News from the Church in Malta
If your calendar is as crowded as mine, you may just be noticing that Advent is shorter than usual this year. It’s still four Sundays, but because December 25 is a Monday, there are only 22 days of the preparatory season.
There’s another thing about this shortened schedule that’s suddenly dawning on everyone. Sunday, December 24 is not only the Fourth Sunday of Advent, but also Christmas Eve! …
The Dun Mikiel Azzopardi Award 2017 was presented to the Sisters of Charity in recognition of and appreciation for the fifty years of service at Id-Dar tal-Providenza. Sr Natalie Abela, Maltese delegate for the Malta-Italy Province together with Sr Lorenza Borg, Superior of the community of Sisters that work at Id-Dar tal-Providenza.
This was announced by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, during a concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta at St John’s Co-Cathedral under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Republic, Mrs Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and H.G…
Details were given on the 22nd edition of the Feast of Generosity that takes place every New Year’s Day. It is organised by Id-Dar tal-Providenza, together with RTK Radio, primarily to raise funds so that it can continue to provide and improve on the services it offers.
Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, explained the four main reasons behind the Feast of Generosity: to meet up with the residents, to see the capital projects, to raise the much needed funds but more importantly to spread the Home’s message that society has to respect persons with disability, treat them with the dignity they deserve and offer them choices and opportunities that everyone has a right to enjoy…
Pope Francis told the faithful on Wednesday that missing out on Mass on Sundays means missing out an encounter with the Lord.
Speaking to those present in the Paul VI Hall for the weekly General Audience, the Pope reflected on the question: “why go to Mass on Sunday?”
Continuing his catechesis on the Eucharist Pope Francis reminded Christians that we go to Mass on Sunday to meet the resurrected Lord – or better still – “to let ourselves be welcomed by Him, to hear His word, eat at His table, and by his grace fulfil our mission as members of the Mystical Body of the Church.”
Sunday is a holy day
He said Sunday is a holy day for Christians, and it is rendered holy by the celebration of the eucharist which is the living presence of the Lord amongst us…
Bejn is-Sibt 9 u l-Ħadd 10 ta’ Diċembru 2017 l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Qalb bla Tebgħa ta’ Marija, Burmarrad.
Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali, l-Arċisqof kellu l-opportunità jiltaqa’ mat-tfal, l-adolexxenti, il-familji żgħażagħ u l-patrijiet Franġiskani Konventwali tal-parroċċa. Mons. Arcisqof iltaqa’ wkoll mal-komunità ta’ Burmarrad waqt laqgħa soċjali fil-każin tal-futbol ta’ Burmarrad F.C.
Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni Kurja
Ir-ritratti kollha huma aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Knisja f’Malta…
Waqt l-attività annwali fuq il-kampus tal-Università, The Orange Campaign, l-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija (Għ.S.T.) rnexxielha tiġbor €1,200 mill-bejgħ tal-għasir tal-larinġ, liema flus se jmorru għal Dar Ħosea, li tagħti appoġġ lil nisa vulnerabbli li jkunu rrikorrew għall-prostituzzjoni.
The Orange Campaign saret fuq medda ta’ jumejn: mit-Tnejn 4 sat-Tlieta 5 ta’ Diċembru 2017.
Fost il-persuni li żaru l-attività u anke taw daqqa t’id kien hemm il-President ta’ Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, l-Arċisqof Charles J…
The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops Conferences (CCEE) associates its voice to the appeal arriving from many parts of the world to respect the status quo of the city of Jerusalem, in line with a number of United Nations resolutions which have expressed themselves in this direction.
It is impossible to understand the Christian roots of Europe without our link to Jerusalem…
Illum it-Tnejn, 11 ta’ Diċembru 2017, fl-10:00 a.m, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament fl‑okkażjoni tal‑125 anniversarju mill‑ftuħ tar‑Residenza San Vincenz de Paul u wara jinawgura kappella tal‑adorazzjoni ġdida fl‑istess faċilità.
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L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Martin Cardona bħala Kappillan tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Leonardu, Ħal Kirkop.
Dun Martin Cardona twieled Ħal Qormi fit-13 ta’ April 1961, u rċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola ta’ San Bastjan, Ħal Qormi, u fil-Kulleġġ St Elias, Santa Venera. Studja fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija fl-Università ta’ Malta u ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-2 ta’ Lulju 1993…
A diocese in one of Mexico’s most violence-ridden states has indicated it will avoid scheduling Masses for Christmas and its octave at “high risk” times. It has also asked the state’s police to protect parishioners.
“With respect to the problem of insecurity, for the most part the established schedule has been kept, but we are trying to avoid scheduling certain times that could be high risk,” Fr José Luis Compeán Rueda, vicar general of the Diocese of Tabasco, said at a Dec…
