News from the Church in Malta
St Valentine, is not only known as the patron saint of marriage and love, he is also known as the patron saint for epilepsy. Some attribute this to the name ‘Valentine’ being similar to the German word for “fallen,” as many types of seizures could cause a person to fall. Others say that a bishop named Valentine healed a Roman orator’s son from a seizure… Read more »
L-Ambaxxata ta’ Malta f’Ruma, l-Italja, stiednet lill-komunità ta’ Maltin u Għawdxin f’Ruma biex jiċċelebraw is-solennità tan-Nawfraġju tal-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl nhar il-Ġimgħa, 11 ta’ Frar 2022.
Il-quddiesa, immexxija minn Mons. Maximilian Grech, saret fil-Knisja ta’ Santa Marija in Traspontina. Għaliha attendew l-Ambaxxatur ta’ Malta, is-Sur Carmel Vassallo u s-sinjura tiegħu flimkien mal-ħaddiema tal-Ambaxxata, kif ukoll numru mdaqqas ta’ Maltin, barranin, u saċerdoti u reliġjużi li bħalissa qegħdin joffru s-servizzi tagħhom lill-parroċċi ta’ Ruma u l-Vatikan… Read more »
A conference organized Thursday by the Italian Bishops ahead of a meeting of Mayors and Bishops of the Mediterranean region (23–27 February) highlights the joint efforts between Church and civil authorities to combat the challenge of migration in countries bordering the Mediterranean.
The meeting of the Bishops and Mayors of the Mediterranean region will be held from 23 – 27 February in Florence, ending with a visit of Pope Francis on the last day… Read more »
La Salle Malta has launched a new website with the aim of giving detailed information about the work of the Lasallian network in Malta while linking to the wider Lasallian network worldwide.
La Salle Malta is the network of Lasallian Colleges in Malta, De La Salle College and Stella Maris College. These two colleges incorporate six schools serving students following primary and secondary level education going up to the post-secondary Sixth form level… Read more »
Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the civil authorities and the Catholic Church of the country, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta from 2 to 3 April 2022.
The Pope will visit Valletta, Rabat, Floriana and Ħal Far, and the island of Gozo. The programme and further details of the journey will be published at a later stage… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
In last week’s catechesis, again inspired by Saint Joseph, we reflected on the meaning of the communion of saints. And leading on from this, today I would like to explore the special devotion the Christian people have always had for Saint Joseph as the patron saint of the good death. A devotion born of the thought that Joseph died cared for by the Virgin Mary and Jesus, before leaving the house of Nazareth… Read more »
On Friday 11 February 2022, at 6pm, Joseph Buttigieg will be giving a public lecture entitled, ‘Dun Ġorġ żarmat fi kliem: L-analiżi lessikali bħala għodda ta’ interpretazzjoni’ (Dun Ġorġ broken down into words: lexical analysis as a method of interpretation).
This lecture, which is being organised jointly by the Department of Maltese at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta and the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM), is based on the research Buttigieg carried out for his Masters dissertation in Maltese Linguistics, under the supervision of Dr Michael Spagnol… Read more »
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With the Mediterranean continuing to be one of the world’s deadliest migratory routes, activists are denouncing the authorities – including Malta – that are shirking their responsibilities at sea.
Activists from over 30 organisations and members of the general public converged at the harbour in Senglea to mark the Global Day of CommemorAction for the Dead, Missing, Persecuted and Forcefully Disappeared at Sea and at the Borders… Read more »
L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta se twaqqaf kor sabiex janima quddies waqt diversi attivitajiet djoċesani. Il‑kor se jkun iffurmat minn tfal u adulti. Dawk kollha minn 9 snin ’il fuq jistgħu japplikaw. Għalkemm mhuwiex neċessarju, tagħrif bażiku fil‑qari tal‑mużika jitqies ta’ vantaġġ.
Il‑kor se jkun taħt it‑tmexxija tal‑Mro Christopher Muscat, maestro di cappella tal‑Katidral Metropolitan u direttur mużikali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
