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The study by MDA on property development cannot substitute a national property study by Government

Press Release by the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment

  • The Church Environment Commission (KA), whilst acknowledging the benefits of a study on Property Development such as that commissioned by the Malta Developers Association (MDA), stresses that the government and the competent authorities, including the Planning Authority, should still take the initiative and launch a national study on property, as they are duty bound to do. Such a study would go beyond the interests pertaining to a particular section of Maltese society, in that it would take into account every aspect related to the quality of life of one and all…

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Conservation and Restoration of the Miraculous Statue of Christ the Redeemer

  • L-Amministrazzjoni tal-Parroċċa tal-Isla f’dawn l-aħħar snin ikkummissjonat numru ta’ studji xjentifiċi sabiex isir restawr u konservazzjoni tal-Istatwa ta’ Ġesù Redentur. Kienet ħidma intensiva flimkien ma’ esperti Maltin kif ukoll barranin, u entitajiet bħal CNR – Consiglio Nazionale della Ricerca, Firenze, kif ukoll Conservation Division, Heritage Malta. Wara li dawn l-istudji tlestew u ttieħdu pariri professjonali minn diversi esperti, l-Arċipriet tal-Parrocca tal-Isla, il-Kan…

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Pope Francis at Angelus: meditation on fulfilment of the Law

  • Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. In remarks ahead of the traditional prayer of Marian devotion, the Holy Father offered a meditation on the Gospel reading for this Sunday, taken from the 5th chapter of Gospel according to St. Matthew, in which Our Lord says:

    Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets…

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“Those who learn how to be patient have found the key to joy” – The Archbishop

Mass for World Day of the Sick

  • Nhar is‑Sibt 11 ta’ Frar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum il‑Morda, fis‑Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara.
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  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara
    11 ta’ Frar 2017

    Nixtieq nirringrazzjakom ħafna ta’ din l-opportunità li niltaqgħu fil-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes…

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Live: Mass on World Day of the Sick

  • Nhar is‑Sibt 11 ta’ Frar, fl‑10:00 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum il‑Morda, fis‑Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara.

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Celebrations led by the Archbishop on the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck

  • Bi preparazzjoni għall-Festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl Appostlu, illum il‑Ħamis 9 ta’ Frar, fil‑5:15 p.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser imexxi Translazzjoni Solenni tar‑Relikwa u Vespri fil‑Knisja ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il‑Belt Valletta.

    Għada, il‑Ġimgħa 10 ta’ Frar, fid‑9:15 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Pontifikal Solenni fil‑festa tan‑Nawfraġju ta’ Missierna San Pawl, fil‑Knisja ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il‑Belt Valletta…

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“The Lord does not abandon us” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Oncology Centre, Msida

  • Il-Ħadd 5 ta’ Frar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fl-Oncology Centre l-Imsida. L-Arċisqof kellu l-opportunita li jiltaqa’ mal-pazjenti li qed jingħataw il-kura f’dan iċ-Ċentru il-ġdid. 
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Sptar tal-Onkoloġija Sir Anthony Mamo, l-Imsida
    5 ta’ Frar 2017

    L-ewwel nett nsellmilkom…

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Pope’s Lenten message: The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift

  • The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift.
  • Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God “with all their hearts” (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord…

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L-Arċisqof jifraħ lil Monsinjur Lawrence Gatt f’għeluq sninu

  • It-Tlieta 7 ta’ Frar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, u l-Vigarju Ġenerali flimkien mal-impjegati tal-Kurja ferħu lil Monsinjur Lawrence Gatt f’għeluq it-80 sena minn twelidu. 

    Monsinjur Lawrence Gatt twieled Raħal Ġdid fl-1937, u ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1962. Wara daħal fil-Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica f’Ruma li tipprepara l-presbiteri għas-servizz diplomatiku, f’ħidma li beda jwettaq fl-1971. 

    Fl-1976 Monsinjur Lawrence Gatt irritorna Malta u kien appuntat Rettur tas-Seminarju sal-1987, meta ħa post Monsinjur Mikiel Azzopardi bħala Direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza…

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