The Paola Parish of Christ the King will be amending its planning application for a small cafeteria on the church roof to specify that no food can be cooked on the premises.

Following discussions between the Archdiocese of Malta and parish priest Fr Marc André Camilleri, it was agreed that instead of a 4D licence, the parish would seek a 4C licence which does not permit cooking to take place on the premises. 

A spokesperson for the Archdiocese said: “There was never any intention to operate a restaurant on the roof of the parish church but we agreed it would be prudent for the parish to amend its application to eliminate further conjecture, speculation and misconceptions… Read more »

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 »

This evening, during the Solemn Vigil of the Resurrection of our Lord at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will administer the Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion) to 14 catechumens, who, as adults, have chosen the Christian path. These 14 adults, who will tonight become new members of the Catholic Church through these sacraments, hail from Albania, China, Colombia, India, Malta, Mauritius, and the United Kingdom… Read more »

Archbishop Charles Scicluna expressed his profound gratitude to the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for their unwavering dedication and service within the parishes and broader communities. His acknowledgment came on Holy Thursday, a significant day commemorating Jesus Christ’s institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist during the Last Supper.

In a letter addressed to all ministers responsible for administering Holy Communion within the Archdiocese of Malta, Archbishop Scicluna highlighted the important role these ministers play in the Church… Read more »

Kappillan ġdid għall-parroċċa tal-Imqabba Dun Blake Camilleri

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qed jafda l‑ħidma pastorali tal‑parroċċa ta’ Santa Marija fl‑Imqabba f’idejn Dun Blake Camilleri bħala l‑kappillan ta’ din il‑parroċċa. Mons. Arċisqof jirringrazzja lil Dun John Philip Curmi tal‑ħidma tiegħu bħala kappillan f’din il‑parroċċa għal dawn l‑aħħar 10 snin.

Dun Blake Camilleri twieled fit‑8 ta’ Mejju 1984. Beda l‑mixja għas‑saċerdozju fis‑Seminarju Maġġuri tal‑Arċisqof f’Tal‑Virtù fir‑Rabat u studja fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija fl‑Università ta’ Malta minn fejn iggradwa fil‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija… Read more »

We refer to a blogpost by Simon Mercieca put up on his website on 5 March, 2024, entitled “Il-Kurja ser tippubblika l-annullament ta’ Jason Azzopardi kif kienet għamlet b’ta’ Alfred Sant meta għaddietu lil Daphne Caruana Galizia ħalli tumiljah?”

Once again, Professor Mercieca is making serious and harmful allegations against the Ecclesiastical Tribunal and the President of the Regional Tribunal of Second Instance, Mgr Joseph Bajada, which are false and require clarification… Read more »