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Live: Funeral mass of Fra’ Matthew Festing

03/12/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

The funeral mass of the 79th Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta will be celebrated by his Eminence Silvano Maria Cardinal Tomasi C.S., Special Delegate of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Sovereign Order Of Malta

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

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

Published ‘Annetto Depasquale – Wirt għażiż tal-Knisja f’Malta’

A collection of stories, photographs and writings on the 10th anniversary of his death

02/12/2021   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Il‑ktieb Annetto Depasquale – Wirt Għażiż tal‑Knisja f’Malta tnieda fl‑10 anniversarju mir‑ritorn tal‑Isqof Annetto Depasquale fid‑Dar tal‑Missier. It‑tnedija saret waqt serata kommemorattiva fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana, ippreseduta mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna fil‑preżenza tal‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi, u għadd ta’ qraba, saċerdoti u eks kollegi tal‑Isqof Depasquale. Qabel it-tnedija tal-ktieb, l‑Arċisqof Scicluna ċċelebra quddiesa fil‑Kurja stess, b’suffraġju għal ruħ l‑Isqof Depasquale li miet fid-29 ta’ Novembru 2011… Read more »

Notice

02/12/2021

Tomorrow, Friday, 3rd December 2021, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed all day due to an Advent retreat for all employees.

The Curia reopens tomorrow, Saturday, 4th December 2021. Read more »

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Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in December 2021

01/12/2021

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Diċembru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa fid‑9:30 a.m. mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑rużarju li tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

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Maltese Bishop George Frendo resigns as archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës in Albania

01/12/2021

Ritratt: argumentum.al

Il-Papa Franġisku aċċetta t-talba tal-Isqof George Frendo biex jirriżenja minn arċisqof ta’ Tirane-Durres fl-Albanija. L-Isqof George Frendo din is-sena għalaq 75 sena.

Il-liġi kanonika tgħid li isqfijiet djoċesani huma mitluba jissottomettu r-riżenja tagħhom lill-Papa meta jagħlqu 75 sena.

L-Isqof Frendo kien inħatar Isqof Awżiljarju ta’ Tirane-Durres fl-2006 mill-Papa Benedittu XVI, u għaxar snin wara kien inħatar arċisqof tal-istess djoċesi mill-Papa Franġisku… Read more »

Pope’s December prayer intention: for catechists

01/12/2021

“Catechists have an invaluable mission for the transmission and growth of the faith,” says Pope Francis in The Pope Video for December.

Each month, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network prepares The Pope Video, in which the Holy Father reveals his special prayer intentions for that month.

For December 2021, the Pope is praying “for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit, with joy and much peace.”

A vocation and a mission

In his video message, Pope Francis says, “The lay ministry of catechist is a vocation; it’s a mission… It’s an entire way of being.” He said the Church needs “good catechists who are both companions and teachers.”

Earlier this year, Pope Francis formally restored the lay ministry of catechists with the Apostolic Letter Antiquum ministerium, issued “motu proprio,” or on his own initiative… Read more »

Watch: Assistance to mothers going through difficult moments during pregnancy

Service offered to parents by different entities

28/11/2021

Minn għada t‑Tnejn, 29 ta’ Novembru 2021, fil‑parroċċa ta’ Ħal Tarxien se tibda tingħata għajnuna professjonali u emozzjonali lill‑ommijiet li għaddejjin minn sitwazzjonijiet diffiċli waqt it‑tqala, kif ukoll lill‑missirijiet. Il‑ġenituri se jingħataw l‑għajnuna meħtieġa permezz ta’ appoġġ emozzjonali, kura pastorali u counselling, kif ukoll provvista ta’ oġġetti relatati ma’ qabel u wara t‑twelid tat‑tarbija. Dan is‑servizz se jingħata mill‑parroċċa ta’ Ħal Tarxien flimkien ma’ parroċċi oħra, u b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ LifeNetwork Foundation, St Jeanne Antide Foundation u Caritas Malta… Read more »

Jesus is a choice of love – The Archbishop

Mass with Radju Marija staff and volunteers

27/11/2021   The Seminary Chapel, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Avvent jibda dejjem ta’ kull sena billi jfakkarna fl-aħħar kliem li qal Ġesù. L-aħħar kliem li qal Ġesù, qabel il-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, u Ħadd il-Palm, kien kliem dwar it-tmiem; it-tmiem tal-ħajja tal-bniedem; it-tmiem ta’ Ġerusalemm, it-tmiem dinji. Din is-sena se nibdew naqraw l-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa; hi sena ddedikata lilu. Din is-sena smajna silta mill-kapitlu 21, li hu fit-tmiem tal-Evanġelju tiegħu, li fih 24 kapitli… Read more »

30 years since the agreement between the State and the Church

Newsbook.com.mt asks whether this agreement is still relevant today

28/11/2021

In-Nunzju Appostoliku l-Arċisqof Pier Luigi Celata u l-Prim Ministru ta’ Malta Eddie Fenech Adami jiffirmaw il-ftehim bejn is-Santa Sede u r-Repubblika ta’ Malta – 28 ta’ Novembru 1991

Bħal-lum tletin sena ilu ġew iffirmati żewġ ftehim bejn is-Santa Sede u r-Repubblika ta’ Malta, wieħed dwar l-iskejjel tal-Knisja u l-ieħor dwar trasferiment ta’ proprjetà tal-Knisja lill-Istat Malti. Dawn ġew iffirmati fit-28 ta’ Novembru 1991, fil-Berġa ta’ Kastilja, min-Nunzju Appostoliku Pier Luigi Celata f’isem is-Santa Sede, u mill-Prim Ministru Eddie Fenech Adami f’isem l-Istat Malti… Read more »