News from the Church in Malta
In a recent blog post, Simon Mercieca, a professor of history at the University of Malta, alleged that Archbishop Charles Scicluna is a member of Opus Dei.
This is totally untrue.
Contrary to the misleading statement made by Prof. Mercieca, the Archbishop is not, and never has been, a member of Opus Dei. Read more »
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The Church in Malta will shortly have four new priests. Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will ordain the first three deacons to the priesthood at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta on Saturday, 13th May, at 9:30am. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Church.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.
These three deacons are: Rev. Gylan Camilleri from St Anne’s Parish in Marsaskala; Rev… Read more »
Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Mejju, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra l‑quddies ta’ matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
Ġie inawgurat xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il-Knisja Arċipretali taż-Żurrieq – proġett li twettaq b’investiment ta’ €81,000 li minnhom 80% kienu fondi Ewropej u 20% kienu koperti mill-parroċċa. Il-proġett ġie inawgurat mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea Curmi u mis-Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett, fil-preżenza tal-Arċipriet Dun Daniel Cardona u s-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi Michael Pace Ross.
Il-proġett, li dam madwar għaxar xhur, kien jikkonsisti fir-restawr tal-koppla minn barra, inkluż il-lanterna u l-aperturi tal-injam… Read more »
19 organisations within the Church in Malta that offer their services in the social sphere met with Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Wednesday 26th April at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana. The organisations which form part of the Secretariat for Diaconia, spoke about their work and the tough realities they face on a daily basis.
Following their presentations, the Archbishop gave a short closing address during which he thanked each organisation for the important work being carried out in Maltese society… Read more »
On this year’s workers’ day, the Justice and Peace Commission wishes to express its concern regarding the injustice suffered by non-EU persons working in Malta who, despite paying National Insurance contributions, do not recieve a pension. Our current pension system relies on the assumption that non-EU workers will stay here for a few years, pay social insurance contributions and leave before receiving a pension. The Commission believes that the kind of society implied by this model is socially unjust and morally unacceptable… Read more »
In the coming days, the Church in Malta will be celebrating the Day of Charity. The aim of this day is to increase awareness of the work being done by Church entities in society with those who are vulnerable. Through various residential homes and charitable work, the Church in Malta welcomes and serves those in need, irrespective of their race, skin-colour and belief.
Currently, there are more than 1,600 individuals living in the Church’s residential homes… Read more »
Next Saturday, 22nd April 2023, two new deacons shall be ordained by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna. The two deacons are the seminarians Malcolm John Saliba from the Parish of the Assumption of our Lady, Ħ’Attard, and Karl Andrew Schembri from the Parish of the Nativity of our Lady, Mellieħa.
The Mass shall be celebrated at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta and shall be transmitted live on Church.mt and Newsbook.com.mt… Read more »
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 »
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 »
