The Church in Malta will soon unveil her Pastoral Plan for 2020-2023, outlining a vision and direction for her pastoral work in the years ahead. The event that inspires this Plan is the encounter of the Risen Lord with the disciples at Emmaus. This event provides us with the two foremost concerns of the Archdiocese: evangelisation and diaconia.

These two priorities are embodied in the four principal sections of the Pastoral Plan, which have been inspired by Pope Francis, to help us become a people of reconciliation and healing… Read more »

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ltaqgħu mal-Prim Ministru l-ġdid ta’ Malta Dr Robert Abela, il-Ħamis 16 ta’ Jannar 2020, għal żjara ta’ korteżija. Fuq xewqa tal-Prim Ministru din saret fid-Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara, fejn jgħixu 47 saċerdot bejn reliġjużi u djoċesani.

Il-Prim Ministru Abela ġie milqugħ mill-Arċisqof Scicluna u wara ltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kunsill tal-Arċisqof: l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi; Dr Nadia Delicata, id-Delegat Episkopali għall-Evanġelizzazzjoni; Dun Noel Vassallo, il-Vigarju Episkopali għall-Kleru u l-Parroċċi; Joe Farrugia, id-Delegat Episkopali għal-Lajċi; Michael Pace Ross, is-Segretarju Amministrattiv; Kevin Papagiorcopulo, il-Kap tal-Media; Dr Godwin Grima, is-Segretarju tal-Kunsill; u Anthony Gatt, id-direttur tal-Caritas f’isem Mons… Read more »

Il-Ġimgħa, 17 ta’ Jannar 2020, tingħata bidu għall-Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ Fleur-de-Lys mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi, bl-ewwel laqgħa tiegħu tkun mal-komunità ta’ Dar Ħanin Samaritan.

Messaġġ tal-okkażjoni mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Mons. Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għeżież membri tal-Parroċċa ta’ Fleur de Lys, huwa ta’ ferħ kbir għalija li f’dawn il-jiem se niġi għall-Viżta Pastorali f’din il-parroċċa għażiża.

Il-komunità parrokkjali tagħkom, taħt il-ħarsien tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, din is-sena tagħlaq 45 sena mwaqqfa bħala parroċċa… Read more »

The main ecumenical celebration of 2019

The texts made available to Christians throughout the world for 2020 were prepared by the Churches in Malta and Gozo. This year, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) in Malta will be celebrated through a range of initiatives organized jointly by the various Churches on the island.

Preparing for the WPCU, on Friday 10 January Fr Paul Sciberras held a public lecture at the Archdiocese on An Evangelising Heart for a Hearth: Making Space for Others in a Cold World, which focused on the biblical passage that had inspired the theme for the 2020 WPCU (Acts 27:18 and 28:10)… Read more »

Pope Francis explains that Jesus shows us how to fulfill the Father’s plan with filial obedience, meekness, simplicity and respect as we go about our mission to witness and proclaim the Father’s boundless love for all of His children.

Recalling the joy of having just baptized several babies in the Vatican, Pope Francis addressed the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer and spoke about how Christians today must adopt Jesus’ meek and simple attitude… Read more »

Is-Sibt 11 ta’ Jannar, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2019, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann. Il-quddiesa, organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana, tibda fil-5:30pm. Read more »

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