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The book ‘Spazju għal Qalbi – Beloved Space’ is available for purchase

18/04/2023

The children’s book, ‘Spazju għal Qalbi – Beloved Space’, issued by the Spiritual Development in Schools unit within the Archdiocese of Malta in collaboration with the National Literacy Agency, is now available for purchase. Written by Silvana Cardona, this book consists of 11 short stories of around 500 words each. The stories are set in Malta and are about children and adults experiencing different situations in their lives… Read more »

Let’s seek confession and the eucharist that Jesus established for us to meet him in – The Archbishop

Mass on the second Sunday of Easter

16/04/2023   The Church of Divine Mercy, Naxxar

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’din is-silta li għadna kemm smajna mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann, smajna r-rakkont ta’ żewġ laqgħat ta’ Ġesù wara l-irxoxt tiegħu. L-ewwel laqgħa hi propju dakinhar tal-irxoxt tiegħu. Fil-fatt l-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann jgħidilna: “Dakinhar fil-għaxija fl-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa” (Ġw 20:19). F’din l-ewwel laqgħa tiegħu wara l-qawmien tiegħu mill-imwiet, il-Mulej jagħti lid-dixxipli tiegħu dak li hu forsi l-frott l-iżjed bnin u qawwi tal-irxoxt tiegħu, tal-qawmien tiegħu mill-mewt, it-tislima tiegħu: “Il-paċi magħkom” (Ġw 20:19)… Read more »

Church fully supportive of commemorative monument

16/04/2023

On 2nd November 2019, Archbishop Charles Scicluna blessed the tomb of Ġużè Ellul Mercer, who was buried at the previously unconsecrated area of the Addolorata Cemetery

The Archdiocese of Malta is disappointed to note that today It-Torċa published a front-page story riddled with inaccuracies regarding a proposal that had been made in 2020 to erect a monument honouring those affected by the interdict issued by the Church in the 1960s… Read more »

Discussion on how Malta’s neutrality can serve the cause of peace

13/04/2023

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the papal encyclical Pacem in Terris, on the 25th of April at 19:00 at the Archbishop’s Curia, the Justice & Peace Commission is organising an expert-panel discussion on how Malta’s neutrality can serve the cause of peace.

Malta’s Constitution defines Malta as a “neutral state actively pursuing peace, security and social progress among all nations by adhering to a policy of non-alignment and refusing to participate in any military alliance.” This neutrality clause was introduced in 1987… Read more »

Easter Reflections: The Cross

10/04/2023

Min ma jerfax salibu u jimxi warajja ma jistax ikun dixxiplu tiegħi 

Is-salib nassoċjawh mal-Għid minħabba r-rebħa ta’ Ġesù fuq il-mewt permezz tal-qawmien tiegħu iżda mhux minn dejjem kien simbolu tal-fidi Nisranija. Is-simboli li kienu jużaw l-ewwel Insara biex jidentifikaw lilhom infushom ma’ Kristu kienu l-ħaruf, l-ankra u anki l-ħuta. Imbagħad kien fi żmien l-Imperatur Kostantinu li s-salib beda jintuża bħala simbolu tal-fidi Nisranija, wara li kellu viżjoni ta’ salib bil-kliem: “B’dan is-sinjal inti tirbaħ”… Read more »

Lenten Reflection: Bread and Wine

06/04/2023

Min jiekol ġismi u jixrob demmi jibqa’ fija u jiena fih. (Ġw:6:56)

L-aħħar ġranet tar-Randan jissejħu t-Tridu tal-Għid u jibdew minn Ħamis ix-Xirka filgħaxija sa Ħadd il-Għid. Il-kelma Tridu ġejja mil-Latin Triduum u tfisser ‘tlett ijiem’, u dawn huma l-aktar ġranet importanti fis-sena liturġika. Il-bidu u t-tmiem ta’ dawn il-jiem huma ċċelebrati b’quddiesa, li hija ikla li nipparteċipaw fiha flimkien u li ttina l-opportunità li ngħaddu mill-mewt għall-ħajja ġdida aħna wkoll… Read more »