The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation has the pleasure to announce the appointment of
Mgr. Prof. Emmanuel Agius as its new President.

Mgr Prof. Agius is the former Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta. He studied philosophy and theology at undergraduate (S.Th.B.) and postgraduate (S.Th.L.) levels at the University of Malta and then at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he obtained an M.A… Read more »

Nixtiequ nirringrazzjaw ħafna lil dawk kollha li tul dawn ix-xhur li għaddew ħadmu bis-sħiħ biex iħarsu l-miżuri li l-Knisja adottat għall-ħarsien tal-ħajja u tas-saħħa tagħna u tal-oħrajn. Nenfasizzaw li aħna għandna r-responsabbiltà li nkomplu nħarsu bir-reqqa l-miżuri, li kienu ppubblikati fil-ġimgħat li għaddew u li għadhom fis-seħħ. Infakkru b’mod partikulari:

• fid-distanza soċjali ta’ żewġ metri li għandha tinżamm fil-knejjes u f’postijiet oħra;
• fl-użu regolari tas-sanitizers skont il-ħtieġa, u d-disinfettar tal-oġġetti b’mod regolari;
• fl-importanza li n-nies jilbsu l-visors jew il-maskri waqt iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet fil-knisja jew f’attivitajiet oħra;
• fil-miżuri oħra rigward iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi, per eżempju fuq kif għandu jsir it-tqarbin…

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Pope Francis leads the Special Urbi et Orbi blessing on 27 March 2020  (Vatican Media)

In a book preface released on Tuesday, Pope Francis reflected on the lessons Christians have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Communion and Hope” was prepared by Cardinal Walter Kasper and Father George Augustin, and contains theological reflections from various authors about “witnessing the faith in times of coronavirus”… Read more »

L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta waqqfet kummissjoni biex tisma’ l-esperjenzi tan-nies dwar il-Komunità Ġesù Salvatur.

Kull min jixtieq jiltaqa’ mal-Kummissjoni jew jgħaddi xi informazzjoni, għandu jibgħat imejl fuq [email protected]. Min diġà għamel kuntatt mal-Kummissjoni m’għandux għalfejn jibgħat imejl. Read more »

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Pope Francis on Sunday invited young people around the world to perform “gestures of tenderness” toward the elderly, as many are forced into isolation to observe Covid-19 health guidelines.

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life quickly answered that call and launched “The elderly are your grandparents” campaign.

Kindness for the elderly

In a communiqué released on Monday, the Dicastery invited young people “to do something that shows kindness and affection for older people who may feel lonely.”

“The pandemic has hit the elderly particularly hard and it has disconnected the already weak links between generations,” reads the statement… Read more »