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Live: The liturgical celebrations during Christmas time

23/12/2018
  • Lejlet il-Milied – Il-Quddiesa ta’ Nofsillejl Nhar it-Tnejn, 24 ta’ Diċembru 2018, lejlet il-Milied, fil-11:00 p.m., l‑Arċisqof ser imexxi t‑talba tal‑Liturġija tas‑Sigħat fil‑Quddiesa ta’ Nofsillejl fis‑Solennità tat‑Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina.

     

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  • Nhar il-Milied – Quddiesa fis‑Solennità tat‑Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu Nhar it-Tlieta, 25 ta’ Diċembru 2018, nhar il-Milied, fil-11:00 a.m., l‑Arċisqof ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fis‑Solennità tat‑Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta…

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The final preparations for Caritas’ Christmas lunch at the Archbishop’s Curia

22/12/2018

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  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi flimkien mad-direttur ta’ Caritas Malta Anthony Gatt, dalgħodu ltaqgħu mal-voluntiera li qed iħejju għall-ikla ta’ Jum il-Milied fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana, għal dawk li jinsabu weħidhom u li huma mġarrba mis-solitudini. Din is-sena għal din l-ikla ser jattendu madwar 500 persuna. Din hija r-raba’ sena konsekuttiva li Caritas Malta qed torganizza din l-ikla fil-Kurja, bl-appoġġ ta’ Alf…

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Beacon Media Group appoints new board to spearhead growth

22/12/2018

  • The shareholders of Beacon Media group announced the new board of directors as well as the editorial board. The group brings together all its media entities, mainly RTK, Newsbook and Media Centre.

    Chaired by Dr Gege Gatt, the new board of directors brings together an exciting blend of experiences ranging from legacy media to digital communication and operational management to theology…

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Curia offices closed

22/12/2018

  • Mit-Tnejn 24 ta’ Diċembru 2018, sal-Erbgħa 2 ta’ Jannar 2019 (iż-żewġ ġranet inklużi), il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u l-uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser ikunu magħluqa. Il-Kurja, il-Caritas u t-Tribunal jiftħu mill-ġdid nhar il-Ħamis, 3 ta’ Jannar 2019. 

    Nawguraw lilkom u lill-familji tagħkom l-isbaħ xewqat għal Milied qaddis.

     

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Join us this Christmas

21/12/2018
  • 23rd December 2018 Greetings with the Bishops at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana, between 10am and 12pm. 
    24th December 2018 Carols and Midnight Mass at the Mdina Cathedral, at 11pm. 25th December 2018 Mass on Christmas Day at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, at 11am.

    The liturgical celebrations during the Christmas season will be streamed live on the YouTube Channel of The Church in Malta. 

     

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The launch of the third volume of ‘Kelma ta’ Ħabib’

Id-diskorsi tal-Arċisqof matul is-sena liturġika 2016-2017

20/12/2018

  • Id-dritt tal-ħajja u d-dinjità tal-persuna, il-ġustizzja soċjali u l-ġid komuni, il-faqar u s-solidarjetà huma wħud mit-temi li l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna tkellem dwarhom fl-omeliji u l-messaġġi tiegħu matul it-tielet sena tiegħu bħala Arċisqof ta’ Malta. Dawn ġew ippubblikati mill-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta fit-tielet edizzjoni tal-ktieb ‘Kelma ta’ Ħabib’.

    Il-ktieb ta’ 750 paġna fih 170 diskors tal-Arċisqof kif ukoll 50 paġna ta’ ritratti bil-kulur li ttieħdu matul diversi ċelebrazzjoniijiet fil-parroċċi u attivitajiet oħra fis-sena liturġika 2016 – 2017…

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Share your family Christmas dinner with a Christian refugee family

19/12/2018

  • Christmas is a time of feasting, of sharing gifts and moments with friends, family and loved ones. It’s a blessing to be able to enjoy all the goodies this season brings but what about other members of our human family who cannot celebrate Christmas this way? Many are poor, displaced, sick or disabled in some way.

    This Christmas, Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) is inviting families in Malta and Gozo to share their Christmas meal with Christian families who lost everything when they fled their homes in Syria to escape from Islamic State terrorists…

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Pope makes new appointments at Vatican Media

19/12/2018
  • Pope Francis has appointed Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli as Editorial Director for the Vatican Dicastery for Communication (Vatican News’ parent organization) and Andrea Monda as Editor-in-Chief of the “Osservatore Romano” newspaper. The announcements were made on Tuesday by the Holy See Press Office. Andrea Tornielli

    The Dicastery for Communication’s new Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, is a well-known “Vatican watcher” having worked as a Vatican correspondent for different Italian newspapers and publications for well over 20 years…

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Pope Francis begs for end to death penalty through an ethic of caring

17/12/2018

  • Pope Francis meets members of the International Commission against the Death Penalty 

     

  • Pope Francis received in audience members of the International Commission against the Death Penalty on Monday. In prepared remarks which were given to members of the Commission, Pope Francis begged countries still applying the death penalty to “adopt a moratorium”.

    Every life is sacred

    Since the beginning of his ministry, Pope Francis told Commission members, the truth that “every life is sacred” had convinced him to commit himself to abolishing the death penalty at the international level…

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Exchanging Christmas and New Year’s greetings

16/12/2018

  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi u l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona ser jilqgħu lill-awtoritajiet tal-Istat u lill-korpi kostitwiti għall-bdil tal-awguri tal-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, nhar il-Ħamis, 20 ta’ Diċembru, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta, fit-3:00 p.m.

    L-Isqfijiet qed jistiednu wkoll lill-pubbliku għal bdil tal-awguri tal-istaġun, nhar il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ Diċembru, bejn l-10:00 a.m. u nofsinhar, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana…

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