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Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Tribunals

15/01/2020   The Archbishop’s Palace, Valletta

The Church Tribunals of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Province celebrated the inauguration of the Judicial Year on Wednesday 15th January 2020, at the Archbishop’s Palace, Valletta.

The keynote Lectio Magistralis was delivered by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and examined the promulgation and reception of Pope Francis’ legislative document: Vos estis lux mundi (You are the Light of the World). This document which came into effect on 1st June 2019 set out new procedural norms, applicable to the whole Catholic Church, aimed at combating sexual abuse (especially that of minors and vulnerable adults) and ensuring that bishops and religious superiors are held accountable for their actions… Read more »

Fleur-de-Lys Pastoral Visit begins

16/01/2020

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 »

Malta prepares for the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

15/01/2020

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 »

Statement by the Maltese Episcopal Conference on the appointment of a new Prime Minister

13/01/2020

The Bishops of Malta and Gozo express their best wishes and blessings to the new Prime Minister of Malta, The Honourable Dr Robert Abela. They would also like to reiterate their commitment that the various initiatives and cooperation between Church and State, continue in a spirit of respect for reciprocal autonomy and mutual collaboration for the common good.

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Bishop Mario Grech and Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi appeal to all Christians in our country to pray for these intentions… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: ‘Jesus teaches us to be meek, simple, respectful’

13/01/2020

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 »

The art of listening in the life and work of the parish priest

Live-in for Parish Priests 2020

11/01/2020   The Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù

Patri Martin Micallef OFM Cap – wiehed mill-kelliema waqt il-live-in

Fit-tlett ijiem ta’ formazzjoni ta’ din is-sena, il-kappillani tas-70 parroċċa f’Malta għażlu li jitħarrġu fl-arti tas-smigħ. Dan sar waqt il-live-in annwali li ntemm il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi attendew għal-live-in u mexxew iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddies flimkien mal-kappillani.

Matul dawn il-ġranet, il-kappillani ħadmu fuq numru ta’ attitudnijiet u ħiliet marbuta ma’ tliet aspetti essenzjali tas-smigħ: is-smigħ ta’ Alla, is-smigħ ta’ xulxin, u s-smigħ tar-realtà ta’ madwarna… Read more »

Live: Mass for couples married in 2019

10/01/2020

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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People bid farewell to Cardinal Prospero Grech in Rabat

A day of national mourning

09/01/2020   Chapel of the Convent of St Mark, Rabat

Illum 9 ta’ Jannar 2020, il-kappella tal-Kunvent ta’ San Mark, fir-Rabat miftuħa għall-pubbliku sa nofsinhar għal min jixtieq jagħti l-aħħar tislima lill-Kardinal Prospero Grech. Hemmhekk wieħed jista’ jiffirma l-ktieb tal-kondoljanzi.

F’nofsinhar tindaqq mota funebri fil-knejjes kollha f’Malta u Għawdex.

Fis-1:40pm, it-tebut jittieħed fil-Katidral Metropolitan ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, u fis-2pm issir quddiesa praesente cadavere b’suffraġju tal-Kardinal, ippreseduta mill-Arċisqof Charles J… Read more »

Vittoriosa bids farewell to Cardinal Prospero Grech

08/01/2020   Collegiate Church of St Lawrence, Vittoriosa

L-Erbgħa 8 ta’ Jannar 2020, waslu Malta minn Ruma l-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Prospero Grech. Fl-4:30pm il-korteo funebri wasal il-Birgu, fejn twieled u tgħammed il-Kardinal, fejn sar mument ta’ talb fil-Knisja Kolleġġjata ta’ San Lawrenz.

Wara, l-korteo telaq mill-Birgu lejn il-kunvent tal-Agostinjani ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat, sabiex għada, il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar, bejn id-9am u nofsinhar, il-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Grech jitqiegħdu fil-kappella tal-kunvent għall-qima tal-pubbliku… Read more »

Watch: The shipwreck trial – between the salvation of God and the hospitality of the Maltese people – Pope Francis during the General Audience

Catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles

08/01/2020   Paul VI Hall, the Vatican

Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba!

Il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli, fl-aħħar parti tiegħu, jirrakkonta li l-Evanġelju jkompli bil-mixja ħafifa tiegħu mhux biss fuq l-art imma wkoll fuq il-baħar, fuq ġifen li jwassal lil Pawlu priġunier minn Ċesarija lejn Ruma (ara Atti 27:1-28:16), fil-qalba tal-Imperu, biex isseħħ il-kelma tal-Irxoxt: “Tkunu xhieda tiegħi […] sa truf l-art” (Atti 1:8). Aqraw il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli u taraw kif l-Evanġelju, bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, jasal għand il-ġnus kollha, isir universali… Read more »