News from the Church in Malta
Dear brothers and sisters, good day!
This Sunday’s Gospel presents to us the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves (see Mt 14,13-21). The scene takes place in a deserted place, where Jesus had retired with His disciples. But the people found Him so as to listen to Him and to be healed: indeed, His words and His gestures restore and bring hope… Read more »
After taking note of and following the public indications given by the competent health authorities, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo have decided that no other pilgrimages will take place this year.
✠ Charles Jude Scicluna
Archbishop of Malta
President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference
✠ Mario Grech
Apostolic Administrator of Gozo
✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
✠ Anton Teuma
Bishop-elect of Gozo Read more »
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The Church Schools Admissions Board wishes to inform the general public that there are two vacant places for statemented students in Year One Church Schools.
St Francis School in Cospicua has a vacancy for one statemented boy with full-time one-to-one LSE support. St Benild’s School in Tas-Sliema has a vacant place for one statemented boy with shared LSE support. St Benild’s School is willing to consider the application of a statemented boy with full-time one-to-one LSE support for this vacant post if the boy’s brother is already registered at St Benild’s… Read more »
Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Awwissu, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
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:
Xprunata mill‑aħbar tal‑mewt traġika ta’ Miriam Pace, fit‑13 ta’ Marzu 2020, f’waħda mill-istqarrijiet tagħha, il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tenniet dak li kienet qalet fi stqarrijiet oħra qabel, jiġifieri, li kien “wasal iż‑żmien li l‑awtoritajiet juru biċ‑ċar fejn huma l‑prijoritajiet tagħhom u, b’kuraġġ, jieħdu d‑deċiżjonijiet diffiċli li messhom ilhom li ttieħdu. Minkejja li jistgħu jkunu skomdi għal xi wħud, dawn id‑deċiżjonijiet jagħmlu ġieħ lill‑maġġoranza assoluta tal‑popolazzjoni… Read more »
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 »
