Press Releases

More than 12 courses offered by PFI in first semester 2022/2023

Fl‑ewwel semestru tas‑sena akkademika li se tibda f’Ottubru li ġej, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali se joffri aktar minn 12‑il kors li se jiġu offruti b’modi differenti: personalment, hybrid u online. Il‑korsijiet huma:

  • Benedictine Spirituality Today: introduzzjoni dwar il‑ħajja, it‑tagħlim u l‑kitbiet ta’ San Benedittu ta’ Nocia. Dan il‑kors se jkun mifrux fuq disa’ ġimgħat.
  • Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults: kors indirizzat għal kull min hu f’kuntatt ma’ tfal jew adulti vulnerabbli jew jamministra d‑dettalji tagħhom…
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Contingency plan for St Albert the Great College

The Archdiocese of Malta is preparing a contingency plan to cater for students and staff of St Albert the Great College within its educational structures should the school not be in a position to function at the beginning of the 2022/23 scholastic year. 

The Archdiocese, through its Secretariat for Catholic Education, has for several weeks been actively involved in talks aimed at identifying a way forward acceptable to all parties following the decision by the Dominican Order — which owns and operates the college — to dismiss its former headmaster but is disappointed to note that the issue has not been resolved just days ahead of the new term… Read more »

Indifference that kills

The Justice and Peace Commission urges Malta’s authorities and politicians to prioritise the saving of lives and refrain from using language that fans the flames of indifference following the unnecessary death of a four-year-old girl who tragically lost her life in Malta’s Search and Rescue Area.

The young girl, Loujin, died because action by the competent authorities to save the lives of 60 people stranded at sea — who had left Lebanon 10 days earlier — came too late… Read more »

Requiem Mass for Queen Elizabeth II

This Thursday, 15 September 2022, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a week after her death. Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta.

The congregation will be led by President Dr George Vella. State authorities, all Christians in Malta and priests are invited to attend this celebration of faith… Read more »

Season of Creation: “Listen to the voice of creation”

Statement by the Justice and Peace Commission & Environment Commission

“Isma’ leħen il‑ħolqien”. Din hi l‑istedina li l‑Papa Franġisku għamel fil‑messaġġ[1] li ħareġ għall‑okkażjoni tal‑Istaġun tal‑Ħolqien ta’ din is‑sena (mill‑1 ta’ Settembru sal‑4 ta’ Ottubru 2022). Il‑Papa jħeġġiġna nisimgħu bir‑reqqa l‑vuċi tal‑ħolqien: il‑vuċi tal‑pjaneta u l‑vuċi tal‑persuni li jgħixu fiha, ilħna li ilhom żmien imsikkta u mwarrba fil‑ġenb minħabba “interessi ekonomiċi predatorji” li jissarrfu fil‑qerda tal‑ambjent u f’miżerja għal ħafna nies, speċjalment tal‑foqra li dejjem huwa dawk li l‑iktar ibatu l‑konsegwenzi tal‑qerda ambjentali… Read more »

Two new parish priests and a new director for Dar tal-Kleru

Dun Franco Fenech Kappillan ġdid għall-parroċċa tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni fil-Ħamrun

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Franco Fenech bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa tal‑Immakulata Kunċizzjoni fil‑Ħamrun.

Dun Franco twieled fis‑27 ta’ Lulju 1966 f’Tal‑Pietà u rċieva l‑edukazzjoni primarja fl‑iskola statali tal‑Marsa, is‑sekondarja fil‑Liċeo tal‑Ħamrun, u l‑postsekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ De La Salle fil‑Birgu.  Fi Frar 1986 daħal mal‑Patrijiet Franġiskani Kapuċċini u rċieva l‑formazzjoni reliġjuża f’Pesaro l‑Italja. Dun Franco għamel l‑istudji tiegħu fis‑Seminarju ta’ Fano, li hu affiljat mal‑Università tal‑Lateran f’Ruma… Read more »

Mons. Philip Calleja passes away

He was the director of the Emigrant Commission for about 50 years

Tħabbret il-mewt ta’ Mons. Philip Calleja, li għal 70 sena ħadem b’risq l-emigranti Maltin u r-refuġjati li jfittxu ażil f’Malta u b’risq il-Knisja f’Malta.

Mons. Calleja miet illum it-Tlieta, 16 ta’ Awwissu 2022, fl-3:45am fid-Dar tal-Kleru fi Fleur-de-Lys, fl-età ta’ 93 sena.

Mons. Philip Calleja twieled fit-8 ta’ Diċembru 1928 fil-Belt Valletta u ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-2 ta’ Awwissu 1953.

Għal madwar 50 sena kien id-direttur tal-Kummissjoni Emigranti, li twaqqfet fl-1950 fi ħdan l-Azzjoni Kattolika minħabba l-eżodu kbir ta’ Maltin lejn pajjiżi oħra… Read more »

Parish priest placed on administrative leave

The Archdiocese of Malta has been informed that the parish priest of Marsaxlokk is due to face charges related to misappropriation of funds and money laundering. 

The priest has been placed on administrative leave with immediate effect while proceedings are underway. 

The parish will be placed under the care of an administrator appointed by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.  

The Archdiocese has offered its full cooperation to the authorities and will seek to establish whether long-standing policies related to donations have been followed by the parish priest. 

Since proceedings are underway, the Archdiocese will not be commenting further on this case and appeals to the media to respect the presumption of innocence so that justice can take its full and proper course… Read more »

Archbishop Scicluna meets with staff at St Albert the Great College

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna esprima t‑tama li fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja jiġu implimentati inizjattivi ta’ inklussività fi spirtu ta’ ftuħ u djalogu mal‑istakeholders kollha, partikolarment fl‑iskejjel li jaqgħu taħt it‑tmexxija diretta tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. 

Huwa qal dan waqt laqgħa li saret dalgħodu fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof ma’ madwar 50 edukatur mill‑Kulleġġ San Albert il‑Kbir fil‑Belt Valletta, li jifforma parti u hu mmexxi mill‑Provinċja Dumnikana Maltija. L‑edukaturi kellhom l‑opportunità jsemmgħu leħinhom u jitkellmu mal‑Arċisqof Scicluna… Read more »

The Archdiocese registers a surplus and increases aid during the pandemic

The financial report of the Archdiocese of Malta for 2021

  The Archdiocese of Malta, Floriana

In 2021, the Archdiocese of Malta, which includes more than 100 entities and employs more than 1,340 persons, registered a surplus of €3.4 million. This was a result of the receipt of the APS Bank dividend, after a one‑year gap, income from proceeds from the disposal of property, and an increase in collections in parishes when compared to 2020.

The results were announced by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, Michael Pace Ross, during a press conference at the Archbishop’s Curia… Read more »