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Bishops’ directives regarding Mass – 12/03/20

Christians are invited to join in prayer and avoid going out in accordance with the advice given by the health authorities

12/03/2020

Wara konsultazzjoni mal‑awtoritajiet tas‑saħħa, l‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex qegħdin iwaqqfu l‑funzjonijiet reliġjużi kollha, inkluż il‑Quddies ta’ kuljum u ta’ nhar ta’ Ħadd, u l‑katekeżi tat‑tfal, fl‑Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta u d‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex. Għalhekk, l‑Isqfijiet qegħdin jagħtu lill‑Insara dispensa mill‑obbligu tal‑Quddies ta’ nhar ta’ Ħadd. Din il‑miżura ta’ prekawzjoni tidħol fis‑seħħ b’effett immedjat u qed tittieħed għall‑ġid komuni u biex jiġu mħarsa b’mod speċjali dawk l‑aktar vulnerabbli… Read more »

Prayers broadcast from the Archbishop’s Curia

Christians are invited to join in prayer and avoid going out according to the advice given by the health authorities

12/03/2020

Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof ser tibda xandiriet regolari biex l‑Insara kollha jkunu jistgħu jingħaqdu fit‑talb u jevitaw li joħorġu minn djarhom skont il‑pariri mogħtija mill‑awtoritajiet tas‑saħħa.

Dawn ix‑xandiriet ser isiru mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana, u ser jixxandru fuq TVM2, il‑website uffiċjali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Knisja.mt u n‑newsportal Newsbook.com.mt.

Għada, il‑Ġimgħa 13 ta’ Marzu f’nofsinhar, l‑Arċisqof Charles J… Read more »

Message from the Office of the President on the Coronavirus

12/03/2020

Sa mill-bidu nett tal-imxija tal-Covid-19 (Coronavirus), il-President George Vella kien qiegħed iżomm ruħu aġġornat dwar dak li kien għaddej u dwar l-informazzjoni medika u epidemijoloġika marbuta ma’ din il-marda.

Issa, li kif kien jidher probabbli minħabba s-sitwazzjoni ġeografika tagħna, u l-kuntatti internazzjonali ta’ pajjiżna, żviluppaw każi ta’ Covid-19 li ġew impurtati minn barra pajjiżna, il-President Vella jixtieq jesprimi l-ewwel u qabel kollox id-dispjaċir tiegħu għal dawk li ħadu l-infezzjoni u jawguralhom fejqan ta’ malajr… Read more »

Position Paper on the Equality Bill

12/03/2020

The Church is one among several organisations that have a stake in what the Equality Law shall be requiring for the implementation of equality across practically all areas of social life. It has focused on matters that are very closely related to its mission, because it believes that religious freedom, as a universal human right, should not be unduly restrained as a result of an inadequate understanding of the principle of equality… Read more »

Inaugurated IT project at Dar tal-Providenza

10/03/2020   Dar tal-Providenza, Siggiewi

Il-President ta’ Malta, Dr George Vella inawgura proġett infrastrutturali tat-Teknoloġija tal-Informatika tal-ogħla livell fid-Dar tal-Providenza nhar it-Tlieta 10 ta’ Marzu 2020. Il-proġett sar b’investiment ta’ €100,000 u ’l fuq minn 2,000 siegħa volontarjat. Sar xoghħol estensiv ta’ networking fejn inbidlet l-infrastruttura kollha tal-ICT fil-11-il blokk li hemm fid-Dar u ddaħħal WiFi fil-kumpless kollu tas-Siġġiewi.

Id-Direttur tad-Dar Fr Martin Micallef qal li grazzi għall-MITA Cares, id-Dar se tgawdi minn dan il-proġett speċjalment ir-residenti kif ukoll tiżdied l-effiċenza amministrattiva… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Every human person has a thirst for God

11/03/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis’ General Audience for 11 March 2020 was livestreamed from the Apostolic Library

Pope Francis on Wednesday held his first General Audience since sweeping measures were imposed throughout Italy to contain the coronavirus epidemic. The Audience was livestreamed from the Library of the Apostolic Palace, to avoid the large gatherings of people that typically fill St Peter’s Square to hear the Holy Father.

An inner longing for God

In his catechesis, the Holy Father reflected on the fourth beatitude, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied”… Read more »

Celebrating the 55th anniversary of Maltese altar boys visiting the Vatican

10/03/2020

Grupp ta’ abbatini li żar l-Vatikan is-sena li għaddiet

Nhar il-Ħadd 15 ta’ Marzu 2020 se jiġi ċċelebrat l-55 anniversarju li l-abbatini Maltin ilhom imorru l-Vatikan biex jagħtu s-servizz liturġiku tagħhom fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru. L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi, li mar il-Vatikan bħala abbati fl-1976 u bħala seminarista fl-1984, se jiċċelebra Quddiesa dkinhar fil-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt. Il-Quddiesa tibda fid-9:15am.

Hi okkażjoni tajba biex dawk li kienu abbatini tal-Vatikan jerġgħu jiltaqgħu ma’ sħabhom u jiftakru fiż-żmien li qattgħu flimkien hemmhekk… Read more »

Prayers and measures in churches to contain and halt the Coronavirus

Circular on health protection issued by the Archbishop's Curia

09/03/2020

Nixtiequ nħeġġukom biex nitolbu ħalli naqilgħu mingħand Alla l-grazzja tas-saħħa fir-ruħ u fil-ġisem u biex titrażżan u titwaqqaf il-Coronavirus Covid-19 fid-dinja. Nitolbu għal dawk kollha milquta u għal dawk kollha li qegħdin joffru s-servizzi tagħhom u jieħdu deċiżjonijiet b’risq is-saħħa.

Għalhekk, l-adorazzjoni li ssir fil-parroċċa l-Ħamis 12 jew il-Ġimgħa 13 ta’ Marzu 2020 kif ukoll ir-reċita tar-Rużarju għandhom isiru għal din l-intenzjoni. Inħeġġu wkoll lill-familja li titlob it-talba tar-Rużarju flimkien… Read more »

Launched the book ‘A Politics of Peace’ by Fr Nicholas Doublet

06/03/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

The Foundation for Theological Studies recently hosted the launch of the book ‘A Politics of Peace: The Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical affairs during the Pontificate of Benedict XV (1914-1922)’ written by Rev. Dr Nicholas J. Doublet and published by Edizioni Studium, Rome.  Fr Doublet is the Diocesan Archivist as well as a lecturer with the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta.

The well-attended event, held in the Refectory of the Archbishop’s Curia, took place on Friday 6th March.  The audience was addressed by a panel of distinguished speakers, including Rev… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: We become witnesses through gift of the Spirit

08/03/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis during his Sunday Angelus, streamed live in St Peter’s Square   (ANSA)

On the Second Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel account of the Transfiguration, when Jesus revealed His glory to the Apostles Peter, James, and John. The Holy Father delivered his Angelus address from the Library in the Apostolic Palace on Sunday, a precautionary measure in response to ongoing concerns about the coronavirus… Read more »