Press Releases

The Archbishop baptises twelve adults from eight different countries

08/04/2023

This evening, during the Solemn Vigil of the Resurrection of our Lord at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will administer the Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion) to twelve catechumens, that is, adults who have chosen Christian life. 

The twelve adults, who through these sacraments will become new members of the Catholic Church this evening, are from Malta, China, Turkey, Latvia, England, France, Nepal and Albania… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations led by the Archbishop during Holy Week

01/04/2023

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna invites Christians to participate in the Holy Week functions during which the Catholic Church commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. All are invited to these functions which he shall lead at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta. These celebrations shall be transmitted live on TVM, TVMNews+, Radio 103, Knisja.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.

Next Sunday, 2nd April, at 9:30am, Archbishop Scicluna will lead the Palm Sunday celebration, which includes the blessing of olive branches and palm fronds, followed by the commemoration of the Lord’s Passion through the reading of the account of the passion from the Gospel of St Matthew… Read more »

New director for Missio Malta

30/03/2023

The Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples of the Holy See has appointed Fr Victor Agius as the new director of MISSIO Malta for the next five years (2023‑2028).

MISSIO aims to help the Pope in spreading the missionary spirit among priests, religious, adults and children and encourages supporting the poor through financial aid for projects in Third World countries. MISSIO also takes care of spreading the Word of God in countries that have never been evangelised… Read more »

A new team of priests for Chaplaincy at Mater Dei hospital

27/03/2023

In recent months, the Province of Capuchin Friars passed on the responsibility for the pastoral work carried out at Mater Dei Hospital to the Archdiocese of Malta.  Archbishop Charles Scicluna appointed a team of priests to continue providing 24‑hour pastoral support from Monday to Sunday at the hospital. The Chaplaincy team now consists of Fr Louis Farrugia, Fr Reuben Vella and Fr Reuben Deguara, as well as Fr René Camilleri as coordinator of this work… Read more »

A new parish priest for Marsaskala parish

26/03/2023

Fr Luke Cutajar has been appointed as the new parish priest for the Parish of St Anne in Marsascala, the same parish in which he has served as vice-parish priest for 7 years.

Fr Luke was born in Siġġiewi in 1988 and raised in Rabat, receiving his primary and secondary education at Stella Maris College, Gżira, before entering De La Salle College for Sixth Form… Read more »

Let us continue to accompany our dear ones with respect and dignity

Pastoral Letter for Lent 2023

25/03/2023

“I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26). Jesus poses this question to Martha, sister to Lazarus and Mary, three of Jesus’s closest friends. The Gospel we have just heard today clearly shows that Jesus loved Martha, Mary and Lazarus very much. 

At the beginning of the Gospel, Jesus receives bad news about Lazarus’s health: “Lord, your friend is sick.”(John 11:3)… Read more »

Clergy to meet funeral corteges at church rather than morgue

24/03/2023

The Archdiocese of Malta has decided that from next month clergy will receive funeral processions at the church door, where a blessing will take place before the Mass, instead of accompanying corteges from the morgue to the funeral service.

A spokesperson for the Archdiocese said: “The bishops have taken this difficult decision, after consultation with parish priests, due to the declining number of clergy in parishes, increasingly lengthy travel times and a long-felt need for priests to be present in church before the funeral service takes place to console relatives and friends as well as hear confessions.”

Priests will continue to be available when loved ones pass away, either in a residence or in hospital, and will also continue to take part in the procession from the church to the cemetery where burial takes place… Read more »

Archdiocese of Malta employees offered a special scheme by APS Bank

22/03/2023

The Archdiocese of Malta has signed an agreement with APS Bank plc whereby its employees can enjoy special terms and other benefits with respect to a suite of APS Bank products and services.

The agreement was signed at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana on Monday 20th March 2023 by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, Archdiocese Administrative Secretary Michael Pace Ross, Chief Banking Officer Anthony Buttigieg and Head of Retail Aaron Mifsud… Read more »

€285,662 collected for Turkey and Syria

22/03/2023

Il‑poplu Malti u Għawdxi ġabar is‑somma ta’ €285,662 f’sitt ġimgħat għal sejħa ta’ emerġenza li saret mill‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex b’risq il‑poplu tat‑Turkija u s‑Sirja, li ntlaqtu minn terremot li ħalla eluf kbar ta’ persuni mejta taħt it‑tiġrif. 

Id‑donazzjonijet ingħataw minn individwi, parroċċi, skejjel, kumpaniji u entitajiet oħra privati li wasslu d‑donazzjonijiet tagħhom permezz ta’ kontijiet ta’ emerġenza miftuħa apposta minn Caritas Malta… Read more »

Two new parish priests and one archpriest appointed

19/03/2023

Dun Roderick Camilleri

Three new parish priests have been appointed for Ħaż-Żabbar Parish, Paola Parish, and Birkirkara’s Santa Marija church.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna appointed Fr Roderick Camilleri as the parish priest of the Church of Our Lady of Graces in Ħaż-Żabbar, Fr David Borg as the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Paola; and Fr Evan Caruana as the parish priest of St Mary’s Church in Birkirkara… Read more »