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New dates for choosing a Church School

20/04/2020

The Secretariat for Catholic Education is announcing new dates when the choice of a church school will be held, for the academic year starting in September 2020. The choice of school exercise will be held at a studio and will be transmitted live on the Archdiocese of Malta  website www.church.mt. Since people cannot be present due to the coronavirus restrictions, a notary will be present to certify the entire process… Read more »

Pope at Mass prays for politicians

20/04/2020   Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican

At Mass on Monday at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis prayed for all the men and women who have a vocation to political life and, in his homily, reflects on being born again of the Spirit.

After celebrating the Mass yesterday, Divine Mercy Sunday, in the Church of the Holy Spirit in the Saxon District, Pope Francis resumed Masses at the Casa Santa Marta on Monday… Read more »

Caritas Malta helping the most vulnerable during COVID-19

18/04/2020

Caritas Malta mħassba dwar realtà ta’ persuni li bħalissa qed isofru konsegwenzi soċjali u ekonomiċi minħabba l-Covid-19 u li għandhom bżonn għajnuna urġenti.

Permezz ta’ persuni li qed iċemplu fuq linji ta’ Caritas li nfetħu apposta, kif ukoll tal-ħidma mill-qrib ma’ NGOs u l-kapillani fil-parroċċi, Caritas Malta qed tiltaqa’ dejjem iktar ma’ realtajiet ta’ gruppi ta’ nies vulnerabbli li huma l-aktar f’riskju matul din il-kriżi:

  • Dawk li diġà kellhom dħul baxx qabel il-pandemija;
  • Anzjani li jgħixu weħidhom, li kellhom xi għajnuna minn ġirien jew servizzi fid-dar li issa ma jistgħux jingħataw;
  • Ġenituri bi tfal b’diżabbiltà, speċjalment dawk severi li wkoll naqsilhom ir-respite peress li waqqfu l-iskejjel;
  • Dawk il-Maltin jew barranin li diġà sfaw bla saqaf u anki ma jistgħux jaċċessaw xelters minħabba restrizzjonijiet;
  • Barranin li tilfu x-xogħol jew naqsulhom is-sigħat ta’ xogħol u mhux intitolati għall-benefiċċji ta’ nuqqas ta’ impjieg jew sussidju fuq il-kera…

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Sunday Mass in English

18/04/2020

As from tomorrow, 19th April, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Archdiocese of Malta will introduce a televised Sunday Mass in English. This initiative is being taken in collaboration with PBS.

Holy Mass will be broadcast on the Archdiocese of Malta website www.church.mt at 10:30am and on TVM2 at 6:30pm. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate Mass from the church of the Franciscan Friars, which is dedicated to St Francis, in Hamrun… Read more »

Private pilgrimage of St Gregory by the Archbishop

15/04/2020   Iż-Żejtun

Illum, 15 ta’ April 2020 l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna għamel b’mod privat il-pellegrinaġġ ta’ San Girgor, mill-Kappella ta’ San Klement fejn għamel mument ta’ talb, sal-Knisja ta’ San Girgor, iż-Żejtun, fejn l-Arċisqof ta wkoll il-barka.

Dan il-pellegrinaġġ is-soltu jsir ta’ kull sena l-Erbgħa fuq l-Għid il-Kbir tal-Mulej u f’ċirkustanzi normali jattendu għadd kbir ta’ nies, fosthom il-Kapitlu tal-Katidral u l-fratellanzi. Il-purċissjoni kienet bdiet issir fl-1543, ftit snin qabel l-Assedju l-Kbir, bħala talba lil Alla biex issaltan il-paċi fost in-nazzjonijiet Ewropej fi żmien ta’ periklu kbir… Read more »

Pope at Audience: True peacemakers always seek reconciliation

15/04/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis during the weekly General Audience  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis dedicates his catechesis during his Wednesday General Audience to the seventh beatitude, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”.

True inner tranquility flows from “the peace of Christ that comes from His Cross and generates humanity anew.”

Thosewere the Pope’s words on Wednesday during his Weekly General Audience livestreamed from the Vatican Library… Read more »