Papal Visit

One Family: The family in a changing society

16/03/2022   St Anne’s Parish, Marsascala

The third dialogue session of Ilkoll Aħwa is taking place on Friday 18th March with the theme chosen being ‘The family in a changing society’ and will be led by Jesmond Schembri. The talk will start by looking at statistics that shed light on the contemporary Maltese family, followed by some reflections. This will serve as an introduction to the various related themes which Pope Francis spoke about, especially in the document Amoris Laetitia. 

First of all, Pope Francis sets the general attitude in which this document is to be understood, namely that of having a new look at the family, full of compassion… Read more »

Mass by Pope Francis on the Granaries

12/03/2022

Illum f’nofsinhar titftaħ ir-reġistrazzjoni għal kull min jixtieq jirriserva post bilqiegħda għall-quddiesa ċċelebrata mill-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku. Il-quddiesa li hija miftuħa għal kulħadd se ssir nhar il-Ħadd, 3 ta’ April 2022, fuq il-Fosos tal-Furjana u tibda fl-10:15am. Min ser jattendi għandu jkun hemm kmieni. Ir-reġistrazzjoni għal dawk li jixtiequ jirriservaw siġġu hi aċċessibli fuq papafrangisku.mt/quddiesa sal-Ħadd, 27 ta’ Marzu.

Ir-reġistrazzjoni tista’ ssir kemm għal individwu kif ukoll f’isem familja jew grupp… Read more »

Ilkoll Aħwa: Youth: our hope for the future

10/03/2022   Stella Maris Parish, Tas-Sliema

The second dialogue session of Ilkoll Aħwa is taking place on Friday 11th March with the theme chosen being ‘Youth: our hope for the future’ and will be led by Anthony Mifsud.

‘God is young!’ This affirmation by Pope Francis brings together his youthful vision. The youthful attributes of young people, he sees in God, and as a gift from God. This grounded call for hope is an attribute adults should not lose as they advance to later life stages… Read more »

Ilkoll Aħwa: Safeguarding the environment

04/03/2022   St Helen's Parish Hall, Birkirkara

The first dialogue session of Ilkoll Aħwa is taking place tonight with the theme chosen being ‘Safeguarding the environment’ and will be led by Fr Mark Ciantar, OFM.

The dialogue session will take place as St Helen’s Parish Hall, Birkirkara at 7pm and will be streamed live on Church.mt and on the Archdiocese of Malta’s Facebook page. For further information kindly contact [email protected]… Read more »

Dialogue sessions in preparation for Pope Francis’ visit

03/03/2022

Ilkoll Aħwa (One Family) is the theme chosen for events being organised by the Church in Malta as the country prepares spiritually to welcome Pope Francis on the 2nd and 3rd April. Over the next few weeks, the theme of the Apostolic Visit, “They showed us unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2), shall be complemented by a deep reflection to encourage Maltese society to reflect on how all of us who live on these islands are called to care and protect one another as blood relatives do… Read more »

The official programme of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Malta is announced

25/02/2022

The official programme of the Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to Malta on the 2nd and 3rd April 2022, was announced today at noon by the Holy See. On Saturday, the Pope will visit Valletta and will then go to Gozo in the afternoon. On Sunday morning he will visit Rabat and Floriana, and Ħal Far in the afternoon.

THE FULL PROGRAMME

Saturday 2 April 2022
ROME – MALTA

08:30 Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Malta     10:00 Arrival at Malta International Airport   10:00 WELCOME CEREMONY at Malta International Airport   10:50 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in the Ambassadors’ Chamber of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta   11:35 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER in the Pages’ Chamber of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta   11:50 MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the “Grand Council Chamber” of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta Address of the Holy Father 15:50 Departure by catamaran from the Grand Harbour of Valletta to Gozo   17:00 Arrival at the Port of Mġarr   17:30 PRAYER MEETING at the National Shrine of Ta’ Pinu in Gozo Homily of the Holy Father 18:45 Departure by ferry from the Port of Mġarr to Malta   19:30 Arrival at the Port of Ċirkewwa and transfer to the Apostolic Nunciature in Rabat  

Sunday 3 April 2022
MALTA – ROME

07:45 PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS at the Apostolic Nunciature in Rabat   08:30 VISIT TO THE GROTTO OF ST PAUL at the Basilica of St Paul in Rabat Prayer of the Holy Father 10:15 HOLY MASS at the Granaries in Floriana Homily of the Holy Father Angelus 16:45 MEETING WITH MIGRANTS at the John XXIII Migrants’ Centre in Ħal Far Address of the Holy Father 17:50 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Malta International Airport   18:15 Departure by airplane for Rome   19:40 Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport     The full programme in English and Italian as announced by the Holy SeeDownload Read more » …

The Archbishop on the Pope’s visit to Malta: ‘a message of reconciliation’

18/02/2022

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta describes an upcoming meeting of Bishops and Mayors of the Mediterranean in Florence as an opportunity for dialogue aimed at promoting harmony and justice amid the challenges facing countries surrounding the Mare Nostrum.

Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with the Bishops and Mayors of important cities of the Mediterranean on the last day of a 3-day meeting, which takes place on 23 – 27 February in Florence, Italy… Read more »

The love that Paul taught us is built on our encounter with Jesus – the Archbishop

Mass on the solemnity of St Paul's Shipwreck

10/02/2022   The Collegiate of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fit-talba ta’ din il-festa għażiża, illum tlabna hekk bħala Maltin u Għawdxin: ‘Inti għoġbok, Mulej, li l-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl jara l-għarqa biex jiġi fostna u jxandrilna l-fidi, agħmel li nibqgħu dejjem irroddu ħajr għat-tħabrik u l-imħabba li hu wera magħna’.

Fir-riflessjonijiet tiegħi ta’ din is-sena nixtieq nieqfu ftit fuq il-frażi ‘l-imħabba li Pawlu wera magħna’ għax għan kbir ta’ din il-festa tant għażiża għalina hi propju li rroddu ħajr lil Alla tal-imħabba li wera magħna Pawlu ta’ Tarsu… Read more »

Apostolic Journey by Pope Francis to Malta

10/02/2022   The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the civil authorities and the Catholic Church of the country, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta from 2 to 3 April 2022.

The Pope will visit Valletta, Rabat, Floriana and Ħal Far, and the island of Gozo. The programme and further details of the journey will be published at a later stage… Read more »

Choir of the Archdiocese of Malta

04/02/2022

L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta se twaqqaf kor sabiex janima quddies waqt diversi attivitajiet djoċesani. Il‑kor se jkun iffurmat minn tfal u adulti. Dawk kollha minn 9 snin ’il fuq jistgħu japplikaw. Għalkemm mhuwiex neċessarju, tagħrif bażiku fil‑qari tal‑mużika jitqies ta’ vantaġġ.

Il‑kor se jkun taħt it‑tmexxija tal‑Mro Christopher Muscat, maestro di cappella tal‑Katidral Metropolitan u direttur mużikali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

Agħfas hawn biex tapplika… Read more »