News from the Church in Malta
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Buongiorno!
On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, the liturgy proclaims the Gospel in which Saint John refers to an episode that occurred in the final days of Christ’s life, shortly before the Passion (cf. Jn 12:20-33). While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, several Greeks, curious because of what he had been doing, express the wish to see him… Read more »
Reflection for the fifth Sunday of Lent by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.
Gospel: John 12:20-33 Read more »
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Myanmar nun Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng kneels in front of police officers.
“Once again and with great sadness I feel the urgency to evoke the dramatic situation in Myanmar, where so many people, especially the young, are losing their lives to offer hope to their country,” Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience. “I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say: stop the violence! … Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Today we will complete the catechesis on prayer as a relationship with the Holy Trinity, in particular with the Holy Spirit.
The first gift of every Christian existence is the Holy Spirit. It is not one of many gifts, but rather the fundamental Gift. The Spirit is the gift that Jesus had promised to send us… Read more »
On Tuesday 16th March 2021 at 6pm, the Faculty of Theology and Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija will be holding the annual Lecture in honour of St Thomas Aquinas. Prof. Dr Karlheinz Ruhstorfer from the University of Freiburg will deliver a lecture titled ‘Identity reloaded: Philosophy, religion and politics facing new challenges’.
Attendance to the online event is free.
Online access here: https://universityofmalta.zoom.us/j/99499829456
Abstract – We stand at a certain epochal threshold… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
On this fourth Sunday of Lent, the Eucharistic liturgy begins with this invitation: “Rejoice, Jerusalem…”. (see Is 66:10). What is the reason for this joy? In the middle of Lent, what is the reason for this joy? Today’s Gospel tells us: God “so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16)… Read more »
An agreement has been signed between the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta and the Archdiocese of Malta providing for a house located at the entrance of the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù, Rabat, to be used as a residence for student-priests from developing countries.
The two-storey house is currently being completely refurbished. It will be able to host up to five priests who would be reading for a Licentiate in Pastoral Theology at the Faculty of Theology in Malta… Read more »
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that ten years of humanitarian crisis and hostilities in Syria have had a profound effect on the situation of most of the children in the country.
A recent statement from UNICEF notes that about 90 percent of children are in need of humanitarian assistance – a figure that represents a 20 percent increase in the past year alone… Read more »
L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed tippubblika direttivi li jidħlu mis‑seħħ mil‑lum il‑Ħamis, 11 ta’ Marzu sal‑Ħadd, 11 ta’ April 2021. Dan wara li lbieraħ filgħaxija tħabbar li fis‑sitwazzjoni preżenti l‑Knisja qed twaqqaf il‑funzjonijiet reliġjużi biex tiġi mħarsa s‑saħħa tal‑poplu.
Id‑direttivi l‑ġodda jistabilixxu li l‑knejjes jistgħu jiftħu għall‑qima tal‑pubbliku għalkemm mhux permess li jsir quddies jew xi attività reliġjuża oħra bil‑preżenza tan‑nies. Jistgħu jsiru biss funerali u żwiġijiet b’numru ristrett ta’ nies waqt li jitħarsu l‑miżuri kollha stipulati għall‑quddies… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
In the past few days, the Lord allowed me to visit Iraq, carrying out a project of Saint John Paul II. Never before has a Pope been in the land of Abraham. Providence willed that this should happen now, as a sign of hope, after years of war and terrorism, and during a severe pandemic… Read more »
