News from the Church in Malta
Live streaming tal-Polza tal-Għażla tal-applikanti għall-Kindergarten 2 Subien nhar is-Sibt, 8 ta’ April 2017, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof ir-Rabat. Il-Polza tal-Għażla Subien tibda fid-9.00 a.m.
Il‑Ġimgħa 7 ta’ April 2017, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum id‑Duluri, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ mal-impjegati u l-amministrazzjoni tal-Bank of Valletta, u ċċelebra Quddiesa, fil-Head Office, Santa Venera.
Click here to view all the photos of the Celebration of Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.
BOV Head Office, Santa Venera
7 ta’ April 2017
“U minn dak il-ħin id-dixxiplu ħadha għandu” (Ġw 19, 26-27)…
God is always faithful to His Covenant: He kept faith with Abraham and He is faithful to the salvation promised in His Son. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta. The Pope called on those present to pause during the day to reflect on their own life story, in order to discover the beauty of the love of God, even in the midst of difficulties, which afflict everyone in this life…
Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 9 ta’ April, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għall-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm u l‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fid-9:15 a.m., ibierek il-friegħi tal-palm u ż‑żebbuġ fl-Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u wara jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral. Matul il-Quddiesa jinqara r‑rakkont tal‑passjoni mill‑Evanġelju skont San Mattew.
L‑Erbgħa 12 ta’ April, fis‑7.00 p.m., l-Arċisqof ser imexxi l‑Via Sacra Nazzjonali li tibda minn Bieb il‑Belt u tintemm quddiem il‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…
Pope Francis met on Wednesday with English Cardinal Vincent Nichols and four Muslim leaders from Britain who came to highlight the deep-rooted interfaith relations among the different religious communities in the UK today.
For the past three decades, Nichols and other Catholic leaders have been working to develop strong ties with local Muslim communities. Among some of the practical, grass roots initiatives that have resulted are the setting up of shared food banks for the needy and the welcoming of newly arrived refugee families…
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 10 ta’ Marzu 2017, il-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi ippresieda laqgħa inter-reliġjuża bejn il-Kattoliċi u l-Musulmani li ssir kull sena qabel il-Festa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħal Balzan. Preżenti kien hemm l-Imam Mohamed El Sadi u l-Kappillan ta’ Ħal Balzan Mons. Dun Karm Farrugia. Mal-pubbliku preżenti kien hemm numru ta’ persuni Musulmani u Kattoliċi – fost dawn, kien hemm grupp ta’ ex studenti ta’ kulleġġi mmexxija minn Ġiżwiti li ġew Malta minn diversi pajjiżi Ewropej għal konferenza ta’ ftit jiem…
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for April is dedicated to Youth: ‘For young people, that they might know how to respond generously to the vocation God has given them, and immerse themselves in the great causes of the world.’
The Apostleship of Prayer has produced the Pope’s Video on this prayer intention.
The full text of the Pope’s Video is below:
I know that you, young people, don’t want to be duped by a false freedom, always at the beck and call of momentary fashions and fads…
Live streaming tal-Polza tal-Għażla tal-applikanti għall-Year 1 Subien nhar l-Erbgħa, 5 ta’ April 2017, fil-Kulleġġ Missjunarju San Pawl ir-Rabat. Il-Polza tal-Għażla Subien tibda fl-4.00 p.m.
Live streaming tal-Polza tal-Għażla tal-applikanti għall-Year 1 Bniet nhar l-Erbgħa, 5 ta’ April 2017, fil-Kulleġġ Missjunarju San Pawl ir-Rabat. Il-Polza tal-Għażla Bniet tibda fl-5.30 p.m…
On Monday 27th March 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna blessed a flag of St Peter and St Paul, at the beginning of a debate orgnised by MOAS, at St James Cavalier, Valletta.
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests,
I have been asked to do two things, to say a word of introduction in favour of human corridors, and then to bless this flag which unites so many efforts of solidarity: Italy, Germany, and I hope Malta…
The European Commission has appointed Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius as member of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE). Fr Agius is one of the 15 high-calibre members appointed on this group, which will advise the Commission on all areas of policy where ethical, societal and fundamental rights issues intersect with the development of science and new technologies…
