News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis says that those who care for the sick and give of themselves with generosity and straightforward love – like St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta – are amongst the Church’s most credible evangelizers.
In his message for the World Day of the Sick, celebrated on 11 February, the Pope focused on Jesus’s words to the Apostles: “You received without payment; give without payment” (Mt 10:8)…
This Friday, 11th January 2019, the restoration and conservation work which was carried out on three historic paintings at the Archbishop’s Curia will be inaugrated. The three eighteenth-century paintings portray the images of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of the Rosary with Dominican saints, and the Eternal Father.
Dr Theresa Vella, an art historian, will give a critical appreciation of the paintings, while the painting conservators, Valentina Lupo and Maria Grazia Zenzani of Atelier del Restauro, will give a presentation of the restoration work done during the past year…
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Mr Roberto Buontempo as property manager designate with effect from today, 7th January 2019, reporting to the Administrative Secretary, Mr Michael Pace Ross. Mr Buontempo will formally take over from the outgoing property manager, Mr Ray Bonnici, 66, following a hand-over period.
Mr Buontempo occupied top management positions within the private sector and also held the post of director on a number of boards, both in Malta and overseas. He was also involved in various projects with one of the leading property developers on the island. A graduate in management and business administration, he is also a Chartered Manager and holds professional fellowships with the Chartered Management Institute, the Institute of Supply Chain Management and the Royal Society of Arts. For a number of years, he was a council member of the Malta Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. Mr Buontempo is also the Lieutenant of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Lieutenancy of Malta…
Jesus reveals himself to all the nations in a gentle light that shines in humble love.
Pope Francis made that remark in his homily on Sunday, as he reflected on the Epiphany of the Lord. “Epiphany”, he noted, indicates the manifestation of the Lord. “The symbol of this event is light, which reaches and enlightens everything.”
He said the manner in which God revealed Himself is surprising…
Germany-flagged rescue vessel “Professor Albrecht Penck” sails off the Maltese coast
Two humanitarian ships picked up the migrants as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
The rescue boats belong to the German NGOs Sea-Watch and Sea Eye. They are seeking a port in Europe to disembark their 49 passengers…
Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 6 ta’ Jannar 2019, in-Nunzju Appostoliku għal Malta, l-E.T. Mons. Alessandro D’Errico, ser jiċċelebra l-20 anniversarju tal-ordinazzjoni episkopali tiegħu. Mons. D’Errico ġie ordnat Isqof minn San Ġwann Pawlu II fis-6 ta’ Jannar 1999, fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru fil-Vatikan.
Għal din l-okkażjoni ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla, nhar il-Ħadd li ġej in-Nunzju Appostoliku ser iqaddes Quddiesa fil-11:00 a.m., fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta…
The letter that Pope Francis sent as a sign of his personal closeness to the American Bishops, gathered in spiritual retreat in Chicago, offers a key to understanding his perspective on the abuse crisis, with a view also to the February meeting in the Vatican. In his speech to the Roman Curia on December 21st, the Pope expressed himself in a wide-ranging, determined, and powerful way on this subject…
Il-Moviment ta’ Kana qed jistieden lill-koppji għarajjes li żżewġu fl-2018 u lill-koppji li ser jiżżewġu matul l-2019, għal ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa.
Il-Quddiesa għall-koppji li ngħaqdu fis-Sagrament taż-Żwieġ is-sena li għaddiet ser issir għada s-Sibt, 5 ta’ Jannar 2019, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fil-5:30 p.m.
Il-Quddiesa għall-għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu din is-sena ser issir is-Sibt, 19 ta’ Jannar 2019, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fil-5:30 p.m…
Four seminarians who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood. This celebration will take place on Sunday 6th January 2019, during Epiphany Mass at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.
Roderick Baldacchino and Jean‑Claude Schembri from St Catherine’s Parish, Żejtun, Joshua Cortis from St Gaetan Parish, Ħamrun, and Tony Pace from the Conversion of Saint Paul Parish, Ħal Safi, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…
