Press Releases

Applications for ‘other applicants’ for admission to Church schools in Malta and Gozo

31/01/2023

Applications for ‘Other Applicants’ for admission to Church schools in Malta and Gozo for the scholastic year commencing in September 2023, will be accepted online as from tomorrow, Wednesday 1st February 2023. There are a total of 933 vacant places for students (858 in Malta and 75 in Gozo). Detailed information about the places offered, the criteria and the documentation required are available in the regulations published last November. Recently, the circulars indicating the number of places occupied by first criteria applicants were published… Read more »

Live-in for parish priests 2023: The joy of being a priest

19/01/2023 Mellieħa

Il-kappillani tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta rriflettew fuq it-tema ‘Il-ferħ li tkun saċerdot’ waqt il-live-in annwali. Din is-sena l-live-in, li sar il-Mellieħa, kien iktar ibbażat fuq stil ta’ diskussjoni bit-tir li l-kappillani jkomplu jsaħħu r-relazzjoni bejniethom. Fil-fatt din is-sena l-parteċipanti kienu bilqiegħda madwar mejda u għalhekk kellhom iktar ċans jiddiskutu l-punti li tqajmu bejniethom kif ukoll kuljum ħadu sehem f’sessjonijiet ta’ team building.

Matul dawn it-tlitt ijiem ta’ riflessjoni u diskussjoni, diversi kelliema u esperti għenu lill-kappillani jifhmu kif jistgħu jieħdu ħsieb dak li jagħmilhom kuntenti bħala saċerdoti kif ukoll jittrasmettu dan il-ferħ, kif jieħdu ħsieb tagħhom infushom u ta’ kappillani oħra billi jżommu kuntatt magħhom, kif ukoll jieħdu ħsieb tas-saċerdoti li jaħdmu fil-parroċċi tagħhom… Read more »

A new collective agreement for Curia employees

12/01/2023 The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u l-Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin innegozjaw u kkonkludew ftehim kollettiv ġdid għall-impjegati tal-Kurja u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku li jkopri s-snin 2023-2025. Dan il-ftehim ġie ffirmat nhar it-12 ta’ Jannar mis-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, is-Sur Michael Pace Ross u l-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-UĦM Voice of the Workers, is-Sur Josef Vella. Dan il-ftehim jirrikonoxxi l-kompetenza, l-esperjenza u fuq kollox il-lealtà tal-impjegati eżistenti, filwaqt li għandu l-iskop li jattira talent ġdid… Read more »

Week of prayer for Christian unity 2023

12/01/2023

As from Wednesday 18th January 2023, all Christians around the world will be celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will end on Wednesday 25th January. During this week, different Churches come together in ecumenical prayer with the aim of seeking Christian unity. This year’s theme is “Do good; seek justice” (Isaiah 1:17). This theme and related material have been prepared by the Council of Churches of Minnesota in the United States of America… Read more »

The Archbishop appoints a new delegate for Culture

07/01/2023

L-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Claude Portelli bħala Delegat għall-Kultura, bir-responsabbiltà wkoll tar-riġenerazzjoni tal-Istitut Kattoliku, fil-Furjana. Monsinjur Arċisqof irringrazzja lil Mons. Ġwann Galea ta’ 22 sena servizz bħala direttur tal-Istitut Kattoliku.

Dun Claude rċieva l-formazzjoni edukattiva tiegħu fil-Kulleġġ St Edward’s, il-Birgu. Huwa rċieva l-formazzjoni saċerdotali fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof tal-Virtù kif ukoll fil-fakultà tat-Teoloġija fl-Università ta’ Malta, fejn iggradwa fil-Liċenzjat fit-Teoloġija Pastorali. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-28 ta’ Lulju 2002… Read more »

Fleur-de-Lys Parish handed over to the Archdiocese of Malta

07/01/2023

L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u l-Provinċja Maltija tal-Ordni tal-Aħwa tal-Karmelu temmew il-proċess li bih l-Provinċja Karmelitana qed tgħaddi l-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu fi Fleur-de-Lys u l-kumpless anness magħha lill-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta għall-użu pastorali tal-istess parroċċa. Mit-Tnejn 9 ta’ Jannar 2023, il-kura pastorali tal-poplu t’Alla miġbur fil-parroċċa ta’ Fleur-de-Lys ser taqa’ taħt ir-responsabiltà diretta tal-Kleru djoċesan. L-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qed jaħtar lil Dun Darren Pace bħala amministratur parrokkjali ta’ din il-parroċċa… Read more »

Mass on the Epiphany including the presentation of Mgr Savio Hon Tai-Fai as the new Apostolic Nuncio

06/01/2023

Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej fid-9.30 a.m. Mons. Arċisqof Savio Hon Tai-Fai se jqaddes quddiesa fis-solennità tal-Epifanija tal-Mulej fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Jikkonċelebraw l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi. Dakinhar Mons. Hon Tai-Fai se jkun preżentat bħala n-Nunzju Appostoliku l-ġdid tas-Santa Sede għal Malta. Kulħadd huwa mistieden jattendi għall-quddiesa biex jagħtih merħba.

Mons. Savio Hon Tai-Fai, bħala nunzju, għandu r-responsabbiltà li jirrappreżenta l-Papa mal-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex, kif ukoll mal-awtoritajiet ċivili… Read more »

Mass for the repose of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

02/01/2023

On Wednesday, 4th January 2023, the Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will celebrate a De Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at 6:30pm at the Co-Cathedral of St John in Valletta.

Everyone is invited to attend this celebration. Priests are also welcome to co-celebrate the Mass.

The Mass will be streamed on Knisja.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.

The day after, Thursday 5th January, the Archbishop is going to represent the Church of Malta during Pope Emeritus’ funeral that will be held at St Peter’s Square, Vatican… Read more »

Loving Care, Safety and Comfort

Christmas Message by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

24/12/2022

Message by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

This year I wished to deliver my message for this holy, Christmas season from a church that is small but very dear to us Maltese and Gozitans. This is the church we refer to as the Greek Church which is in Archbishop’s Street, Valletta, and which is not far, actually just a few paces away, from the Grandmaster’s Palace, the official seat of the President of the Republic… Read more »

An appeal regarding a case involving two students from a Church school

Press statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education

23/12/2022

Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija jirreferi għall-artikli fil-media dwar il-każ ta’ żewġ aħwa li jattendu l-Kulleġġ San Albert il-Kbir. Is-Segretarjat, il-Kulleġġ u d-Direttorat għall-Ħarsien tal-Minuri ilhom jaħdmu biex tinstab soluzzjoni għas-sitwazzjoni li jinsabu fiha t-tfal msemmija. Is-Segretarjat huwa infurmat li d-Direttorat qed jagħmel dak kollu possibbli biex jindirizza din is-sitwazzjoni fl-aħjar interess tal-istudenti kif isir f’każijiet bħal dawn.

Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija jappella għal sensittività f’każijiet li jinvolvu minuri u persuni vulnerabbli fl-aħjar interess ta’ dawk kollha kkonċernati… Read more »