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European Citizen’s Prize 2021 for Dar tal-Providenza

12/11/2021   Paul-Henri Spaak Hall, Brussels

It was a special occasion for Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Dar tal-Provdenza, and Administrator Nadine Camilleri Cassano to be handed the Diploma of the European Citizen’s Prize 2021 on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The presentation was made by the European Parliament Vice-President and Chancellor of European Citizen’s Prize, Dita Charanzovà during a ceremony held at the Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels.

Charanzovà said that all the awarded projects for the years 2020-2021 are the examples, the inspirations and the real heroes for the work that they do in society… Read more »

The true purification of the temple purifies our faith – The Archbishop

Mass with suffrage for the souls of bishops, priests and religious who left this world

09/11/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jagħti tifsira ġdida lill-purifikazzjoni tat-tempju. “Warrbu dawn minn hawn, u dar Missieri tagħmluhiex dar tan-negozju!” (Ġw 2:16). Ejjew nitolbu biex il-fidi tagħna ma tkunx negozjar kontinwu ma’ Alla. Inti taqlagħli grazzja u jien nagħmillek xi ħaġa, jew ngħix ħajja tajba. It-talba li qed jagħmlilna Ġesù, hi, li nintelqu f’idejn ir-rieda tiegħu u f’idejn il-ħniena tiegħu. “Ikun li trid int” (Mt 6:10); “aħfrilna dnubietna bħalma naħfru lil min hu ħati għalina” (Mt 6:12)… Read more »

Mass by Bishop Galea-Curmi with new University graduates

11/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi celebrates mass with the new University graduated at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta on 11th November, 6:30pm.

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things… Read more »

Seven new saints to be canonised in May 2022

09/11/2021

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints announces the date for the canonization of Charles de Foucauld and six other Blesseds.

Pope Francis will canonise Blessed Charles De Foucauld, considered to be one of the pioneers of interreligious dialogue, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonisation Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on 15 May.

The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints… Read more »

Mass by Archbishop Scicluna with new University graduates

10/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrates mass with the new University graduated at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta on 10th November, 6:30pm.

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things… Read more »

The alleged phenomena at Medjugorje

09/11/2021

Our Lady of Medjugore pilgrim

In these last years in particular, many have been asking for information on the alleged phenomena at Medjugorje, and what is the Church’s position upon them. These phenomena, about which much has been said and written in the last forty years, commenced in 1981 in the village of Medjugorje in the diocese of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. When the alleged phenomena were first reported, Yugoslavia was still in existence… Read more »

Archbishop Emeritus Pawlu Cremona awarded the Gold Palm of Jerusalem

06/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona ngħata l-Palma tad-Deheb ta’ Ġerusalemm b’għarfien għas-servizz li ta lill-Knisja. Hu ngħata dan l-unur waqt l-investitura tal-Ordni Ekwestri tas-Santu Sepulkru ta’ Ġerusalemm, li saret is-Sibt, 6 ta’ Novembru, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.

Il-Palma tad-Deheb hi meqjusa bħala l-ogħla unur fl-ordni. Wara, l-Arċisqof Emeritu kkonċelebra quddiesa mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna. Il-quddiesa tmexxiet mill-Kardinal Fernando Filoni, li hu Gran Mastru tal-istess ordni… Read more »

The end of planning in Malta?

Reflection by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission on World Town Planning Day 2021

06/11/2021

In recent months the message from several Government officials has been that they have their hands ‘tied’ when it comes to changing certain development plans and policies. This self-freezing attitude is one of choice and is not imposed on them by any legislation. They also choose to take long in making the changes to other plans and policies that they had promised to change. Such an attitude gives the impression that plans and policies in Malta can never change and when changed, so much time would have passed that one wonders whether the underlying reason is a laissez-faire attitude that allows developers to plunder the country’s urban and natural environment at the expense of communities that live in the affected areas and the wider general public… Read more »

Registration of arms presented by Heritage Malta to the Archbishop

03/11/2021

Heritage Malta presented Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna with a document registering his coat of arms with the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms. ‘Scicluna’ is a very old Maltese surname said to be derived from Sicilian origins.
The document was presented at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, Dr Charles A. Gauci, whose office within Heritage Malta’s remit regulates all heraldic emblems on the Maltese Islands… Read more »

European Award for Dar tal-Providenza

01/11/2021

Dar tal-Providenza, described as a ‘monument for mercy’, was awarded the European Citizen’s Prize 2021 for Malta from the European Parliament in recognition for the best Maltese and European values.

MEPs Roberta Metsola and David Casa, who put forward the nomination of Dar tal-Providenza, said that the mission of the project submitted provides homes in an atmosphere similar to that of the family, integrates and empowers persons with disability in the community in conformity with the norms and values of the EU and all this work went ahead even during the exceptionally difficult circumstanes of last year… Read more »