News from the Church in Malta
Andrea Tornielli, the editorial director for the Dicastery of Communication, provides a detailed synthesis of the Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Christ is Alive!”
“Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way, he brings youth to our world. The very first words, then, that I would like to say to every young Christian are these: Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!”…
Robed in rose-coloured vestments for Laetare Sunday – the fourth Sunday of Lent – Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex.
Sharing in the Father’s joy
In his homily, the Pope focused on the older brother in the parable of the Prodigal Son. The father in the parable, who welcomed back the prodigal, also went out to seek his other son, who was upset at the welcome his brother received…
Il-Ħadd, 31 ta’ Marzu 2019, fil-11am, il‑Knisja f’Malta se tagħti bidu għall‑kawża tal‑beatifikazzjoni u l‑kanonizzazzjoni tal‑Qaddej ta’ Alla, Bro. Louis Camilleri F.S.C. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni u l-Quddiessa se jkunu mmexxija mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.
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The Vatican on Friday released three new documents from Pope Francis concerning the protection of minors and vulnerable persons in the Vatican City State.
“The protection of minors and vulnerable persons is an integral part of the Gospel message,” Pope Francis insists in the very first line of his Apostolic Letter…
Il‑Knisja f’Malta se tagħti bidu għall‑kawża tal‑beatifikazzjoni u l‑kanonizzazzjoni tal‑Qaddej ta’ Alla, Bro. Louis Camilleri F.S.C. Dan wara li l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna laqa’ t‑talba ta’ Bro. Rodolfo Cosimo Meoli, Postulatur Ġenerali tal‑Ordni tal‑Aħwa tal‑Iskejjel Insara, biex jitwaqqaf tribunal li jisma’ l‑kawża tiegħu. Dan se jsir nhar il‑Ħadd, 31 ta’ Marzu 2019, fil‑11:00 a.m, waqt ċelebrazzjoni u Quddiessa mmexxija mill‑Arċisqof fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta…
Il-Ġimgħa, 28 ta’ Marzu 2019, il-parroċċa ta’ Marija Bambina fl-Isla, se torganizza l-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali tar-Randan bl-istatwa mirakuluża tar-Redentur, immexxi mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Fi tmiem il-pellegrinaġġ, l-Arċisqof se jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑knisja parrokkjali.
Il-pellegrinaġġ jibda fis-6pm.
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Madwar 130 żagħżugħ u żagħżugħa pparteċipaw f’seminar ta’ ġurnata bl‑isem ta’ ‘Boost’, li ġie organizzat mill‑entità tal‑Knisja għaż‑żgħażagħ ‘MCYN’ (Malta Catholic Youth Network). L‑attività saret f’Esplora, iċ‑Ċentru tax‑Xjenza Interattiva, f’Bighi.
L‑għan tas‑seminar kien li ż‑żgħażagħ ikollhom l‑opportunità jiddiskutu temi attwali u jaqsmu l‑esperjenzi ta’ kif iwasslu l‑fidi lil żgħażagħ oħra biex ikunu missjunarji tal‑Bxara t‑Tajba. Għas‑seminar attendew żgħażagħ u youth leaders impenjati fil‑Knisja minn diversi gruppi taż‑żgħażagħ f’Malta u Għawdex…
Kull sena matul ir-Randan, fil-parroċċi ssir il-ġabra għas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, is-seminaristi ħejjew filmat qasir li jistieden lill-pubbliku jsir jaf aħjar lis-seminaristi u l-post li qed jagħtihom il-formazzjoni.
Bħalissa fis-Seminarju hemm 14-il seminarist imqassmin fuq ħames snin. Żewġ seminaristi oħra qegħdin jagħmlu sena esperjenza pastorali barra minn xtutna. Hemm ukoll erba’ djakni li qegħdin jagħmlu l-istudji tagħhom barra minn Malta…
The Jubilate Deo Choir, which is the choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral, will be giving two concerts for Passiontide entitled ‘Miserere’. The concerts, directed by Maestro di Cappella Christopher Muscat, will be held at the choir residencies on Friday 5th April at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, and on Monday 15th April at Naxxar Parish Church.
These concerts feature sacred music spanning well over seven centuries, from Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony to works by contemporary composers…
On the Feast of the Annunciation, Pope Francis signed his Apostolic Exhortation for the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.
“Christus vivit – Christ lives” is a letter to the world’s young people that represents the fruit of the October Synod. The Vatican will release the full text in the near future…
