The Holy See has named Mgr Professor Hector Scerri to be a member of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. 

Mgr Hector Scerri, 58, has been a Consultor to the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, at the Vatican, since 2014. He is a professor of dogmatic theology and ecumenism at the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta, and the head of the Ecumenical Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta and of the Doctrinal Commission of the Maltese Episcopal Conference… Read more »

Illum ġie inawgurat il‑Pilgrim’s Lodge, mużew ekkleżjastiku ġdid biswit is‑Santwarju Nazzjonali tal‑Madonna tal‑Mellieħa. Dan sar b’investiment konġunt ta’ €643,000 mill‑Fondazzjoni għall‑Patrimonju Kulturali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, l‑Awtorità Maltija għat‑Turiżmu u fondi Ewropej.

Dan il‑mużew, li l‑binja tiegħu hi waħda mill‑eqdem fil‑Mellieħa, joffri tagħrif dwar l‑istorja tas‑Santwarju tal‑Mellieħa kif ukoll oġġetti devozzjonali użati mis‑santwarju matul is‑snin. Permezz ta’ dawn l‑oġġetti, kull min se jżur il‑post se jkun jista’ jesperjenza dak li għexu l‑pellegrini li matul is‑snin żaru l‑Madonna tal‑Mellieħa sabiex tinterċedi għalihom fil‑bżonnijiet tagħhom… Read more »

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The commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the 10th December this year is taking place in the shadow of an ever-widening spiral of violence, risking humanity’s condemnation to a future of unimaginable pain, fear, and destruction. In response, the Justice and Peace Commission unreservedly condemns the horrific acts of violence that are once again ravaging the Holy Land and its people and calls for a radical shift from a global paradigm of violent war and revenge to a paradigm of just peace and reconciliation… Read more »

L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta nediet ir‑raba’ sena tal‑proċess ekkleżjali ‘Knisja Waħda, Vjaġġ Wieħed: Knisja li Toħroġ’. Dan sar waqt l‑Assemblea Djoċesana annwali li ġiet fi tmiemha l‑Ġimgħa 24 ta’ Novembru 2023. Matul l‑Assemblea, iI‑grupp ta’ ħidma ta’ Knisja li Takkumpanja ta rendikont dwar xogħlu fejn ħass li jeħtieġ ikun hemm iktar għarfien fost l‑entitajiet tal‑Knisja stess kif ukoll li jissaħħaħ ix‑xogħol ta’ akkumpanjament li diġà jsir minnhom permezz ta’ formazzjoni… Read more »

The European Bishops during the Continental Assembly of the Synod of February 2023

Around 40 bishops from Europe will attend the Plenary Assembly of the Council of the Conferences of European Bishops (CCEE), which will be held in Malta for the first time and organised by the Maltese Episcopal Conference. During this assembly, which takes place every year in one of the member countries of the Council, the bishops will discuss the theme ‘New Steps for a Synodal Church in Europe’… Read more »