News from the Church in Malta
Between the 21st of December 2024 and the 5th of January 2025, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, will be closed all day. The Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta will be closed from the 23rd of December 2024 until the 5th of January 2025.
The Curia and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal reopen on Monday, 6th January 2025. Read more »
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The Superior General of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Fr Arturo Sosa has appointed the present Rector of St Aloysius College in Birkirkara, Fr Jimmy Bartolo SJ, as the next Secretary of Education (Secondary and Pre-Secondary) of the universal Society of Jesus.
Fr Bartolo will move to the Jesuits’ General Curia in Rome to start his new mission in January 2026, where he will succeed Fr Josè Alberto Mesa SJ who will have completed more than 15 years as the Secretary for Education… Read more »
In preparation for Christmas, an Advent celebration was held on Friday, December 6, 2024, in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Blata l-Bajda. The theme of the celebration was ‘Blessed are you who believed!’. Attendees were invited to reflect on the fact that Advent is a time of active anticipation. Following Mary’s example, everyone was encouraged to believe, rejoice, and serve while awaiting the birth of Baby Jesus… Read more »
Pope Francis has embarked on his 47th apostolic journey, visiting Corsica for a day of spiritual, cultural, and diplomatic events on Sunday 15th December.
As is customary before big travels, Pope Francis asked the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to ensure the success of his voyage.
On Saturday afternoon, he went to the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome to pray in front of the icon of Salus Populi Romani, the Roman people’s defender… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Innuttaw, li għal tliet darbiet fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, mit-tielet kapitlu ta’ San Luqa, diversi kategoriji ta’ nies, li jiltaqgħu ma’ Ġwanni l-Battista, ma’ Ġwanni l-Ħabbar, jistaqsuh: “X’għandna nagħmlu? (Lq 3:10). Din hija mistoqsija profonda għax aħna niftakru li l-bniedem meta jrid jagħmel ta’ rasu, lil Alla ma jistaqsihx: ‘Imma Mulej, inti x’taħseb?’ Din issir anke meta nkunu qegħdin nitfarfru, trid tagħmel xi ħaġa ta’ rasek, l-aħħar nies li tkellem huma lil ommok u missierek għax dawn inkella se jibdlulek fehmtek… Read more »
Applications are now open for two courses starting in January and February 2025 for children born between 2014 and 2018, and young adults. The courses are being organised by the Academy of Sacred Music Francesco Azopardi of the Archdiocese of Malta, designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals involved in music ministry within the Church.
The Award in Choral Singing for the Liturgy course is open to boys and girls aged 7 to 14… Read more »
This podcast takes us to the choir of the Tarxien Parish Church, a place filled with nostalgia for Fr Bernard Micallef, evoking memories of his childhood and the beginnings of his journey toward the priesthood. The third of six children, Fr Bernard recounts how formative experiences with the abbots, the MUSEUM, and ŻAK deeply shaped him into the person he is today. Although he felt called to the priesthood from a young age, his life took him through diverse experiences before he finally entered the seminary… Read more »
Pope Francis installed 21 new cardinals from five continents on Saturday.
Five bishops from Latin America, including from Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Peru and Argentina, two from Africa’s Ivory Coast and Algeria and the archbishop of Tehran are among those being elevated to cardinal.
The 87-year-old pontiff led a ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, with what appeared to be a bruised chin… Read more »
Fr Augustine Lape, saċerdot Kenjan imlaqqam il-Lapes wasal biex iprofessa grazzi għal diversi benefatturi Maltin, l-aktar Żabbarin u Pawlisti, biss meta ġie Malta biex jiltaqa’ ma’ benefattur minnhom, iż-Żejtuni Michael Montebello skopra li dan sfortunatament kien ħalliena.
Fr Augustine kien wieħed mill-mistednin waqt il-programm BTW li fih ħadu sehem persuni barranin li ħadu inizjattiva jitgħallmu l-ilsien Malti. Hu ilu saċerdot 20 sena, u kien ġie Malta l-ewwel darba fl-2000… Read more »
The Archdiocese of Malta and Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna (FWA) have reached an agreement for the study, conservation and restoration of St Barbara’s Church in Valletta, a project expected to be completed in approximately five years. Situated on Republic Street, the church will continue being used for religious functions, while FWA will assist in sourcing funding for the necessary conservation works and offer its custodial support.
The agreement was signed by Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese, and Mario Farrugia, chairman of FWA, in the presence of the newly appointed church rector Mgr Paul Vella.
Mr Pace Ross said restoration can start in 2025 after the necessary approvals are sought, thanks to secured financial commitments… Read more »
