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The Archbishop urges MCESD to prevent anyone from feeling like a second-class citizen

05/03/2024

Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi with MCESD social partners and members of the Justice and Peace Commission. Photo: Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

Archbishop Charles Scicluna urged the importance of including non-Maltese residents in decision-making, strongly advocating against treating them as second-class citizens.

He expressed this view during a meeting at the Archbishop’s Curia, attended by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, and also involved the participation of the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue, the Hon… Read more »

Public lecture: And your hands teach me everything

A talk about Oliver Friggieri and St George Preca

04/03/2024

Ċentru Studji Dun Ġorġ, within the Society of Christian Doctrine MUSEUM, is organising a public lecture about Oliver Friggieri and St George Preca by Dr David Aloisio.

Prof. Friggieri used describe Dun Ġorġ as “a man who did not belong in this world and who lived waiting to go back to his place. In the meantime, he tried to drag everyone with him, with the word that was action and the action that was revealed in the word”… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Let’s all say ‘Enough!’ Stop the war in the Middle East

03/03/2024   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Għeżież ħuti, il-jum it-tajjeb!

L-Evanġelju tal-lum itina xena iebsa: Ġesù jkeċċi lil-merkanti mit-tempju (ara Ġw 2:13-25), Ġesù jkeċċi lill-bejjiegħa, jaqleb il-bankijiet tas-sarrafa tal-flus u jwiddeb lil kulħadd b’dal-kliem: “Id-dar tiegħi tagħmulhiex dar tan-negozju: (v. 16). Nieqfu ftit fuq il-kuntrast bejn dar u suq: dawn huma żewġ modi kif bniedem jippreżenta ruħu quddiem il-Mulej.

Fit-tempju meqjus bħala suq, biex wieħed ikun f’postu ma’ Alla kien biżżejjed jixtri nagħġa, iħallas tagħha u jikkunsmaha fuq il-ħatab tal-altar… Read more »

Pope Francis’s Laudate Deum document published in Maltese

03/03/2024

Id-Dar Editriċi tal-Franġiskani Konventwali, Reliġjon u Ħajja (RuĦ), għadha kif ippubblikat id-dokument Laudate Deum tal-Papa Franġisku bil-Malti. It-traduzzjoni saret minn Francesco Pio Attard, il-ktejjeb hu ta’ 48 paġna u bl-istess format tal-Enċiklika Laudato Si’ li kienet ppubblikata fl-2015. Il-ktieb bl-Enċiklika Laudato Si’ bil-Malti kien ġie eżawrit u RuĦ ħarġet edizzjoni ġdida tiegħu flimkien mad-dokument Laudate Deum… Read more »

Leaders of Jerusalem Churches strongly condemn latest deadly attack in Gaza

03/03/2024

Palestinians wounded in Israeli fire while waiting for aid, according to health officials, lie on beds at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City.

In a statement issued on Friday 1 March, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have joined the international community in condemning the “wanton attack against innocent civilians” that took place the previous day in Gaza City during the distribution of humanitarian aid. 

On Thursday 29 February, a doctor from al-Chifa hospital and witnesses said that Israeli soldiers fired on a crowd of civilians desperately seeking food aid being distributed from aid trucks in Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in March 2024

02/03/2024

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Marzu, l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta xxandar il‑quddiesa kuljum fid‑9:30am fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt. Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt tixxandar it‑talba tar‑rużarju fuq Knisja.mt, Newsbook.com.mt, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Kull nhar ta’ Ħadd, il‑quddiesa tixxandar fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt, l‑istazzjon tar‑radju RTK 103, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna se jiċċelebra l‑quddies f’dawn il‑ġranet:

Il‑Ħadd 3 ta’ Marzu, fid‑9:30am, Mons… Read more »

The Archbishop reflects: embracing boundless mercy

Lenten Reflection 2024

01/03/2024

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 »

Archdiocese condemns defamatory remarks about Ecclesiastical Tribunal

01/03/2024

Reference is made to a blogpost by Simon Mercieca entitled “Jason Azzopardi jingħata l-annullament taż-żwieġ mit-tribunal tal-Knisja”.

Within the blogpost, Simon Mercieca makes several incorrect and defamatory remarks in relation to members of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal, in particular the President of the Regional Tribunal of Second Instance, Mgr Joseph Bajada.

Among others, Simon Mercieca alleges that Mgr Bajada influenced a decision to grant Dr Azzopardi an annulment due to Mgr Bajada’s association with Dr Azzopardi in other matters… Read more »

Pope Francis visits Rome hospital for diagnostic tests

28/02/2024

Ritratt: Vatican Media

A statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Wednesday said Pope Francis visited the Gemelli Hospital on Rome’s Tiber Island straight after the General Audience, where he underwent some diagnostic tests. Following the tests, he was driven back to the Vatican.

Some scheduled papal audiences were cancelled in the past days as a precautionary measure due to flu symptoms the Pope was experiencing… Read more »

Dicastery for Evangelization offers resource for Year of Prayer

28/02/2024

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization has issued a new resource on prayer aimed at inviting the faithful to “intensify prayer as a personal dialogue with God” and to reflect on their faith and commitment in today’s world.

The new guidebook, entitled Teach Us to Pray (Italian: “Insegnaci a pregare”), is the latest in a series of resources provided by the Dicastery to assist the Church as she prepares for the celebration of Jubilee 2025… Read more »