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Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19

The Pope has joined his voice to those of Bishops across North and South America to urge people to get jabbed against Covid-19.

In a video message produced in conjunction with the Ad Council, Pope Francis praised the work of researchers and scientists in producing safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines.

“Thanks to God’s grace and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from Covid-19,” he said in the video released on Wednesday… Read more »

Final farewell to Fr Tancred Sultana

  The Parish Church of St Cajetan, Ħamrun

It-Tnejn 16 ta’ Awwissu 2021, ingħatat l-aħħar tislima lil Dun Tancred Sultana li għal snin twal kien jaħdem fil-Kanċellerija tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof. Il-quddiesa li saret fil-Knisja ta’ San Gejtanu, il-Ħamrun, tmexxiet mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna.

Fl-omelija tiegħu, l-Isqof ta’ Ġilbiltà Mons. Carmel Zammit, tkellem dwar ir-rabta li Fr Tancred kellu ma’ Ġibiltà, il-pajjiż li fih beda u temm is-saċedozju tiegħu. “Fr Tancred ħabb lil Ġibiltà fejn qatta’ l-ewwel tliet snin tas-saċerdozju tiegħu… Read more »

Gozitan altar boys meet the Pope

  The Vatican

Grupp ta’ abbatini minn Għawdex żaru lill-Papa Franġisku f’Santa Marta nhar il-Ħadd 1 ta’ Awwissu 2021. Kif iltaqa’ magħhom il-Papa qalilhom: “Minn Malta! Bravi l-Maltin!” L-abbatini kienu l-Vatikan biex jagħmlu servizz liturġiku fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru.

Fil-kumplament tax-xahar ta’ Awwissu u l-bidu ta’ Settembru se jmorru ħames gruppi oħra ta’ abbatini minn Malta. Dawn se jkunu akkumpanjati minn Dun Frans Bonnici, Dun Mark Ellul, Edward Abela u Dun Stephen Magro… Read more »

Live: The Funeral Mass of Fr Tancred Sultana

  The Parish Church of St Cajetan, Ħamrun

The funeral Mass of Fr Tancred Sultana will be held on Monday, 16th August 2021, at St Cajetan parish church in Ħamrun. Mass will be presided by Archbishop Charles Scicluna at 3pm. Read more »

Ħ’Attard parish church façade is inaugurated

A project co-financed by EU funds

Tlesta x‑xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il‑faċċata u l‑ħajt ta’ ġenb wieħed tal‑knisja parrokkjali ta’ Santa Marija f’Ħ’Attard, xogħol li sar b’investiment ta’ €61,000 b’kofinanzjament minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Il‑proġett ġie inawgurat dalgħodu mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. Preżenti wkoll il‑Kap tat‑Taqsima Proprjetà tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Roberto Buontempo, u l‑kappillan Dun Joseph Grech.

Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett, li għalih ikkontribwixxa wkoll il‑poplu ta’ Ħ’Attard, twettaq xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il‑faċċata u l‑ġenb tal‑knisja wara li dawn ġew affettwati mid‑deterjorazzjoni tal‑ġebla, fosthom l‑espożizzjoni għall‑elementi naturali, l‑umdità u t‑tniġġis tal‑arja… Read more »

Live: The Funeral Mass of Fr Nicholas Cachia

  The Parish Church of St Nicholas, Siġġiewi

The funeral Mass of Fr Nicholas Cachia will be held on Friday, 13th August 2021, at Siġġiewi parish church. Mass will be presided by Archbishop Charles Scicluna at 4pm. Read more »

A new Church project to empower youths in Senglea

A project co-financed by EU Funds

Aktar ritratti: knisja.mt/ritratti

L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, permezz tal‑Fondazzjoni għall‑Opri Soċjali, applikat u ngħatat il‑fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea biex tmexxi proġett soċjali għaż‑żgħażagħ tal‑Isla. L‑għan ewlieni tal‑proġett hu li jħeġġeġ u jagħti l‑għodda meħtieġa lill‑adolexxenti u ż‑żgħażagħ ta’ bejn 12 u 19‑il sena, sabiex ikollhom esperjenzi pożittivi u opportunitajiet ġodda permezz ta’ programmi ta’ taħriġ.

Dan il‑proġett b’investiment ta’ €86,000, li 80% ser jiġu ffinanzjati mill‑Fond Soċjali Ewropew, tħabbar waqt konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet li saret dalgħodu fil‑Bażilika Minuri ta’ Marija Bambina fl‑Isla… Read more »

2020 Financial Report: Substantial decrease in Church collections due to the pandemic

In 2020, the Archdiocese of Malta, which includes more than 100 entities and employs more than 1,300 people, registered a significant decrease in its surplus from €3.5 million in 2019 to €1.2 million in 2020. The two main factors which contributed to this surplus were a one-off donation in shares to Fondazzjoni Sebħ, as well as inheritance received by Dar tal-Providenza and Dar tal-Kleru.

This was announced by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese, Michael Pace Ross, during a press conference at the Archbishop’s Curia where he explained that the pandemic brought about great challenges… Read more »

New appointments in various parishes in Malta

Kappillan ġdid għall-parroċċa ta’ Santa Luċija

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Ronnie Zammit bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa ta’ San Piju X, Santa Lucija.

Dun Ronnie Zammit twieled fid‑9 ta’ Marzu 1982. Huwa rċieva l‑formazzjoni għas‑saċerdozju fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof f’Tal‑Virtù, ir‑Rabat, u segwa l‑istudji fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija fl‑Università ta’ Malta. Ġie ordnat saċerdot fit‑3 ta’ Lulju 2009.

Dun Ronnie serva fil‑parroċċa ta’ Sant’Elena f’Birkirkara, u kien viċi kappillan tal‑parroċċa ta’ Ħal Tarxien… Read more »

New publication on the restoration carried out at St John’s Co-Cathedral

On Saturday 31st July, The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation marked its 20th anniversary with the launch of a publication on the restoration and conservation carried out at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta – The St John’s Co-Cathedral: Looking After a Cultural Gem – 20 Years of Restoration and Conservation’.

In his opening address, the President of the Foundation Prof… Read more »