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Caritas Europe: What’s wrong with the EU’s Pact on Migration?

11/04/2024

Migrants

Today’s European Parliament plenary vote on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum marks the end of lengthy negotiations to reform the European rules on asylum. Caritas Europa is concerned about its potential negative impact on thousands of people’s lives, as the new rules clearly limit access to protection for those in need.

Regretfully, the Pact failed to reform the dysfunctional Dublin system, which makes the EU country where an asylum seeker first arrives responsible for processing the asylum claim… Read more »

Ordination of four new deacons

10/04/2024

This Saturday, 13th April 2024, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will ordain four new deacons. The four deacons are seminarian Matthew Sammut from the Parish of the Resurrection of Christ in Pembroke; Johan Bugeja, Salesian of Don Bosco; and two students from the Institute for World Evangelisation – ICPE Mission: Tian Ci Shawn Dominic Wong from Singapore and Jerome Savioraj Barnabas from India.

The Mass will be celebrated at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta and broadcast live on Church.mt and Newsbook.com.mt… Read more »

COMECE Presidency issues statement ahead of EP vote on the inclusion of abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

09/04/2024

Ahead of the vote by the European Parliament on the Resolution for the ‘Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights’ (2024/2655 RSP), scheduled for Thursday, 11 April 2024, the Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has issued the following statement.

Yes to the promotion of women and to the right to life, no to abortion and ideological imposition

The promotion of women and their rights is not related to the promotion of abortion… Read more »

Webinar on Religious Heritage

08/04/2024

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) is delighted to invite you to the online conference “Religious Heritage: an overlooked driver for a more sustainable and inclusive society”, to be held on Thursday, 11 April 2024, from 11:00 to 12:30 (CET).

The event is organised in the context of the New European Bauhaus Festival 2024 and will showcase a series of innovative projects to make religious heritage sites more sustainable and inclusive by fostering adaptation to climate change challenges, becoming more environmentally-friendly and connecting local communities to these sites to secure their future… Read more »

Church encourages organ donation

07/04/2024

Organ donation saves lives. However, one of the main challenges in organ donation in many parts of the world is that the demand for organs far exceeds their supply. This means many lives are lost each year, because there are not enough organs available for all those who need them. 

The Church considers organ donation as an act of love. It highlights the need for organ donors and encourages Christians to view this as a challenge to their generosity and self-giving… Read more »

Maltese Bishops congratulate Bishop-Elect Henry Joseph Balzan

05/04/2024

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Bishop Anton Teuma and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi joyfully welcome the appointment by Pope Francis of Mgr Henry Joseph Balzan as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of La Serena, in Chile. The Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo are united in prayer for the Bishop-elect so that the Lord will help him in this new mission.

Mgr Henry Joseph Balzan, a priest of the Archdiocese of Malta, was born on 1 November 1963 in Ħamrun… Read more »

Photos: The pilgrimage of St Gregory

03/04/2024   Żejtun

L-Erbgħa 3 ta’ April l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna mexxa l-pellegrinaġġ ta’ San Girgor fiż-Żejtun. Il-pellegrinaġġ beda mill-Kappella ta’ San Klement u, wara waqfa qasira ta’ talb fil-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Santa Katerina, baqa’ sejjer sal-Knisja ta’ San Girgor. Read more »

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Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in April 2024

02/04/2024

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ April, l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta xxandar il‑quddiesa kuljum fid‑9:30am fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt. Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt tixxandar it‑talba tar‑rużarju fuq Knisja.mt, Newsbook.com.mt, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Kull nhar ta’ Ħadd, il‑quddiesa tixxandar fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt, l‑istazzjon tar‑radju RTK 103, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna se jiċċelebra l‑quddies f’dawn il‑ġranet:

L-Erbgħa 3 ta’ April, fid‑9:30am, l-Arċisqof imexxi l-pellegrinaġġ ta’ San Girgor fiż-Żejtun… Read more »