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European Churches respond to Pope’s appeal for migrants and refugees

Pope Francis’ appeal to European leaders to take action to safeguard the dignity and human rights of migrants and refugees is unanimously upheld and welcomed by Churches, religious congregations and Catholic organizations.

Speaking during this last General Audience before Christmas, Pope Francis appealed to European leaders to take joint action and find solutions to protect and promote migrants and refugees arriving on the continent… Read more »

Live: Midnight Mass and Christmas Day Mass

  St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

Għada, l-24 ta’ Diċembru, fil-10:45pm jibda l-uffiċċju tal-qari li matulu ssir il-prietka tat-tifel, kif ukoll programm ta’ għanjiet tal-Milied. F’nofsillejl l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fis-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tixxandar live fuq TVM, knisja.mt u Newsbook.mt.

Fil-25 ta’ Diċembru, l-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fis-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina… Read more »

An increase in homeless people – workers at Dar Osanna Pia

“Fi żmien il-Milied, aħsbu f’min hu bla saqaf fuq rasu jew jorqod f’karozza jew garaxx. F’dawk li m’għandhomx biex jixtru l-ikel jew iħallsu l-kera”.

Dan intqal mill-ħaddiema ta’ Dar Osanna Pia li tinsab f’Tas-Sliema u toffri programm ħolistiku għall-21 żgħażugħ li jinsabu bla saqaf fuq rashom.

Il-ħaddiema qalu wissew li, għalkemm ma narawx nies bla saqaf fit-tined bħal barra minn Malta, jekk tfittex sewwa tinnota li din il-problema qed tikber f’Malta, kemm fost il-Maltin u l-barranin… Read more »

Notice

From Friday 24th December till Monday 3rd January 2021 (both days included), the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta will be closed. They will be open to the public on Tuesday 4th January 2022. Read more »

St Ġorġ Preca and the true Christmas spirit

Baby Jesus Procession in Żejtun on the 24th of December 1959

In the early days of December 1921, when Fr Ġorġ Preca shared his inspiration to organise a ‘demonstration’ with the statue of Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve, he may not have imagined that such a manifestation would continue to become a cherished tradition, as it has been for the past 100 years.

Fr Ġorġ presented his idea to the members of the Ħamrun centres of the Society of Christian Doctrine, which he himself had founded in 1907 and later became popularly known as the M.U.S.E.U.M Read more »

Parliament should be the voice of the people who demand accountability – The Archbishop

Exchange of Christmas greetings with the nation's authorities

  The Archbishop's Palace, Valletta

L-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna flimkien mal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi laqgħu lill‑awtoritajiet tal‑pajjiż għall-iskambju tal-awgurji tal-Milied fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta nhar is-Sibt 18 ta’ Diċembru 2021. L-Isqfijiet iltaqgħu mal-Prim Ministru Robert Abela u l-Kabinett, il-Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni Bernard Grech, l-Ispeaker Anġlu Farrugia, il-Prim Imħallef Mark Chetcuti u l-President George Vella.

Messaġġ lill-Prim Ministru Dr Robert Abela u membri tal-Kabinett

Onor. Prim Ministru, grazzi ħafna taż-żjara u l-preżenza tagħkom… Read more »

New Year’s day appointment with Festa ta’ Ġenerożità

The 25th edition of Festa ta’ Ġenerożità

Festa ta’ Ġenerożità, organised by Dar tal-Providenza, is on for January 1st with an appeal for funds badly needed by the Home.

In order to safeguard the safety and wellbeing of its residents and workers and to be in line with the directives issued by the Health authorities the event will be broadcast again from We studios in Ħal Qormi… Read more »

800 Christmas meals for the lonely and those in need

Caritas will provide meals at home due to the pandemic

(xellug) Anthony Gatt minn Caritas Malta, il-Vigarju Episkopali għad-Djakonija Mons. Charles Cordina u Julian Sammut mill-Fondazzjoni Alf. Mizzi

Il-Caritas flimkien mal-Fondazzjoni Alf. Mizzi għaddejjin bit-tħejjijiet biex nhar il-Milied filgħodu jitqassmu mat-800 ikla lill-persuni fil-bżonn.

F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet minn waħda mill-kċejjen tar-ristoranti mmexxija mill-fondazzjoni, id-direttur tal-Caritas Anthony Gatt qal li din is-sena wkoll se jitqassmu l-ikliet fid-djar minħabba l-pandemija. Dan ser isir flok l-ikla tradizzjonali f’Jum il-Milied li s-soltu ssir fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof… Read more »

Fr Ġwann Xerri posthumously honoured in Republic Day honours

The late Fr Ġwann Xerri, the Dominican friar who died earlier this year in Brazil, was among those awarded Republic Day honours by President George Vella on Monday.

This year’s honour list featured a number of medical doctors and professional, including St John Rescue Corps.

Other recipients include record-breaking swimmer Neil Falzon and Sean Meli who rescued a young Chinese national who was swept to sea at Qui-Si-Sana in November… Read more »

Reflections on St Joseph by the Bishops (7)

Is-seba’ u l-aħħar riflessjoni dwar Patris Corde tal-Papa Franġisku hi mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna fuq it-tema Ġużeppina ‘Missier Veru.’ L-Arċisqof Scicluna jirrifletti fuq ir-rwoli tal-omm u l-missier, li għalkemm differenti, huma t-tnejn tant essenzjali għall-formazzjoni ta’ kull persuna. L-Arċisqof ifakkarna wkoll li anke meta l-ġenituri ma jkunux preżenti f’ħajjitna, il-paternità tal-Missier li hu fis-smewwiet tibqa’ dejjem ix-xempju tal-ħniena u ta’ mħabba lejn kulħadd, hu min hu u hi min hi, għax Alla ma jiddiskriminax.  

Dawn ir-riflessjonijiet huma parti minn sensiela ta’ filmati, li tħejjew minn Behold, li hu proġett ta’ Pastorali Bibblika u Liturġika fi ħdan il-Vigarjat għall-Evanġelizzazzjoni, għal tmiem is-Sena Ġużeppina 2020-2021… Read more »