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08/08/2018

Watch: Highlights from the episcopal ordination of Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

08/08/2018

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07/08/2018

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum iltaqa’ ma’ Ella u l-ġenituri tagħha u qal li ser jiċċelebraw flimkien l-Ewkaristija f’mument opportun għat-tifla u bl-iżjed mod konvenjenti għaliha, sabiex ikollha l-opportunità tirċievi l-Ġisem u d-Demm tal-Mulej Ġesù. Mons. Arċisqof iddeskriva l-laqgħa mal-familja bħala “mument sabiħa ħafna”.

L-Arċisqof irringrazzja wkoll lill-familji Maltin talli jkollhom ħerqa kbira biex uliedhom jirċievu lil Ġesù fl-Ewkaristija.

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07/08/2018

Following intense negotiations, the Church Authorities and the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) have agreed on a Collective Agreement for Church Schools which will be effective from 2018 until 2022. The signing of this agreement was presided over by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, today, at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

The Collective Agreement will affect all educators working at the Secretariat for Catholic Education and in Church schools in Malta and Gozo…

07/08/2018

Chile’s bishops acknowledged they had “failed to fulfil our duty by not listening, believing, attending or accompanying the victims of grave sins” after a five-day meeting to discuss the clergy sexual abuse crisis rocking the country.

Bishop Santiago Silva of the Military Diocese of Chile, president of the bishops’ conference, also apologised to abuse survivors for the bishops’ failure to “react in time to the painful sexual abuse and abuse of power and authority” as the general assembly concluded Aug…

07/08/2018

Il-Ħadd li għadda, 5 ta’ Awwissu 2018, il-Papa Franġisku ħa pjacir jiltaqa’ mal-abbatini Maltin li bħalissa qegħdin iservu fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru fil-Vatikan. Il-grupp huwa magħmul minn 14-il abbati mid-djocesi ta’ Malta u 6 mid-djocesi ta’ Għadewx flimkien ma’ Dun Frans Bonnici, Dun Mark Ellul u Joseph Bajada, seminarista minn Għawdex.

Il-Papa staqsa kif inhuma l-Isqfijiet Maltin u ħa pjacir ikun jaf li s-Sibt filgħaxija, it-tliet isqfijiet Maltin ordnaw lill-Isqof Awżiljarju l-ġdid ta’ Malta, Mons…

06/08/2018

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Mr Anthony Gatt, psychologist, as the new director of the Church entity, Caritas Malta. Anthony Gatt will continue to strengthen the Church services, offered through Caritas free of charge, most especially in the field of drug rehabilitation, to build on her mission with people and families in need, and to strive for social justice and the development of the person…

04/08/2018

Illum is-Sibt, 4 ta’ Awwissu 2018, ser issir il-Quddiesa tal‑ordinazzjoni episkopali ta’ Mons. Joseph Galea‑Curmi bħala l‑Isqof Awżiljarju l‑ġdid ta’ Malta. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, fis-7pm. Jippresiedi l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

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03/08/2018

The ring represents the seal of fidelity of the bishop to the Church, the bride of Christ. In the past, the ring was given as a symbol of honour that served as a seal for official documents. It was represented the betrothal of the bishop to his diocese. The ring that will be presented to Mgr Joseph Galea-Curmi during the Pontifical Mass of the Episcopal Ordination is a gift from Archbishop Charles J…

03/08/2018

Illejla fis-7:30pm, fil-knisja parrokkjali ta’ San Ġużepp Ħaddiem, Birkirkara, ser issir velja ta’ talb immexxija mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, lejlet l‑ordinazzjoni episkopali ta’ Mons. Joseph Galea‑Curmi bħala l‑Isqof Awżiljarju l‑ġdid ta’ Malta. Waqt il‑velja l‑Isqof Elett ser jagħmel l‑istqarrija tal‑fidi, jieħu l‑ġurament tal‑fedeltà u jitbierku l‑insinji episkopali (il‑baklu, il‑mitra u ċ‑ċurkett) li ser jintużaw waqt l‑ordinazzjoni.

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