News

The 2020/2021 application process for entry into Church Sixth Forms

03/07/2020

Entry into Church School Sixth Forms for the coming scholastic year 2020/21 will retain the same principles used in previous years despite the difficulties created by the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.

De La Salle College and St Aloysius College Sixth Forms, as well as the Secretariat for Catholic Education, have worked closely together, to ensure that the same basic entry criterion that has always been used to fill the limited number of places available is retained… Read more »

Draft Equality Law stifles the fundamental right for religious belief and the right of parental choice

02/07/2020

The Church Schools Association, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Council of Major Religious Superiors, together with representatives of parent organisations whose children attend Church schools, expressed their serious reservations on the Draft Equality Law (Bill 96) currently under discussion in Parliament. The draft, which should have had the aim of promoting respect towards diversity, is in actual fact undermining freedom of religious belief with dire consequences  on the expression of a Catholic ethos inherent in Church schools… Read more »

Updated list of 2020 feasts in Malta

01/07/2020

Wara li fit-23 ta’ Ġunju tħabbru d-direttivi l-ġodda dwar il-festi għal din is-sena, l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed tippubblika lista aġġornata tal-festi li se jsiru f’Malta. Din il-lista hija aġġornata sal-lum, 4 ta’ Lulju 2020.

Agħfas hawn għal-lista tal-festi. Read more »

…

Preventive measures during Holy Mass in churches

01/07/2020

Il‑Knisja f’Malta qed taġġorna d‑direttivi rigward il‑Quddies u ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi oħra fil‑preżenza tal‑pubbliku, li permezz tagħhom numru ta’ miżuri ta’ prevenzjoni kontra l‑imxija tal‑covid‑19 ser jibqgħu fis‑seħħ u oħrajn aktar restrittivi jitnaqqsu. Dawn id‑direttivi jidħlu fis‑seħħ mil‑lum l‑1 ta’ Lulju 2020, u jibqgħu fis‑seħħ sakemm jinħarġu direttivi oħra mill‑Awtoritajiet Ekkleżjastiċi. Id‑direttivi aġġornati huma aċċessibbli hawnhekk.

Il‑miżuri obbligatorji li ser jinżammu jinkludu:

  1. Id‑distanza soċjali ġol‑knisja ħlief għall‑membri tal‑familja li jgħixu fl-istess dar
  2. Sanitiser fil‑bieb għall‑użu tal‑pubbliku
  3. It‑Tqarbin ser jibqa’ jsir fl‑idejn u fil‑post
  4. Ħasil regolari u ventilazzjoni tal‑knejjes
  5. Il‑fonti tal‑ilma mbierek jitħallew vojta
  6. Persuni b’sintomi respiratorji jew ta’ influwenza ma jitħallewx jidħlu

Id‑deċiżjoni tal‑Isqfijiet tat‑12 ta’ Marzu li għadda, li permezz tagħha l‑Insara ngħataw dispensa mill‑obbligu tal‑Quddies ta’ nhar ta’ Ħadd, għalissa ser tibqa’ fis‑seħħ… Read more »

A new collective agreement for the employees of the Curia and the Tribunals

Family-friendly measures and other benefits for the employees

01/07/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

(xellug) Is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, Michael Pace Ross, mal‑Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ UĦM Voice of the Workers, Josef Vella

L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u l‑UĦM Voice of the Workers iffirmaw ftehim kollettiv ġdid għall‑ħaddiema tal‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof u tat‑Tribunali Ekkleżjastiċi wara li dan ġie approvat mill‑Kunsill Rappreżentattiv Djoċesan ippresedut mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna.

Il‑ftehim, li jidħol fis‑seħħ fl‑1 ta’ Jannar 2021 u jkopri perjodu ta’ tliet snin, ġie ffirmat mis‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, Michael Pace Ross, u mill‑Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ UĦM Voice of the Workers, Josef Vella… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass with priestly ordinations – 29 June, 6:30pm

29/06/2020   The Parish Church of Christ the King, Paola

Għaxar djakni ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna nhar it-Tnejn 29 ta’ Ġunju 2020, Solennità ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl, fis-6:30pm. Il-Quddiesa se ssir fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal il-Ġdid, u tixxandar live fuq TVM2, Newsbook.mt, u l-YouTube Channel u l-paġna ta’ Facebook tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

L-għaxar djakni li ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti huma:

Iċ-Ċentru tal-Vokazzjonijiet tas-Seminarju qed jistieden lill-pubbliku, b’mod speċjali liż-żgħażagħ, biex isiru jafu aktar lis-saċerdoti l-ġodda… Read more »

Live: Chrism Mass – 28 June, 6:30pm

Chrism Mass with blessings of oils and renewal of priestly vows

28/06/2020   The Cathedral of St Paul, Mdina

Il‑Quddiesa tat‑tberik taż‑żjut bit‑tiġdid tal‑wegħdiet saċerdotali, li normalment hi l-unika waħda li tiġi ċċelebrata f’Ħamis ix‑Xirka, se ssir għada l-Ħadd 28 ta’ Ġunju fis-6:30pm mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna flimkien mas‑saċerdoti tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina. Il-Quddiesa tmexxiet għal għada minħabba l-pandemija tal-covid-19.

L‑enfasi ta’ din il-quddiesa huwa fuq l‑għaqda li Ġesù xtaq li jkun hemm bejn dawk li jemmnu fih, b’mod speċjali dawk li ġew fdati biex ikomplu l‑ħidma tiegħu… Read more »

Mass for Youths – 27 June, 7pm

The 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

27/06/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Qari u kant tal-Quddiesa

Ċelebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Animazzjoni: The New Victorians

♫ Ftuħ: Highest Praise (Phil Whickham) ♫

I lift my voice to sing of Your goodness
I lift my voice to sing of Your Love
I lift my voice to sing hallelujah
Jesus our Savior
You’re worthy of it all

I lift my voice to sing of Your goodness
I lift my voice to sing of Your Love
I lift my voice to sing hallelujah
Jesus our Savior
You’re worthy of it all

We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
Jesus our Savior
You’re worthy of it all

I lift my hands because I’m forgiven
I lift my hands because I’m set free
I lift my hands a sign of surrender
Jesus our Savior
You’re worthy of it all

We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
Jesus our Savior
You’re worthy of it all

We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
We give You the highest praise
Jesus our Savior
You’re worthy of it all

You’re worthy of it all

Qari I

Dan hu raġel qaddis ta’ Alla… Read more »

New Directory for Catechesis is “a joyful event in the life of the Church”

26/06/2020

Archbishop Rino Fisichella presenting the new Directory for Catechesis during the press conference (Photo: Vatican News)

The Pontifical Council for Promotion of the New Evangelization presents the new Directory for Catechesis during a press conference held in the Vatican on Thursday.

“The publication of a Directory for Catechesis is a joyful event in the life of the Church.” These were the opening words of Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promotion of the New Evangelization, during a press conference in the Vatican organized on the occasion of the release of a new Directory for Catechesis on Thursday… Read more »