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Ecclesiastical Museums – what future?

28/05/2025

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) Malta, in collaboration with Heritage Malta, held a conference at the Malta Maritime Museum on the theme of ‘Small and Independent Museums’ on Friday 23rd May. The event showcased the important work being done by cultural professionals across the sector. 

One panel focused on Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage Management, with representatives from several parish museums, including Paul Catania (Naxxar Parish Museum), Joseph Borg (Il-Ħaġar Museum in Gozo), Judith Valletta (Wignacourt Museum in Rabat), Perit Reuben Abela (Żejtun Parish Museum) and Maria Dobos Falzon from the Collections Management Unit at the Archdiocese of Malta.  … Read more »

Statement by the Archdiocese of Malta

27/05/2025

The Archdiocese of Malta notes with profound sadness and regret that a diocesan priest was today found guilty on appeal of breaching sexual boundaries with a 15-year-old girl.

The Archdiocese apologises unreservedly to the victim for the actions of one of its clergymen, and wishes to make clear that it had already referred this case to the Holy See.

The Vatican determined that the priest, who cannot be named by order of the court, should be restricted from undertaking his ministry… Read more »

Sr Donia professes her perpetual vows in Rome

25/05/2025

Photo: Parish of St Nicholas of Bari, Siġġiewi

Sr Donia MC – soru Maltija mis-Siġġiewi mwielda Ruth Bonnici – għamlet il-professjoni perpetwa tagħha fi ħdan il-kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet Missjunarji tal-Karità.

Hija għamlet il-Professjoni Solenni tagħha f’Ruma flimkien ma’ 18-il soru oħra minn madwar id-dinja.

Iċ-ċerimonja saret waqt quddiesa kkonċelebrata mmexxija mill-Kardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, fil-knisja parrokjali ta’ Santa Giulia Billart f’Tuscolano f’Ruma… Read more »

“Palliative care brought peace, not drama, at my mother’s final moments” – daughter shares her experience

"The treatment extended my mother's life by 4 months"

26/05/2025

Claire Grech, photo [email protected]

Tifla li tilfet lil ommha minħabba marda terminali stqarret li l-kura palljattiva li ngħatat kienet estendiet il-ħajja tagħha b’erba’ xhur.

Waqt li kienet qed titkellem fil-programm “Live mill-Paroċċa”, Claire Grech, li tilfet lil ommha f’April li għadda, qalet li mill-kura palljattiva jibbenefikaw mhux biss il-pazjenti, iżda wkoll il-qraba tagħhom.

“Lil mummy kienu tawha sa Diċembru… Read more »

Pope at Regina Caeli: ‘Let us walk in the joy of the faith’

26/05/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

I am still at the beginning of my ministry among you. Before all else, I would like to thank you for your demonstration of affection and ask you to keep supporting me with your prayers and closeness.

In whatever the Lord calls us to do, in both our daily lives and our journey of faith, there are times when we feel inadequate… Read more »

Our option should be palliative care – The Archbishop

Mass on the sixth Sunday of Easter

25/05/2025   The Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Hospice Malta, Santa Venera

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hi kelma ta’ faraġ, dik li jgħidilna Ġesù llum: “Tħallux qalbkom titħawwad u anqas titbeżża’” (Ġw 14:27). Donnu jafna tajjeb ħafna l-Iben ta’ Alla magħmul bniedem, jaf li ċerti ċirkustanzi diffiċli tal-ħajja, nitħawdu u nibżgħu fihom. Illum waqt li nsellem lill-Hospice, nixtieq insellem lil kull min, għax għandu dijanjosi ta’ marda terminali, iħossu mħawwad u mbeżża’. Dan hu territorju qaddis li jeħtieġ minna mogħdrija, kompassjoni u wens; l-għerf ta’ min jaf jiskot quddiem il-misteru tal-proċess tal-mewt, għax il-mewt hi proċess… Read more »

Bishop Galea-Curmi highlights contradiction in euthanasia and suicide policies

25/05/2025

Photo by Viktoria Nikolla

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi has pointed to what he describes as a “great contradiction” in the government’s approach to end-of-life issues, as a White Paper on voluntary assisted euthanasia comes just weeks after the publication of a national suicide prevention strategy.

Speaking this morning on RTK103, Bishop Galea-Curmi urged the public to closely examine the recently published consultation document, which proposes that euthanasia could be carried out with “the express, free and documented will of the person suffering from a terminal and irreversible illness.”

“If you are making a strategy for suicide prevention, you do not issue a White Paper that says that assisted suicide is a solution,” the bishop said, highlighting what he sees as inconsistency in policy… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV’s first General Audience: Love does not calculate

21/05/2025

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am pleased to welcome you in this, my first general Audience. Today I will resume the cycle of Jubilee catecheses, on the theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope”, initiated by Pope Francis.

Let us continue today to meditate on the parables of Jesus, which help us to regain hope, because they show us how God works in history… Read more »

“Arrogance and pride are not overcome by the wisdom of the world, but by humility.” – The Archbishop

Mass with the newly ordained priests

20/05/2025   The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

Il-prinċep tad-dinja ġej. Il-prinċep tad-dinja jiġi kull darba li niftħulu l-bieb. Jipprova jidħol anki mill-ventilatur. Il-prinċep min hu? Il-prinċep tad-dinja huwa x-xitan, il-giddieb, il-qattiel.

Minn qaddejja ta’ Alla nistgħu nsiru qaddejja tax-xitan. Ġesù jgħid ċar u tond li huwa l-iben t’Alla, “kontra tiegħi xejn ma jista’ jagħmel”. Mhux se jisraq qalb Ġesù imma lilna jipprova jisirqilna qalbna.

Aħna qed nakkumpanjaw lis-saċerdoti ġodda tagħna f’riġlejn Marija, li l-qaddisin kienu jgħarfu bħala t-terrur tax-xitan… Read more »

Maltese missionary in India Sr Emanuel Borg passes away

19/05/2025

Sr Emanuel Borg li ilha snin twal missjunarja fl-Indja, għaddiet għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem matul il-lejl li għadda.

Il-Kummissarju Għoli għal Malta fl-Indja flimkien ma’ Sr Emanuel

Il-Kummissarju Għoli għal Malta fl-Indja Reuben Gauci kkonferma dan b’dieqa kbira u qal li Sr Emanuel, li dejjem ftaħret bl-għeruq Maltin tagħha speċjalment bil-laqam tal-familja – Taż-Żundajru, mietet f’Dumka, f’Jharkhand.

Sr Emanuel kienet membru tal-Kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet tal-Karità ta’ Santa Bartolomea Capitanio u Santa Vincenza Gerosa, li huma magħrufa wkoll bħala s-Sorijiet ta’ Marija Bambina… Read more »