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The ordination of two deacons

12/05/2021

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jordna żewġ djakni ġodda nhar is‑Sibt li ġej, 15 ta’ Mejju 2021. Il‑quddiesa se ssir fis‑Santwarju tal‑Madonna tal‑Grazzja, Ħaż‑Żabbar, fid‑9:30 a.m. Din se tixxandar fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Iż‑żewġ seminaristi huma Sean Abela mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, ir‑Rabat, u Jean Claude Attard mill‑Parroċċa ta’ Sant’Anna, Wied il‑Għajn.

Permezz ta’ din l‑ordinazzjoni, id‑djakni l‑ġodda jsiru xebh ma’ Ġesù Kristu li ried ikun ‘djaknu’, jiġifieri qaddej ta’ kulħadd… Read more »

Pope establishes ministry of catechist

11/05/2021

With a new Apostolic Letter issued “motu proprio,” Pope Francis establishes the lay ministry of catechist, intended to respond to an urgent need for the evangelisation of the modern world, and undertaken in a “secular” manner, avoiding clericalisation.

“Fidelity to the past and responsibility for the present are necessary conditions for the Church to carry out her mission in the world,” writes Pope Francis in the Apostolic Letter Antiquum ministerium, with which the Holy Father institutes the lay ministry of catechist… Read more »

Pope at Regina Coeli: Love means serving others, not controlling them

09/05/2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters, buongiorno!

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage (Jn 15:9-17) after having compared Himself to the vine and us to the branches, Jesus, explains what fruit is borne by those who remain united to Him: this fruit is love. He again repeats the key-verb: abide. He invites us to abide in his love so that his joy may be in us and our joy may be full (vv… Read more »

A new Church-run shelter for women victims and their children

An investment of one million euro by the Archdiocese of Malta

09/05/2021

Il‑Knisja f’Malta inawgurat ix‑xelter ‘Il‑Milja’ għal nisa li esperjenzaw vjolenza u għal uliedhom. Ix‑xelter, li se jkun immexxi mill‑Knisja permezz ta’ Fondazzjoni Sebħ, se jilqa’ nisa li għaddew minn abbuż jew vjolenza, fosthom vittmi ta’ vjolenza domestika, traffikar tal‑bnedmin, prostituzzjoni sfurzata kif ukoll abort sfurzat. Dan ix‑xelter ta’ tieni stadju (second‑stage shelter), li jinkludi 12‑il appartament li ser jilqgħu sa 36 persuna, ġie jiswa lill‑Knisja f’Malta miljun ewro biex il‑binja ġiet immodernizzata u mgħammra apposta għall‑ħtiġijiet tan‑nisa u t‑tfal tagħhom… Read more »

Restored Marsaxlokk pipe organ inaugurated

07/05/2021

Ġie inawgurat il‑proġett ta’ restawr u konservazzjoni tal‑orgni (pipe organ) tas‑Santwarju tal‑Madonna ta’ Pompej f’Marsaxlokk, b’investiment ta’ madwar €47,000 b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Il‑proġett ġie inawgurat mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, lejlet il-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Pompej. Preżenti wkoll is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross,  u l‑Kappillan Dun Luke Seguna.

Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett ta’ restawr estensiv fit‑teknika tal‑orgni kif ukoll fl‑intonazzjoni tiegħu, il‑ħoss tal‑orgni jista’ jerġa’ jitgawda mill‑Maltin u t‑turisti li jżuru u jattendu għall‑funzjonijiet fil‑knisja, u jgħin lill‑kongregazzjoni fil‑kant u t‑talb… Read more »

Strengthening well-being not substance use

07/05/2021

The Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) and the Church Schools’ Association (CSA) have issued a position paper giving feedback to the White Paper “Towards the Strengthening of the Legal Framework on the Responsible Use of Cannabis”. This feedback will now be presented to the Government as part of the consultation process currently underway.

As educators working on a daily basis with thousands of children and youths, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools’ Association feel the responsibility to voice strong reservations about the dangerous path the proposals listed in the White Paper appear to be taking… Read more »

Live: The ordination of four new priests – 9th May, 9:30am

07/05/2021   The Minor Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

Illum il‑Knisja f’Malta tifraħ li se jkollha erba’ saċerdoti ġodda fl-għalqa tal-Mulej. Dawn huma: Dun Roderick Baldacchino u Dun Jean‑Claude Schembri mill‑parroċċa ta’ Santa Katarina, iż‑Żejtun, Dun Joshua Cortis mill‑parroċċa ta’ San Gejtanu, il‑Ħamrun, u Patri Mark Scicluna tal‑Ordni tal‑Aħwa Minuri Kapuċċini.

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament… Read more »

Council of Cardinals reflects on life of Church in pandemic

07/05/2021

In a meeting held virtually on Thursday afternoon, members of the Council of Cardinals shared their experiences of the “economic and social consequences” of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and discussed “the Church’s commitment to health, economic recovery and the support offered to those most in need.”

Pope Francis took part in the meeting from his residence in the Casa Santa Marta, which the other members of the Council – Cardinals Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Reinhard Marx, Sean Patrick O’Malley, Oswald Gracias, and Fridolin Ambongo Besungo – joined the conversation from their respective countries… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Contemplative prayer ‘a guide along path of love’

05/05/2021

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

We continue the catechesis on prayer and in this catechesis, I would like to reflect on contemplative prayer.

The contemplative dimension of the human being – which is not yet contemplative prayer – is a bit like the “salt” of life: it gives flavour, it seasons our day. We can contemplate by gazing at the sun that rises in the morning, or at the trees that deck themselves out in spring green; we can contemplate by listening to music or to the sounds of the birds, reading a book, gazing at a work of art or at that masterpiece that is the human face… Carlo Maria Martini, when he was sent to be the Bishop of Milan, entitled his first Pastoral Letter The contemplative dimension of life: the truth is that those who live in a large city, where everything – we can say – is artificial and where everything is functional, risk losing the capacity to contemplate… Read more »