News from the Church in Malta
As Christians enter the holiest part of the year, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem talks to Vatican News about the Easter celebrations in the Holy Land, amidst ongoing violence and conflict, and calls for forgiveness to move towards peace.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Holy Week will be celebratory but not as festive as usual in the Holy Land… Read more »
Il-faċċata tal-Knisja tal-Franġiskani ta’ Ġieżu fil-Belt Valletta ġiet irrestawrata u nawgurata sabiex titgawda fis-sbuħija kollha tagħha għal żmien ir-Randan u l-Għid b’interventi li jinkludu x-xogħol ta’ tindif, bdil ta’ ġebel, tikħil u mili tal-fili skont il-bżonn.
Ix-xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il-Knisja beda f’Ottubru tal-2022 fi Triq Sant’Ursula sar b’attenzjoni kbira sabiex ma jkunx hemm ħsara fuq il-ġebla oriġinali. Ix-xogħol beda bit-tneħħija taż-żebgħa, kisi bis-siment u tikħil fuq il-faċċata… Read more »
Archbishop Charles Scicluna invites Christians to participate in the Holy Week functions during which the Catholic Church commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. During these holy days, the Archbishop will preside over the celebrations at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. These celebrations will be broadcast live on TVM, TVMNews+, radio station RTK103, Knisja.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.
Next Sunday, 24th March, at 9:30am, the Archbishop will lead the Palm Sunday celebration, which includes the blessing of olive branches and palm fronds, followed by the commemoration of the Lord’s Passion through the reading of the account of the passion… Read more »
For 2024, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo are proposing that as a country, and as Christians, we ought to reflect on the five gifts of God that Dun Karm Psaila, the national poet, reminds us of in Malta’s national anthem: sound judgement, mercy, health, unity and peace. This reflection is particularly significant as this year, Malta celebrates 60 years of independence and 50 years as a republic… Read more »
The President of Malta, George Vella, met with Pope Francis on Thursday in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
Their encounter lasted just over an hour, with the Pope and the President exchanging gifts.
Pope Francis gave President Vella a bronze sculpture entitled “Intergenerational Dialogue,” as well as a book of his papal magisterium.
The President reciprocated with six All-in-One PCs destined for the Mother of Mercy Clinic, a medical centre set up in St Peter’s Square that serves people facing financial difficulties… Read more »
Church schools in Gozo Kinder 1: Entry ballot, 9:30am
Church schools in Gozo Form 1: Entry ballot boys, 11:00am
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Pope Francis releases his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated on April 21, and urges Christians to welcome our shared vocation to sow the seeds of hope and peace in our world.
“Our life finds fulfilment when we discover who we are, what our gifts are, where we can make them bear fruit, and what path we can follow in order to become signs and instruments of love, generous acceptance, beauty, and peace, wherever we find ourselves.”
Pope Francis offered that summary of our Christian vocation in his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which the Church marks on April 21, 2024… Read more »
The Archdiocese of Malta launched the publication Sōtēr (Salvatur), which brings together traditional Lent, Holy Week and Easter communal prayers in poetic and artistic form. Through this book, the reader is invited to contemplate the beauty of the Lord’s Passion and the Light of his resurrection through a contemporary lens. The spiritual meditations, with a social accent, include the Veneration of the Cross, Via Matris, Seven Teachings, the Via Crucis and Via Lucis… Read more »
The Social Assistance Secretariat (SAS) of the Malta Catholic Action (VO/1743) will be organising the annual Week of Sacrifice once again. This year the Week of Sacrifice will be held between Friday the 22nd of March, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, and Good Friday the 29th of March 2024. By means of this campaign, SAS intends to raise more awareness among the Maltese population of everyone’s responsibility to help those who are in need. … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Is-silta li għadna kemm smajna u li qara Dun Martin Cardona, il-kappillan, tibda propju bil-kurżità ta’ xi Griegi li ma kinux Lhud, ma kellhomx il-fidi tal-poplu Lhudi, kienu pagani imma jisimgħu b’dan ir-raġel li qiegħed jgħallem, ifejjaq, u li jqajjem ukoll lin-nies mill-imwiet. Dan għaliex il-qari li smajna llum mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann iseħħ wara li Ġesù jqajjem lill-ħabib tiegħu Lazzru mill-imwiet… Read more »
