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“The Church is like a hospital in a battlefield; be enriched with the balm of the word” – Mons. Hector Scerri

Mons. Hector Scerri ppubblika ktieb bl-isem ‘Chiesa, Vieni Fuori’ li jitratta riflessjoni dwar il-Knisja li reġgħet inġabret mill-ġdid.

Waqt it-tnedija ta’ żewġ kotba, wieħed tiegħu u l-ieħor ta’ Mons. Alfred Xuereb dwar l-esperjenza tiegħu mal-Papa Benedittu XVI fir-Refettorju tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana, Scerri qal li l-Knisja nġabret mill-ġdid wara li għaddiet “minn dak li nsejħulu eżilju eżistenzjali.”

Kompla li “fid-dawl tal-kelma ta’ Alla anki f’dak li nsibu fil-kotba ta’ Neħemija u Eżra hija l-Knisja li tinġabar mill-ġdid kif għamlu l-profeti fit-testment il-qadim li ġabru l-Knisja mill-ġdid”… Read more »

A Church that looks ahead with hope and mercy

Diocesan Assembly 2024

  ĊAK Hall, Birkirkara

L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta laqqgħet l-assemblea djoċesana annwali li matulha ngħata rendikont tal-ħidma tal-Knisja f’Malta fil-kuntest tal-proċess ta’ tiġdid ekkleżjali ‘Knisja Waħda, Vjaġġ Wieħed’, kif ukoll it-tħejjija għall-Ġublew tat-Tama li se jiġi ċċelebrat is-sena d-dieħla.

Fid-diskors tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna tkellem fuq il-prijoritajiet tal-ħidma tal-Knisja f’Malta u fuq kif qed twieġeb għall-ħtiġijiet tas-soċjetà, fosthom permezz tad-djar tat-tfal u l-anzjani, il-ftuħ ta’ ċentri tal-komunità, is-sapport fil-kura paljattiva, l-għajnuna lil min hu bil-ġuħ, u l-promozzjoni ta’ żvilupp u empowerment għat-tfal u żgħażagħ b’diżabbiltà… Read more »

A holy year of hope and mercy – The Archbishop

The Archbishop's message for the 2024 Diocesan Assembly

  ĊAK Hall, Birkirkara

Message by Archbishop Charles Scicluna

This address to the Diocesan Assembly gives me the opportunity to share with all of you the spirit of two important ecclesial events from 2024 and to look forward with you towards the Holy Year 2025.

The first ecclesial event that marked our experience as the Church in Malta, as the People of God pilgriming in Malta, was the Ad Limina visit of the Bishops of Malta and Gozo in May 2024… Read more »

The first day of the Diocesan Assembly: shaping the Church’s future through synodality

  ĊAK Hall, Birkirkara

Il-Ħamis 21 ta’ Novembru 2024 ingħata bidu għall-Assemblea Djoċesana 2024. Din bdiet permezz b’mument ta’ talb u riflessjoni minn persuna mhux Maltija, li saret Kattolika wara tliet snin tgħix Malta, u li għamlet dan meta bdiet tirrealizza li hemm vojt f’ħajjitha.

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi introduċa l-Assemblea u spjega x’se jiġri matul l-assemblea ta’ din is-sena, is-sinodu djoċesan li ilu għaddej 25 sena u kif il-Knisja f’Malta se tkompli taħdem biex tgħix f’sinodalità, “li tibqa’ dejjem ta’ sfida kbira għall-Knisja li ngħaqqdu flimkien il-parteċipazzjoni u l-kreattività mal-unità, mal-armonija, fid-direzzjoni u fil-ħidma”… Read more »

100th anniversary of the ‘Vestis Honoris’

On the 100th anniversary of the Vestis Honoris (Robe of Honour), written by St. George Preca, the SDC celebrated a thanksgiving celebration at the Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception in Cospicua. On Wednesday 20th November 2024, the SDC members and candidates from all over Malta gathered before the titular painting of the Immaculate Conception to express their gratitude to God for inspiring St George Preca to compose this beautiful hymn in honor of Our Lady… Read more »

Pope announces Vatican summit in 2025 for rights of children

Pope Francis’ weekly General Audience on November 20 fell on International Day for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, which is dedicated to improving children’s welfare worldwide.

During the audience, the Pope announced a summit, the World Meeting on Children’s Rights, to be held at the Vatican on February 3, 2025.

The Pope greeted a group of about 100 children from the Community of Sant’Egidio present in St… Read more »

Carlo Acutis to be proclaimed a saint next April

Pope Francis has confirmed that Carlo Acutis will become the first Catholic saint from the millennial generation next April, during a weekend dedicated to teenagers as part of the Jubilee of 2025.

Acutis was born in London in 1991 to Italian parents who moved back to Italy shortly after his birth.

Known for his computer skills and religious faith, Acutis had created and maintained various websites, including a website that catalogued Eucharistic miracles and another which listed approved Marian apparitions, as well as the website of the Milan parish in which he lived… Read more »

The Chapels of Malta – A Historical Journey

Missio Malta in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) is launching The Chapels of Malta – A Historical Journey, an unprecedented platform, opening a window onto the fascinating world of chapels and small churches in Malta and Gozo.

Estimated to be around 300 in total, wayside chapels and small churches in Malta, Gozo and Comino, have a wealth of stories to tell, as they encapsulate an entire chapter in Malta’s rural historical heritage… Read more »

Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI in two Maltese books

Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI will be the focus of a book launch event at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana, on Wednesday 20 November at 6:30pm.

Two books will be presented, one by Archbishop Alfred Xuereb, Apostolic Nuncio in Morocco, and a former second secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. The book, in Maltese, is Il-Jiem Tiegħi ma’ Benedittu XVI. The book, in diary form, outlines the profound character and spiritual finesse of the late Pope… Read more »

Diocesan celebrations for the feast of Christ the King

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace

Nhar il‑Ħadd li ġej il‑Knisja f’Malta se tiċċelebra l‑festa ta’ Kristu Re. B’rabta ma’ din il‑festa tant sinifikanti għall‑Knisja Kattolika, fil‑jiem li ġejjin il‑Knisja f’Malta se tiċċelebra tliet ċelebrazzjonijiet djoċesani importanti. Din is‑sena l‑Assemblea Djoċesana se terġa’ ssir fuq jumejn waqt li l‑Jum Dinji taż‑Żgħażagħ se jiġi ċċelebrat waqt l-attività ‘Żgħażagħ ta’ Tama’.

L‑Assemblea Djoċesana

Nhar il-Ħamis u l-Ġimgħa 21 u 22 ta’ Novembru 2024 fis-6pm, l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta se tlaqqa’ l‑Assemblea Djoċesana, li se tkun ippreseduta mill‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna… Read more »