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Apostolic Journey by Pope Francis to Malta

Announcement of the Apostolic Journey by His Holiness Pope Francis to Malta

10/02/2020   The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck

Welcoming the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the Authorities and the Catholic Church of the Country, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta and Gozo on 31st May 2020.

The programme of the journey will be published at a later stage. Read more »

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Liturgical celebrations of the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck begin

09/02/2020   The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

L‑Arċisqof  Charles J. Scicluna mexxa t-Traslazzjoni Solenni tar-Relikwa u l-Ewwel Għasar Solenni, lejlet il-festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ Missierna San Pawl, nhar il-Ħadd 9 ta’ Frar 2020, fil-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta.

Għada t-Tnejn 10 ta’ Frar, l-Arċisqof se jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ Missierna San Pawl, fil-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta. Il-Quddiesa tibda fid-9am u se tixxandar live… Read more »

Live: Mass on the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck

The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck

09/02/2020

Nhar it-Tnejn 10 ta’ Frar, l-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Pontifikal Solenni fil-festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ Missierna San Pawl, fil-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta. Il-Quddiesa tibda fid-9am. Read more »

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This Tuesday: Mass on the occasion of the World Day of the Sick

08/02/2020   St Theresa Sanctuary, Birkirkara

Nhar it-Tlieta 11 ta’ Frar 2020, madwar id-dinja ser jiġi ċċelebrat il-Jum Dinji tal-Morda, li twaqqaf minn San Ġwanni Pawlu II 28 sena ilu. Kull 11 ta’ Frar titfakkar ukoll l-ewwel dehra tal-Madonna f’Lourdes.

Jum il-Morda ser jiġi ċċelebrat b’Quddiesa fis-Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara. Il-Quddiesa ser tibda fl-10am u ser titmexxa mill-Isqof Awżiljerju Joseph Galea-Curmi.  Jikkonċelebra Dun Joseph Mizzi, il-kappillan tal-għaqda djoċesana għat-trasport tal-morda f’Lourdes (UMTAL) u s-saċerdoti kollha li jaħdmu fl-isptarijiet u l-homes… Read more »

The Malta-Gozo tunnel – no justification in the absence of published studies on the alternatives

Statement about the Report by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA)

06/02/2020

Screenshot: Google Earth

Il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tħoss li għadha ma teżisti l‑ebda informazzjoni soda u rigoruża, u li hija pubblika, li permezz tagħha wieħed ikun jista’ jgħarbel u jixtarr l‑alternattivi kollha biex l‑aċċessibbiltà bejn Malta u Għawdex titjieb. Dan wara li ħarġet l‑aħbar li Infrastructure Malta kienet bdiet il‑proċess li bih qed tfittex li tidentifika kumpanija jew konsorzju biex jibnu u joperaw il‑mina għal żmien definit… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: Being poor in spirit is true freedom

05/02/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis greets the faithful at the General Audience in the Paul VI Hall  (Vatican Media)

In his catechesis on the first Beatitude — “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” — Pope Francis said: “there is a poverty that we must accept, that of our own being; and a poverty that we must seek instead, the poverty we must see from the things of this world”… Read more »

Vatican sends medical masks to China

04/02/2020

The joint initiative of the Office of Papal charities and the Missionary Centre of the Chinese Church in Italy has seen hundreds of thousands of masks sent to China. According to a Press Statement by the Holy See Press Office, the masks have been sent to Hubei, Zhejiand and Fujian provinces, which appear to be the areas most affected by this virus.

Health officials believe the virus was initially transmitted from animals to humans, but that human-to-human transmission of the flu-like illness is now occurring… Read more »

150 trees planted at Caritas Malta rehabilitation homes

04/02/2020

150 siġra tħawlu fid-djar ta’ rijabilitazzjoni ta’ Caritas Malta grazzi għal PT Matic Enivironmental Services Ltd u lil Saġġar. Il-moviment Fokolari ħa ħsieb parti mill-ispejjeż, u flimkien mar-residenti li qed isegwu l-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni kif ukoll wkoll voluntiera minn Camini…amo, qattgħu ħin flimkien iħawlu siġar indiġeni.

Jeffrey Muscat, Kap tal-Komunità Terapewtika ta’ San Blas, esprima li din hija kontribuzzjoni lejn titjib u tisħiħ tal-ambjent naturali li tant huwa importanti li jitħares… Read more »

Our Lady shows us how to live our consecration – The Auxiliary Bishop

Mass on the 30th anniversary of the consecration of the church, the 55th anniversary since the parish was established and the 75th anniversary from the arrival of the Carmelite friars in Fgura

01/02/2020   Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Church, Fgura

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja tal-Fgura għandha rabta mill-qrib mad-devozzjoni antika lejn Marija. Kien hawn devozzjoni lejn il-Madonna tal-Karmnu sa mis-seklu 18. Kien għalhekk tassew f’waqtu li l-Patrijiet Karmelitani 75 sena ilu ġew il-Fgura u bdew jaqdu l-missjoni tagħhom f’dan il-post, u għenu biex tissaħħaħ din l-imħabba lejn ommna Marija.

Illum, meta qed niċċelebraw it-30 sena mill-Konsagrazzjoni ta’ din il-knisja u dis-sena jaħbat ukoll il-55 anniversarju tat-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa, nixtieq li nħarsu lejn il-messaġġ li tagħti Marija lil din il-komunità… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Christian life requires dynamism and the willingness to journey guided by the Holy Spirit

02/02/2020   The Vatican, Rome

Pope Francis during his Sunday Angelus in St Peter’s Square  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis looks to the example of Mary and Joseph, and Simeon and Anna, to mark the 24th World Day for Consecrated life, celebrated on Sunday, the Liturgical Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

Pope Francis began his Sunday Angelus by telling the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square that the World Day for Consecrated Life reminds us of the “great treasure” in the Church of all those who “follow the Lord closely, professing the evangelical counsels”… Read more »