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New postulator for the cause of beatification and canonisation of Henry and Inez Casolani

14/04/2021

L-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna approva l-ħatra ta’ Patri Josef Sciberras bħala l-postulatur għall-kawża ta’ beatifikazzjoni u l-kanonizzazzjoni tal-koppja Henry u Inez Casolani.

Patri Josef Sciberras twieled tal-Pietà fl-1975, u huwa mill-Fgura. Fl-1992 daħal fil-komunità Agostinjana, fejn wara is-sena tan-novizzjat għamel l-ewwel professjoni tal-voti reliġjużi. Fl-1999 għamel il-professjoni solenni u rċieva l-ordinazzjoni presbiterali fil-Ġublew tas-sena 2000. Diversi huma l-ħidmiet li eżerċita fil-Provinċja Agostinjana ta’ Malta: Pirjol tal-kunvent tar-Rabat u Surmast tal-Formazzjoni tal-kandidati għal-ħajja reliġjuża Agostinjana, Segretarju u Arkivista Provinċjali, delegat provinċjali għall-patrimonju kulturali agostinjan, responsabbli mit-traduzzjoni tal-liturġija Agostinjana fl-ilsien Malti… Read more »

Donations towards Dar tal-Providenza and Caritas

13/04/2021

The Archdiocese of Malta notes with regret the statement issued by GO earlier today, wherein reported donations collected through recent telethons were revised down by €1.4 million. The Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese, Mr Michael Pace Ross, said that almost half this amount, equivalent to €654,000, will derail the original plans of Dar tal-Providenza and Caritas, impacting this year’s operations of these two charitable entities of the Church.

Mr Pace Ross expressed his disappointment during a meeting with GO’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Nikhil Patil, and emphasised that this was not the level of service the Archdiocese expected from GO. While acknowledging the technical explanation given, Mr Pace Ross hoped that such an incident would not repeat itself, and that more rigorous testing is carried out on the donation systems. 

The Archdiocese took note of the apology made by GO, and welcomed the company’s commitment for seeking ways to support both Dar tal-Providenza and Caritas… Read more »

Pope: “Having received mercy, let us now become merciful”

12/04/2021

The risen Jesus appeared to the disciples on several occasions. He patiently soothed their troubled hearts. Risen himself, he now brings about “the resurrection of the disciples”. He raises their spirits and their lives are changed. Earlier, the Lord’s words and his example had failed to change them. Now, at Easter, something new happens, and it happens in the light of mercy. Jesus raises them up with mercy… Read more »

Archbishop Emeritus recovered at Mater Dei Hospital

11/04/2021

L-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P. jinsab rikoverat l-Isptar Mater Dei f’kundizzjoni medika tajba wara li lbierah filgħaxija sarlu intervent minuri f’qalbu.

Waqt il-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd li xxandret dalgħodu, Mons. Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ħeġġeġ lill-Insara biex jitolbu għalih. Read more »

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Pope personally congratulates Fr Dijonisju Mintoff on his 90th birthday

09/04/2021

“Dear father, I have just found out that the day before yesterday you turned 90! I send you my Best Wishes!”

These simple words on a hand-written note, penned and signed by Pope Francis, most certainly made the day for Fr. Dionysius Mintoff, as he went about celebrating an important birthday at the Pope John XXIII Peace Laboratory he founded on the island of Malta… Read more »

Restoration works at Ħad-Dingli and Mġarr parish churches completed

Projects by the Foundation for Cultural Heritage co-financed by EU funds

09/04/2021

Il-mużajk ta’ Marija mtellgħa s-sema li jisab mal-frontispizju tal-knisja parrokkjali tal-Imġarr

Dalgħodu ġew inawgurati diversi proġetti ta’ konservazzjoni u restawr fil‑parroċċi ta’ Ħad‑Dingli u l‑Imġarr, permezz tal‑ħidma li saret mill‑Fondazzjoni għall‑Patrimonju Kulturali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Il‑proġetti saru b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea, b’investiment totali ta’ €217,000. Il‑proġetti ġew inawgurati mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi.

F’Ħad‑Dingli ġew irrestawrati diversi opri tal‑arti: l‑14‑il pittura tal‑Via Sagra, il‑pedestall u n‑niċċa tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju, il‑pittura tal‑Adorazzjoni tas‑Slaten Maġi, il‑pittura tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju, il‑pittura tal‑artist Portugiż Manuel Pereira li turi t‑tieġ bejn San Ġużepp u l‑Madonna, u l-istatwa tas-seklu sittax ta’ San Ġwann Battista, li hi maħsuba li nġiebet Malta mill-Ordni tal-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann… Read more »

Statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education on the reopening of Church Schools

08/04/2021

Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija, b’konsultazzjoni mal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, jinforma li: 

L-Iskejjel tal-Knisja fil-livell kindergarten u primarju se jiftħu fiżikament nhar it-Tnejn, 12 ta’ April, b’osservanza tal-protokolli tas-saħħa. L-iskejjel li kellhom sistema ta’ attendenza alternata minħabba l-ispazji li huma għandhom se jkomplu b’dik is-sistema. 

L-iskejjel sekondarji se jibdew lezzjonijiet online nhar it-Tnejn, 12 ta’ April, u se jiftħu fiżikament nhar l-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ April… Read more »

Pope Francis during General Audience: Praying in communion with the Saints

07/04/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today, I would like to reflect on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints. In fact, when we pray, we never do so alone: even if we do not think about it, we are immersed in a majestic river of invocations that precedes us and proceeds after us. A majestic river.

Contained in the prayers we find in the Bible, that often resound in the liturgy, are the traces of ancient stories, of prodigious liberations, of deportations and sad exiles, of emotional returns, of praise ringing out before the wonders of creation… And thus, these voices are passed on from generation to generation, in a continual intertwining between personal experience and that of the people and the humanity to which we belong… Read more »