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The Archbishop visits restoration works at the Jesuit Church

09/01/2025

Photo: Ian Noel Pace

Archbishop Charles Scicluna visited the Jesuit Church in Valletta, where extensive restoration and conservation work is currently underway.

He was accompanied by Mr Michael Pace Ross, the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, and Rev. Dr Nicholas Doublet, the President of the Jesuit Church Foundation.

During the visit, the Archbishop thanked everyone who has contributed or is contributing to ensuring that this heritage continues to serve society and aids in the search for truth and beauty… Read more »

Third edition of Caritas Run For Life launched

09/01/2025

Caritas Malta ħabbret it-tielet edizzjoni ta’ Caritas Run For Life, li issa saret parti fissa mill-kalendarju tagħha. Din l-attività se ssir fit-2 ta’ Marzu 2025 u tinvolvi ġirja jew mixja miċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ u lura.

L-adulti jistgħu jipparteċipaw fit-tlielaq tal-10km u l-5km jew fil-mixja ta’ 4km. It-tfal ta’ bejn is-sitt u d-disa’ snin jistgħu jieħdu sehem fit-tellieqa ta’ 1km u dawk bejn l-10 u t-13-il sena fit-2.5km… Read more »

Half a million pilgrims have already crossed the threshold of St Peter’s Holy Door

09/01/2025

Pilgrims process up Via della Conciliazione towards St Peter’s Basilica  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

Over half a million pilgrims have already passed through St Peter’s Basilica’s Holy Door since the Jubilee Year 2025 began just two weeks ago. According to a press statement released on Tuesday, a total of 545,532 faithful from across the globe have made the pilgrimage to Rome.

The opening of the Jubilee year took place on the 24th of December 2024 and since then pilgrims have been arriving in groups and processing up Via della Conciliazione – led by the symbolic Jubilee Cross – to reach St Peter’s Basilica… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Protect childhood and nurture hope

08/01/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

I wish to dedicate this and the next catechesis to children, and to reflect in particular on the scourge of child labour.

Nowadays we want to turn our gaze towards Mars or towards virtual worlds, but we struggle to look in the eyes of a child who has been left at the margins and who is exploited or abused… Read more »

Talks on the Jubilee of Hope

Organised by the Parish Church of St. Mary, Birkirkara

08/01/2025

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace

Il-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Marija f’Birkirkara se torganizza żewġ taħdidiet informattivi u ispirazzjonali dwar il-Ġublew tat-Tama.

It-taħdidiet se jsiru nhar il-Ġimgħa, 10 u 17 ta’ Jannar, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Santa Marija f’Birkirkara, fis-6:30pm. Dawn se jkunu mmexxija minn Dun Sinclair Bugeja u se jiffokaw fuq is-Sena tal-Ġublew kif ukoll fuq il-kunċett tat-tama fil-Bibbja.

Din hija opportunità ideali biex wieħed jirrifletti fuq is-sinifikat profond tat-tama Nisranija u jagħmel esperjenza spiritwali fil-qalb tas-Sena tal-Ġublew… Read more »

Pope Francis appoints woman to lead Vatican Dicastery for the first time

08/01/2025

Sr. Simona Brambilla (Image: Vatican News)

Għall-ewwel darba fl-istorja tal-Knisja, il-Papa Franġisku ħatar mara li se tkun fit-tmun ta’ Dekasteru fil-Vatikan. Sor Simona Brambilla se tkun qiegħda taqdi l-irwol ta’ Prefett tad-Dekasteru tal-Istituti tal-Ħajja Kkonsagrata u s-Soċjetajiet tal-Ħajja Appostolika flimkien mal-Kardinal Ángel Fernández Artime li se jkun qed jassistiha bħala Pro-Prefett.

Is-soru ta’ 59 sena li hija membru tas-Sorijiet Missjunarji tal-Konsolata u serviet ta’ Superjura Ġenerali tal-istess Kongregazzjoni bejn l-2011 u l-2023, ilha segretarja tad-dipartiment tal-Vatikan għall-ħajja reliġjuża u kkonsagrata minn Ottubru tal-2023… Read more »

Get-together for SDC Candidates

07/01/2025

The SDC candidates, together with their curators, gathered at St Michael School on Saturday, 4 January 2025, for their annual get-together held at the beginning of each year. The candidates took the initiative to organise this event themselves.

In the school chapel, they reflected on the boundless love God has for humanity, a love that they are called to mirror in love towards themselves, and ultimately, in acts of love towards others… Read more »

Feast of the love of Christ – The Archbishop

Mass on the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord

05/01/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għadna kemm smajna x-xandira tad-data tal-Għid, li se jaħbat fl-20 ta’ April li ġej. Din hija tradizzjoni antika ħafna li f’din il-festa tal-Epifanija jitħabbar jum kbir fil-kalendarju tal-qima tal-Knisja, jum Ħadd il-Għid il-Kbir.

Marbuta miegħu hemm il-bidu tar-Randan, il-festa l-kbira tal-Għid il-Ħamsin, ħamsin jum wara l-Għid, u festi oħra kbar marbutin magħhom. Imma fuq kollox hemm ukoll it-tħabbira li kull nhar ta’ Ħadd, aħna qed niċċelebraw il-Misteru tal-Mewt u l-Qawmien ta’ Ġesù mill-imwiet, wara kollox kif nagħmlu f’kull quddiesa li niċċelebraw… Read more »

Visit by the Three Wise Men at Id-Dar tal-Providenza on their way to Bethlehem f’Għajnsielem

05/01/2025

On Saturday, 4th January, the residents of Id-Dar tal-Providenza in Siġġiewi enjoyed a special visit from the Three Wise Men as they made their way to the Bethlehem f’Għajnsielem nativity village. The residents also posed for a photo with the Magi at the chapel.  They also visited the President of Malta at San Anton Palace, residents of Korradino Correctional Facility in Paola and St George and St Sebastian Parishes in Ħal Qormi… Read more »

You gave each other a sign of love – The Archbishop

Mass for couples married in 2024

04/01/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Qum! Ħa jiddi wiċċek! Id-dawl tiegħek wasal! Jiddi fuqek sebħ il-Mulej!” (Iż 60:1). Din il-festa tal-Epifanija hi wieħed mill-mumenti importanti fil-festi tal-Milied, li jikkonkludu bil-festa tal-magħmudija tal-Mulej. Imma hi festa ta’ dawl. Il-Mulej jiddi bħala dawl mhux biss fil-ħolqien fis-sinjal tal-kewkba; imma jiġi preżentat lilna lkoll il-ġnus, bħala dawl ta’ ħajjitna. Il-profeta Iżaija, meta jitkellem fuq id-dawl, qed jitkellem fuq l-esperjenza tal-imħabba ta’ Alla u tal-ħniena tiegħu.   

“Qum! … Read more »