News from the Church in Malta
During the concluding Mass of his Apostolic Journey to the UAE on Tuesday, Pope Francis invites the region’s Christians to live in peace and to remember that Jesus always walks at their side.
Pope Francis told the largely-expat Catholic community living in the United Arab Emirates that Jesus walks at our side, even when we think we are alone…
The number of Church marriages in 2018 stands at 1,192. This figure includes 62 convalidated marriages in Malta which are not included in the total of Church marriages given in Parliament. A convalidated marriage means that a couple who had only married civilly would have subsequently chosen to also get married in Church. This total does not include Church marriages celebrated in Gozo…
Pope Francis and Ahmed el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, signed a joint declaration on human fraternity during an interreligious meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Feb. 4, 2019.
Catholics, Muslims and all who believe in God must work together to build a culture of love, peace and human fraternity, Pope Francis said in a joint statement he signed with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, during an interreligious meeting in Abu Dhabi…
Twaqqaf uffiċjalment fond għal solidarjetà volontarja (Voluntary Solidarity Fund ‑ VSF) bl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta tkun l‑ewwel kontributur biex din l‑inizjattiva tibda titħaddem. L‑għan ta’ dan il‑fond, li twaqqaf wara ħidma li saret fi ħdan il‑Fondazzjoni Pontifiċja Centesimus Annus, hu li jgħin lil dawk il‑persuni li qegħdin f’riskju li jaqgħu lura biex jegħlbu l‑isfidi tagħhom billi jsiru iktar produttivi. Dan jista’ jsir ukoll b’sostenn mogħti mill‑VSF lil dawk li jixtiequ jibdew in‑negozju tagħhom iżda m’għandhomx il‑kapital u r‑riżorsi inizjali…
Pope Francis shakes hands with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar
It’s certainly not the first time Pope Francis engages in dialogue with the Muslim world.
He has been welcomed by Jordan’s King in Amman and visited some of Islam’s most sacred sites, including the Al-Aqsa mosque in the Holy Land and the Blue Mosque in Turkey…
Illum il-Ħadd, 3 ta’ Frar 2019, fil-11:00 a.m., l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Ħajja, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.
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Holocaust Memorial Day is Jan. 27, acknowledging the horror committed in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, along with other genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Yet, one family stands apart during this time period: the Ulma family. Joseph (44) and Victoria (32) Ulma hid eight Jews inside their small house, trying to protect them.
VLADIMIRO REDZIOCH
Polish Vatican journalist
“The Polish people were also killed for only helping the Jews…
Illum is-Sibt, 2 ta’ Frar 2019, fil-5:30 p.m., l-Arċsiqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa tal-Preżentazzjoni tal-Mulej, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.
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Restoration and conservation works have commenced on a number of projects in 15 different parishes in Malta with a capital investment of €2.2 million, co-financed by the European funds. This was announced during a press conference earlier today in front of the Naxxar Parish Church, addressed by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta Michael Pace Ross and the Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia…
Armenian Christians attend a round-the-clock church service in The Hague
The church door was quickly opened and then closed by a pastoral worker. Inside, the congregation sang about a fire that never goes out. They’ve been singing and praying for an Armenian family since October 26th.
The Tamrazyan family — the parents and their three children — say they left Armenia nine years ago after receiving death threats because of the father’s political activism…
