Eight adults received the sacrament of confirmation last Sunday 19th May 2024, on the feast of Pentecost, by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi during a Mass celebrated in the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ħal Balzan. These adults are from different countries, including Malta, Brazil, France, Columbia and Germany.

The eight candidates had been preparing for their confirmation over the past months with the help of catechists from the Christian Initiation of Adults Ministry within the Archdiocese of Malta… Read more »

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Dear brothers and sisters, happy Feast of Pentecost, buongiorno!

Today, Solemnity of Pentecost, we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles. In the Gospel of the liturgy, Jesus speaks about the Holy Spirit and says that He will teach us “whatever He hears” (cf. Jn 16:13). But what does this expression mean? What has the Holy Spirit heard? … Read more »

The so-called “military solution” does not work, as evidenced by thousands of lives lost, families destroyed, homes, jobs, and infrastructure ruined, and therefore makes one aware that another path must be taken….

The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, made this observation in a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media.

During the conversation, the Observer discusses paths to peace, especially considering the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and asks whether there are tools, even within international diplomacy, that could facilitate de-escalation and that have not yet been utilized… Read more »

Dalgħodu, il-Papa Franġisku laqa’ lill-Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex li bħalissa jinsabu f’Ruma għaż-żjara ‘ad limina Apostolorum’, sabiex jagħtu rendikont dwar il-qagħda tal-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex.

Waqt l-udjenza, il-Papa u l-Isqfijiet tkellmu dwar l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u d-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex. Bi preparazzjoni għall-Ġublew tat-Tama li se jsir is-sena d-dieħla, il-Papa Franġisku ħeġġeġ lill-poplu Malti u Għawdxi biex ikun strument ta’ ħniena u mħabba… Read more »

Il-Kardinal Luis Tagle qal li l-valuri ta’ Kristu għandhom isawru l-mezzi soċjali u li dawn ukoll jeħtieġu li jiġu evanġelizzati fid-dawl tal-fatt li fuqhom hemm ukoll il-korruzzjoni u s-serq tal-identità. Tagle semma bħala eżempju meta skopra li hemm profili foloz fuq Facebook b’ismu u bl-informazzjoni dwaru. Saħaq iżda li grazzi għat-teknoloġija u l-mezzi soċjali l-Evanġelju jinxtered fir-realtà diġitali imma hemm bżonn li jkun hemm il-valuri ta’ Kristu: il-verità, is-sinċerità, il-ġustizzja u l-imħabba… Read more »

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In view of the elections for the European Parliament to be held on 6-9 June 2024, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), on 13 March 2024, issued a statement inviting all citizens, especially Catholics, to prepare for the elections and vote responsibly “promoting Christian values and the European project”. 

“We know that the European Union is not perfect and that many of its policy and legal proposals are not in line with Christian values and with the expectations of many of its people, but we believe  – state the EU Bishops – that we are called to contribute and improve it with the tools democracy offers us.” 

“It is our responsibility to make the best possible choice in the coming elections”, they continue, also considering the challenging and uncertain times Europe and the world are living… Read more »

Xogħol li kien ilu għaddej għall-aħħar xhur, u li sewa madwar €60,000 wassal biex tkun restawrata u konservata n-niċċa ta’ San Pawl, li tinsab bi prominenza fis-Saqqajja, fir-Rabat, Malta.

In-niċċa hi monument important fir-Rabat, li nbniet fl-1727 mill-Gran Mastru Manoel de Vilhena, li kien strumentali anki fir-riġenerazzjoni li kienet għaddiet minnha l-belt antika tal-Imdina fis-seklu 18.

Fit-2 ta’ Settembru tal-1798, il-poplu mdejjaq bil-ħakma tal-Franċiżi kien inġabar bi ħġaru quddiem din ix-xbieha biex jitlob l-għajnuna u l-protezzjoni ta’ Missierna San Pawl… Read more »

On Tuesday 21st May, a meeting will be held in English for the Laity on Reconciliation and Hope. The discussion will be led by Prof. Johan de Tavernier at the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat at 7pm.

Those who would like to attend can apply on https://parrocci.knisja.mt/lajci/.

About Prof. Johan de Tavernier

Prof. Johan de Tavernier is from Belgium and was born in 1957… Read more »