qed jerġgħu lura fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għas-sena skolastika l-ġdida. Il-55 skola tal-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex f’dawn il-jiem qed jilqgħu fiżikament lill‑istudenti u l‑edukaturi kollha f’konformità mal‑linji gwida tal‑pandemija. Dan seta’ jsir bil‑ħidma li saret mill‑iskejjel u li kompliet matul ix‑xhur tas‑sajf, kif ukoll bil‑għajnuna finanzjarja mill‑Istat.

Is‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija qal li minkejja l‑isfidi li ġabet magħha l‑pandemija, fosthom fil‑qasam edukattiv, l‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja qed iħarsu b’ottimiżmu lejn din is‑sena skolastika għaliex tfisser ritorn gradwali lejn normalità ġdida għall-istudenti u l-edukaturi… Read more »

Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grušas is the new CCEE President

Vice Presidents Card. Hollerich and Bishop Nemet

27/09/2021

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius, President of the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference, is the new President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE). He was elected by the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, gathered together in Rome for their Plenary Assembly.
H.E. Monsignor Gintaras Grušas, 60, takes over as president from Italian Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, who led CCEE from 2016 to 2021.

The two new Vice Presidents were also elected: Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, and H.E… Read more »

Building a Europe based on dialogue, fraternity and social friendship

25/09/2021

The second day of the CCEE Plenary Assembly opened with a greeting from Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. Outlining the prospects for a new Europe, the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference said that he dreamt of a Europe based on solidarity, with the dignity of the person at its centre, and which knows how to be a common home. “This continent,” Cardinal Bassetti hoped, will be “above all a place of the soul with a profound, ancient and complex history”… Read more »

Pope to European Bishops: Love alone satisfies the human heart

Malta is being represented by Archbishop Charles Scicluna

24/09/2021

Pope Francis celebrates Mass to open the CCEE plenary assembly on Thursday evening 

In his homily at Mass with the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) on Thursday, Pope Francis reflected on “three words that challenge us as Christians and Bishops in Europe: reflect, rebuild and see.”

Bishops from across Europe are in Rome to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the CCEE with a plenary conference on 23-26 September… Read more »