News from the Church in Malta
Today, Saturday 23rd, and tomorrow Sunday, 24th July 2022, the Archbishop’s Curia will be opening its doors to the public again after a three-year interval due to the pandemic.
The public is invited to visit the Curia, also known as Casa Manresa, to view the restoration works, meet the bishops, attend mass, participate in informative talks, and witness the pastoral work of the Church in Malta firsthand… Read more »
L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ħalla Malta t‑Tnejn filgħaxija, 18 ta’ Lulju 2022, għal Lourdes fejn qiegħed imexxi pellegrinaġġ għall‑morda. Dan hu d‑90 pellegrinaġġ annwali li qed torganizza l‑Għaqda Maltija għat‑Trasport tal‑Morda f’Lourdes (UMTAL). L‑Arċisqof hu akkumpanjat minn Dun Joseph Mizzi, id‑direttur spiritwali tal‑UMTAL, kif ukoll minn Dun Martin Micallef, id‑Direttur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza.
Għal dan il‑pellegrinaġġ qed jattendu 180 persuna: 55 pazjent, 65 pellegrin u 60 voluntier li jinkludu tobba, infermiera u spiżjara… Read more »
Is‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija inawgura uffiċċji ġodda f’Ħal Balzan sabiex ikun jista’ jkompli jagħti servizz aħjar lill‑istudenti u l‑impjegati fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja. Dawn ġew imbierka mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi wara quddiesa li saret fil‑Kappella tal‑Bon Pastur f’Ħal Balzan stess. Għal din il‑quddiesa u għat‑tberik tal‑uffiċċji attendew l‑impjegati tas‑Segretarjat, sorijiet tal‑Bon Pastur u persuni oħra li taw sehemhom fit‑twettiq tal‑proġett.
Minn dawn l‑uffiċċji f’Ħal Balzan se jkunu qed jaħdmu l‑impjegati li jieħdu ħsieb l‑applikazzjonijiet għad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja kif ukoll impjegati li jaħdmu mill‑qrib mal‑istudenti u l‑edukaturi fosthom ħaddiema soċjali, ħaddiema ta’ żgħażagħ, psikologi edukattivi, counsellors, psikoterapista, play therapist, career advisors, tim ta’ sapport ta’ dyslexia, occupational therapist, u tim ta’ sapport soċjali, emozzjonali u ta’ mġiba… Read more »
Dun Carl-Mario Sultana Delegat ġdid għall-Edukazzjoni Reliġjuża
Il‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija ħatret lil Dun Dr Carl‑Mario Sultana bħala Delegat għall‑Edukazzjoni Reliġjuża.
Dun Dr Carl‑Mario Sultana studja fl‑Università ta’ Malta u fl‑Università Pontifiċja Salesjana f’Ruma fejn speċjaliżża fil‑Pastorali maż‑Żgħażagħ u l‑Kateketika. Huwa lettur anzjan fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija fi ħdan l‑Università ta’ Malta u ilu jgħallem l‑Edukazzjoni Reliġjuża u l‑Kateketika mill‑2007. Fl‑2017 nħatar Kap tad‑Dipartiment tat‑Teoloġija Pastorali, Liturġija u Liġi Kanonika fl‑istess Fakultà… Read more »
An official publication commemorating Pope Francis’s Apostolic Journey to Malta through a series of evocative photographs and text has been launched by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.
Published by Beacon Media – the Church media group that owns Newsbook, 103 Malta’s Heart and Media Centre – the 168-page book entitled Luminous Kindness also features all the speeches and prayers made during the Pope’s visit to a number of locations in Malta and Gozo, on April 2 and 3… Read more »
“Il‑ferħ tal‑Knisja hu li tevanġelizza” huwa s‑suġġett li ntagħżel għall‑Aġġornament tal‑Kleru 2022 sabiex is‑saċerdoti djoċesani u reliġjużi jsaħħu l‑mixja flimkien bħala Knisja f’Malta. Dan sar f’rabta mal‑proċess tas‑Sinodu fuq is‑sinodalità li nieda l‑Papa Franġisku sabiex jissaħħaħ is‑sens ta’ komunjoni, parteċipazzjoni u missjoni fil‑Knisja kollha madwar id‑dinja.
Għal dawn it‑tlitt ijiem ta’ aġġornament ġew mistiedna diversi professjonisti li għenu lis‑saċerdoti jirriflettu fuq kif għandna nerġgħu niskopru l‑qalba tal‑fidi tagħna u kif il‑Knisja għandha toħroġ miċ‑ċirku tagħha u ma tibżax taqbad toroq ġodda ta’ kif ixxandar l‑Evanġelju… Read more »
Dun Daniel Cardona Arċipriet ġdid għall‑parroċċa taż‑Żurrieq
L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Daniel Cardona bħala arċipriet tal‑parroċċa ta’ Santa Katarina fiż‑Żurrieq waqt li rringrazzja lil Dun Karm Mercieca, li serva bħala arċpriet u se jkompli jagħti s‑servizz tiegħu fl‑Arċidjoċesi.
Dun Daniel Cardona twieled Tal‑Pietà fis‑27 ta’ Marzu 1973. Irċieva l‑formazzjoni saċerdotali fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof f’Tal‑Virtù, ir‑Rabat, u ggradwa fil‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija mill‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija fl‑Università ta’ Malta… Read more »
The Archdiocese of Malta invites former minister and media commentator Michael Falzon to substantiate remarks he made in the local media alleging “there are stories of…corruption…in the Curia’s own administrative structures” and that “the Archbishop knows about these cases”.
Under Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s stewardship, administrative and governance structures within the Archdiocese have been strengthened through a range of measures aimed at bolstering transparency and accountability within Curia structures… Read more »
The amendments to the IVF law undermine the dignity of embryos as they will allow embryos with specific genetic disorders to be frozen forever. Furthermore, through these amendments, a discriminatory choice will be made between which future baby will live and which will be frozen on the basis of their genetic condition.
This was stated by 35 multidisciplinary experts, including experts in medicine, science and embryology, in a position paper that has been prepared as part of a wider discussion that ought to be held as part of the Parliamentary debate on the proposed amendments to the Embryo Protection Act… Read more »
Archbishop Charles Scicluna will lead the 90th annual pilgrimage to Lourdes organised by the Malta Society for the Transport of the Sick in Lourdes (UMTAL) between 18 and 22 July 2022. The Archbishop will be accompanied by Fr Joe Mizzi, the spiritual director of UMTAL and the Archpriest of Rabat Parish. This will also be the first pilgrimage under the guidance of UMTAL’s new president, Dr Joseph Debono, consultant surgeon and Mater Dei Hospital director… Read more »
