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EU Bishops look forward to working with Roberta Metsola

18/01/2022

Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, delegate of the Bishops’ Conference of Malta to COMECE, says he is proud the new European Parliament President is a compatriot of his and expresses confidence for a fruitful working relationship between lawmakers and the Church.

Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been chosen to head the European Parliament.

The 43-year-old politician from the EU’s smallest nation is the youngest president ever to run the chamber… Read more »

St Paul’s Missionary College and Savio College involved in water conservation projects

18/01/2022

St Paul’s Missionary College Rabat and Savio College are currently participating in the fourth edition of the LIFE project. The aim of the LIFE project is for schools to develop initiatives related to water conservation. During an activity, in which students presented their projects, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli explained that €10,000 are being allocated to enable students to carry out their sustainable initiatives… Read more »

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022

17/01/2022

Ecumenical Service, the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana

As from tomorrow, Tuesday 18th January 2022, all Christians around the world will be celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will end on 25th January. This year’s theme is “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” (Mt 2:2). This theme and related material has been prepared by the Christian Churches in the Middle East… Read more »

Live: Mass for couples getting married in 2022

14/01/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

Foundation for Affordable Housing established between the Church and the State

The Church hands over another property for needs of the society

14/01/2022

L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u l‑Gvern Malti ffirmaw ftehim għat‑twaqqif tal‑ewwel Fondazzjoni tal‑Akkomodazzjoni Affordabbli. Permezz ta’ dan il‑ftehim il‑Knisja u l‑Gvern se jaħdmu flimkien biex tiġi offruta akkomodazzjoni soċjali għal nies bi dħul baxx u medju. Inizjalment din l‑akkomodazzjoni se tiġi offruta b’kiri, b’rati inqas minn tas‑suq.

Il‑ftehim, li ġie ppresedut mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna u mill‑Prim Ministru Robert Abela, ġie ffirmat mis‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, Michael Pace Ross, u minn Grazio Barbara, Direttur Ġenerali tad‑Dipartiment tas‑Sigurtà Soċjali. 

L‑Arċidjoċesi se tgħaddi lill‑fondazzjoni l‑Kunvent ta’ Santa Giovanna t’Ark li jinsab fiċ‑ċentru ta’ Ħal Kirkop, b’ċens temporanju ta’ 25 sena… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Work is essential for our growth in holiness

12/01/2022

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

The evangelists Matthew and Mark refer to Joseph as a “carpenter” or “joiner.” We heard earlier that the people of Nazareth, hearing Jesus speak, asked themselves: “Is not this the carpenter’s son?” (13:55; cf. Mk 6:3). Jesus practised his father’s trade.

The Greek term tekton, used to specify Joseph’s work, has been translated in various ways… Read more »

The Board of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis

12/01/2022

Caritas Malta tirrikonoxxi l-għażla tal-persuni li nħatru fuq il-Bord tal-Awtorità dwar l-użu responsabbli tal-Kannabis li se jkun immexxi mis-Sinjura Mariella Dimech, bħala għażla ta’ persuni ta’ reputazzjoni u ta’ esperjenza fil-qasam tagħhom.

Filwaqt li numru ta’ persuni fil-bord kienu jaħdmu ma’ Caritas Malta fil-passat u taw kontribut siewi lis-servizzi ta’ Caritas, Caritas Malta tixtieq tiċċara li fil-bord ta’ din l-awtorità m’hemmx persuni li formalment qed jirrappreżentaw lil Caritas… Read more »

Always talk to the Lord; in moments of joy and sorrow – The Archbishop

12/01/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Min ilbieraħ seta’ jsegwi din il-quddiesa, semagħni nitkellem fuq il-qawwa ta’ Ġesù li tgħaddi wkoll lill-Knisja permezz tal-isqof tal-post fuq ix-Xitan. Din is-silta mill-ewwel kapitlu ta’ San Mark, teħodna proprju fl-ewwel mumenti tal-ħajja pubblika ta’ Ġesù: minn Nazaret immur Kafarnahum fejn jgħaddi ġurnata u nofs li jirrakontaha San Mark. Kemm-il darba rrealizzajt, u naħseb anke intom innutajtu, li meta San Mark jitkellem fuq il-missjoni ta’ Ġesù, jitkellem fuq il-fatt li hu kien jeżerċità din il-qawwa fuq ix-Xitan… Read more »

David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, has died

The sympathy and prayers of H.E. Msgr Grušas, CCEE President

12/01/2022

H.E. Msgr Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), expresses the condolences and sympathy of the whole Church across Europe to the wife, Alessandra, and children Livia and Giulio, of Hon. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, after his untimely death.

Previously a journalist, television presenter and well-known face of the Raiuno news programme, he decided to devote himself to politics in 2009… Read more »

We’d like to have a baby: the IVF journey and all that it brings

Seminar organised by the Cana Movement

08/01/2022   The Catholic Institute, Floriana

L-IVF sar wieħed mir-realtajiet kbar fost il-koppji li jkunu jixtiequ tarbija. Fl-2012 daħlet il-liġi tal-IVF u wara ġiet emendata fl-2018. Minn dak iż-żmien ħafna koppji li kienu għadhom bla tfal u li kellhom xewqa kbira li jkollhom tarbija, bdew jaraw din il-liġi bħala bidu ta’ vjaġġ ta’ tama li jkunu huma wkoll ġenituri.

X’hemm marbut ma’ dan il-vjaġġ? X’sagrifiċċji jridu jgħaddu minnu dawn il-koppji? … Read more »