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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 »

The Pope on World Youth Day: take a risk and change the world

06/03/2020

Pope Francis during World Youth Day in Panama  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis in his message for the 2020 diocesan World Youth Day, invites young people to be missionary disciples and to give their passions and dreams free rein.

It’s two years until the next World Youth Day, which will take place in the city of Lisbon in 2022 and in that intervening time, Pope Francis is inviting young people to reflect on the themes for the diocesan World Youth Days of 2020 and 2021… Read more »

Diocesan choir for the visit by Pope Francis to Gozo

06/03/2020

Fl-okkażjoni tal-liturġija li ser imexxi l-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku meta jżur is-Santwarju Nazzjonali tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu fl-aħħar ta’ Mejju li ġej, id-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex qed tilqa’ applikazzjonijiet minn adolexxenti u żgħażagħ Għawdxin li jixtiequ jingħaqdu mal-koristi li jiffurmaw parti mill-Kor Djoċesan taż-Żgħażagħ.

Il-Kumitat Organizzattiv Interdjoċesan taż-Żjara tal-Papa f’Malta jħeġġeġ lil dawk l-adolexxenti u żgħażagħ Għawdxin, partikularment dawk li jħossuhom ispirati minn Ġesù Kristu u huma mħarrġa fil-kant, biex japplikaw fuq www.papafrangisku.mt/korghawdex… Read more »

Church property in Safi to be transformed in a centre for persons with dementia

Another social agreement between the Church and the Government of Malta

03/03/2020   Ħal Safi

Proprjetà tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta fil-parroċċa ta’ Ħal Safi, ingħaddiet lid-Direttorat għall-Anzjanità Attiva u Kura fil-Komunità biex jitwaqqaf ċentru ta’ matul il-jum għal persuni li jbatu mid-dimensja, nhar it-Tlieta 3 ta’ Marzu 2020. Dan iċ-ċentru se jservi wkoll ta’ xelter għall-anzjani u għal dawk li jbatu mid-dimensja biex ma jitħallewx weħidhom filgħaxija u matul il-lejl. Iċ-ċentru se jkun l-ewwel wieħed f’Malta li joffri servizz għal matul il-ġurnata u bil-lejl… Read more »

Archbishop Scicluna on a pastoral mission in Mexico to help bishops to fight abuse

03/03/2020

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spanish Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu walk in for a press conference, in Santiago, Chile. (Credit: Esteban Felix/AP.)

Pope Francis is sending two top aides to Mexico to help the local bishops address the clerical abuse crisis in Mexico.

The pontiff tapped Maltese Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spaniard Fr Jordi Bertomeu, the same duo he had sent to Chile in 2018 in the aftermath of the media firestorm over allegations that Bishop Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno covered up the abuse of notorious pedophile Fr Fernando Karadima, who was found guilty by the Vatican in 2011 of sexually abusing minors… Read more »

Notice

03/03/2020

Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li għada l-Erbgħa 4 ta’ Marzu waranofsinhar, l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq. L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ il-Ġimgħa bejn it-8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m. Read more »

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Pope at Angelus: ‘never engage in dialogue with the devil’

02/03/2020

Papa Franġisku waqt l-Angelus tal-Ħadd fi Pjazza San Pietru (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis addresses the faithful on this first Sunday of Lent reflecting on how temptation is an attempt to walk alternative paths than those of God.

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians to be alert and vigilant when “messages, coming at us from many places” invite us to be tempted and to experience “the intoxication of transgression.”

Speaking to the pilgrims gathered in St… Read more »

People’s Sunday pilgrimage in Ħaż-Żabbar

01/03/2020   Zabbar

Illum il-Ħadd, l-1 ta’ Marzu 2020, f’Ħaż-Żabbar, ser isir il-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, bl-istatwa devozzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja flimkien mal-kappillani, il-kleru, reliġjużi, rappreżentanti tas-soċjetajiet ċivili, għaqdiet tal-parroċċa u bosta pellegrini. Il-pellegrinaġġ jibda fl-4:15pm u wara li tidħol l-istatwa tal-Madonna fis-Santwarju, tiġi ċċelebrata Quddiesa bil-parteċipazzjoni tal-kor Notre Dame għall-ħabta tas-5:45pm.

Snin ilu, l-aspett ta’ ringrazzjament u penitenza kien qanqal lil missirijietna biex iżuru u jassistu għad-diversi pellegrinaġġi li kienu jsiru lejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja f’Ħaż-Żabbar… Read more »