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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 »

Global press freedom restricted over the past year

04/05/2021

Day and night, and for 365 days a year, journalists around the world bring us information via radio, television, internet, and newspapers. Over the past year, many have been on the frontlines in hospitals reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, while others have been recounting stories from countries of conflict.

The day and its theme

Every year on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day is observed… Read more »

Come and see – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of the Apostles St Philip and St James

04/05/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ili daqshekk magħkom, Filippu, u għadek ma għaraftnix?” (Ġw 14:9) Dan hu l-kliem li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju tal-lum. Hawn qiegħed fl-Aħħar Ċena. Qisu Ġesù ħadha bi kbira għax Filippu kien għadu kif qallu “Mulej, urina l-Missier, u jkun biżżejjed għalina” (Ġw 14:8). U Ġesù qallu: int ilek tant miegħi u għadek ma għaraftnix, li jien fil-Missier u l-Missier fija? … Read more »