Press Releases

National pilgrimage with the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Miraculous Crucifix

08/04/2022

Nhar it‑Tnejn li ġej, 11 ta’ April, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jmexxi l‑pellegrinaġġ nazzjonali bl‑istatwa devota tad‑Duluri u l‑Kurċifiss Mirakoluż ta’ Ġieżu, fit‑toroq tal‑Belt Valletta. Il-pellegrinaġġ se jibda fis‑6pm mill‑Knisja ta’ Santa Marija ta’ Ġesù (Ta’ Ġieżu). Fi tmiem il‑pellegrinaġġ tingħata l‑barka sagramentali.

Matul il‑pellegrinaġġ se jsir talb sabiex il‑Mulej jgħinna waqt dan iż‑żmien ta’ nuqqas ta’ paċi fid‑dinja, b’mod speċjali fl‑Ukrajna u r‑Russja… Read more »

Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations during Holy Week 2022

08/04/2022

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna jistieden lill‑Insara biex jieħdu sehem fiċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet tal‑Ġimgħa Mqaddsa li matulhom l‑Knisja Kattolika tfakkar il‑passjoni, il‑mewt u l‑qawmien ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu. Jistieden ukoll lill‑Insara jattendu għaċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet li ser jippresiedi fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Dawn se jixxandru b’mod dirett fuq TVM, TVMNews+ u online fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Nhar il‑Ħadd li ġej, 10 ta’ April, fis‑9:30am, Monsinjur Arċisqof imexxi ċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u wara jkompli bil‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej fejn jinqara r‑rakkont tal‑passjoni mill‑Evanġelju skont San Luqa… Read more »

Airmalta hosts an educational flight for children from Church homes

Invited children from Fondazzjoni Sebħ and St Patrick’s homes

06/04/2022

Around 40 children from various residences of Fondazzjoni Sebħ and St Patrick’s Home were hosted on a 75-minute educational flight. The Air Malta flight, KM1952, flown at an altitude of 20,000 feet to Sicily and back, included a flyby of Mount Etna where the children could see the snow-clad top of Europe’s largest volcano. The flight was operated by an Airbus 320NEO, one of the most environmentally friendly aircraft in use. 

Before the flight, the enthusiastic children, many of whom had never been to the airport or boarded an aircraft, were given brief talks on airport processes by Air Malta staff and members of the Malta International Airport team… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in April 2022

06/04/2022

Matul ix-xahar ta’ April, l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies 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:

  • Mit-Tnejn sal-Ġimgħa fid-9:30am mill-Kappella tal-Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. Wara l-quddiesa tingħad it-talba tar-rużarju li tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt u Facebook u YouTube tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

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A unique opportunity for the Maltese people to give a warm welcome to Pope Francis

Statement by Church organizing committee and State organizing committee

01/04/2022

(lemin) L-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi u s-Sur Aaron Zahra

Jumejn qabel tibda ż‑żjara uffiċjali tal‑Papa Franġisku f’pajjiżna bit‑tema “Ġabu ruħhom magħna bi ħlewwa liema bħalha” meħuda mill‑Atti tal‑Appostli, l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi flimkien maċ‑Chairman tal‑Kumitat Organizzattiv tal‑Istat Aaron Zahra indirizzaw konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet biex jingħataw dettalji dwar dan il‑Vjaġġ Appostoliku.

L‑Isqof Galea‑Curmi qal li huwa b’ferħ kbir għalina l‑Maltin u l‑Għawdxin li wara sentejn li kien tħabbar dan il‑vjaġġ, nhar is‑Sibt li ġej nilqgħu fostna l‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku… Read more »

Preparations underway for Pope’s visit to Malta

31/03/2022

Il‑Knisja f’Malta nediet diversi inizjattivi bħala parti mit‑tħejjija għall‑Vjaġġ Appostoliku tal‑Papa Franġisku f’Malta. 

Pope Francis in Malta

Għall‑Vjaġġ Appostoliku tal‑Papa Franġisku nħolqot il‑paġna fuq Facebook ‘Pope Francis in Malta’ fejn qed jittellgħu dettalji relatati mal‑preparamenti u maż‑żjara nnifisha. Matul il‑jumejn li l‑Papa Franġisku jkun Malta, din il‑paġna se tkun qed tiġi kontinwament aġġornata b’ritratti u filmati mil‑lokalitajiet u l‑parroċċi minn fejn ikun għadda l‑Papa… Read more »

Pop-up Papal exhibition at City Gate

30/03/2022

An evocative exhibition featuring papal visits to Malta has been set up at the entrance to Valletta ahead of the two-day visit by Pope Francis on Saturday.

Stretching back to 1990 when Pope Saint John II Paul famously said “Europe needs Malta’s faithful witness”, the exhibition makes use of the key messages imparted by the popes during their visits to the island.

Pope Francis will be the third Pontiff to tour Malta… Read more »

Two books by Maltese and Gozitan students to be presented to Pope Francis

29/03/2022

Bi tħejjija għall‑miġja tal‑Papa Franġisku f’Malta u Għawdex nhar is‑Sibt u l‑Ħadd li ġej, studenti minn 81 skola tal‑Istat, tal‑Knisja u Indipendenti fl‑aħħar ġimgħat ġew mistiedna jesprimu ruħhom b’mod artistiku dwar it‑tema ‘Ilkoll Aħwa’. Dan permezz ta’ tpinġijiet, filmati, żfin, collages, intervisti, kitbiet, poeżiji u mudelli maħduma bl‑idejn. Ix‑xogħol li ħolqu l‑istudenti nġabar f’żewġ kotba li l‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex se jippreżentaw lill‑Papa Franġisku meta se jkellmuh dwar il‑ħidma tal‑Knisja f’Malta… Read more »

Church in Malta joins Pope Francis in praying for Russia and Ukraine

23/03/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

Nhar il‑Ġimgħa li ġej, 25 ta’ Marzu 2022, l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta se tingħaqad mal‑Papa Franġisku fit-talba ta’ konsagrazzjoni tal-umanità, b’mod partikulari tar‑Russja u l‑Ukrajna, lill‑Qalb Bla Tebgħa ta’ Marija. Il‑Papa stieden lill‑isqfijiet, is‑saċerdoti u l‑lajċi jissieħbu miegħu fit‑talb għall‑paċi permezz ta’ din il‑konsagrazzjoni. Din se ssir waqt ċelebrazzjoni penitenzjali fil‑Bażilka ta’ San Pietru, il‑Vatikan, li tibda fil‑5pm.

Dakinhar, fl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, il‑quddiesa tad‑9:30am li tixxandar fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt se tkun offruta għal din l‑intenzjoni tal‑Papa… Read more »

Thousands to attend Pope Francis’ Mass on the Granaries

Two weeks away from Pope Francis' apostolic journey in Malta

19/03/2022

The Diocesan Organising Committee for the Pope’s visit has published an artistic impression of the platform to be built on the Floriana Granaries, and on which Pope Francis will celebrate Mass on Sunday 3rd April at 10.15am. The platform has been designed by artistic director Carlo Schembri in collaboration with architect Joe Bondin who is handling its structure, as well as Mr Anton Attard who is handling logistics… Read more »