Press Releases

11/10/2019

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jitlob li jerġa’ jinfetaħ il‑każ tal‑Venerabbli Adelaide Cini biex eventwalment, jekk tissodisfa l‑kriterji tal‑liġi tal‑Knisja, din il‑mara lajka tiġi bbeatifikata. Dan ser isir waqt Quddiesa li ser jiċċelebra l‑Arċisqof għada, it‑Tlieta 15 ta’ Ottubru, fis‑7pm, fil‑mitt sena tal‑eżumazzjoni u t‑trasport tal‑fdalijiet tagħha miċ‑ċimiterju ta’ Santa Marija Addolorata għall‑istitut “Ta’ Ċini” li kienet waqqfet u fejn tinsab midfuna. Adelaide Cini kienet ġiet iddikjarata Venerabbli mill‑Papa Piju X fit‑23 ta’ Frar 1910…

Apse painting restored in Mdina Cathedral

09/10/2019

Tlesta x‑xogħol ta’ restawr u konservazzjoni fuq il‑pittura fl‑apside tal‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina, li sar mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta b’kofinanzjament minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Dan il‑proġett b’investiment ta’ €70,000 ġie inawgurat mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi.

Il‑pittura li ġiet irrestawrata kienet ikkummissjonata lil Mattia Preti fl‑1688 u saret fuq il‑ħajt tal‑knisja l‑antika, jiġifieri dik li kien hemm qabel it‑terremot tal‑1693…

03/10/2019

In the light of the recently published Pre-Budget Document 2020, ‘Sustaining Inclusive Growth’, the Church’s Justice and Peace Commission welcomes the Government’s invitation for feedback and has formulated a number of observations and recommendations, which it is hereby presenting for further consideration. The recommendations have been categorised in three groupings tied to the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and also through direct stakeholder consultations with Church organisations working with various societal groups…

02/10/2019

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljajru Joseph Galea-Curmi jifirħu lill-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mario Grech għall-ħatra tiegħu mill-Q.T. il-Papa Franġisku, bħala Prosegretarju Ġenerali tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet. Huma jirringrazzjaw mill-qalb lill-Isqof Grech għall-ħidma tiegħu tul dawn l-aħħar 14-il sena, kemm bħala ragħaj tad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex kif ukoll bħala kollaboratur ewlieni fil-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija.

L-Arċisqof Scicluna u l-Isqof Galea-Curmi jwiegħdu t-talb tagħhom u tal-Knisja f’Malta għall-Isqof Mario Grech u għad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex…

30/09/2019

It-Tlieta, 1 ta’ Ottubru, fid‑9:00 a.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑ftuħ tas‑Sena Forensi, fl‑Oratorju tal‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Il‑Quddiesa ser tixxandar live fuq il‑Youtube Channel tal‑Knisja f’Malta.

L-Erbgħa 2 ta’ Ottubru, fl-10:30 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum l-Armata, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Il‑Quddiesa ser tixxandar live fuq il‑Youtube Channel tal‑Knisja f’Malta…

29/09/2019

Homily by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Holy Cross Church, Floriana
Sunday 29th September, 2019

At the heart of the Church in Malta’s vast mission for the respect of the dignity of the whole person, the work with migrants and refugees surely stands out. This service which has always been conducted in silence, has lasted for nearly 70 years when the Malta Emigrants Commission…

29/09/2019

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna formally handed over the Church premises known as Adelaide Cini Institute in St Venera to the Chairperson of Hospice Malta, Maria Gatt, for the establishment of St Michael Hospice, the first state-of-the-art complex to provide comprehensive palliative care.

The ceremony was held on the feast of St Michael the Archangel, on Sunday 29th September, in the same building in which the first patients are expected to be received in two years’ time following the necessary renovation works…

28/09/2019

The Archbishop’s Palace in Valletta will be opening its doors again for Notte Bianca 2019, on Saturday 5th October. On the day, visitors will be able to visit various rooms in the palace, including the piano nobile which includes the throne room, the 18th century library and the garden. The palace is situated at the lower part of Archbishop Street next to Independence Square…

25/09/2019

Discern, the Institute for Research of the Signs of the Times, will be holding the Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2019 on the theme ‘A Church that looks forward’.

The guest speaker will be David McLoughlin, Emeritus Fellow of Christian Theology at Newman University, who will look at the Church in the context of the culture wars in many countries today…

23/09/2019