Press Releases

01/08/2019

It‑Tnejn, 5 ta’ Awwissu, fis‑6:30 p.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jmexxi Traslazzjoni Solenni lejlet il‑festa tas‑Salvatur, fil‑parroċċa ta’ Ħal Lija.

It‑Tlieta, 6 ta’ Awwissu, fid‑9:15 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil‑festa tas‑Salvatur, fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Ħal Lija.

L‑Erbgħa, 14 ta’ Awwissu, fil‑5:00 p.m., lejlet il‑festa ta’ Santa Marija Mtellgħa s‑Sema, Monsinjur Arċisqof imexxi l‑investitura tal‑kanonċi l‑ġodda tal‑Kapitlu Metropolitan, Traslazzjoni Solenni, l‑Ewwel Għasar u Quddiesa, fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl l‑Imdina…

2018 Financial Report of the Archdiocese of Malta: Substantial increase in subsidies for the Church homes for the elderly

31/07/2019

In 2018 the Archdiocese of Malta, that includes more than 100 entities and employs more than 1,200 people, registered a marginal deficit of €137,000. In the previous year, the Archdiocese had registered a surplus of €370,000.

This was announced during a press conference at Dar Ġesù Nazzarenu in Żejtun, where works are being carried out so that the shelter for victims of domestic violence run by the Church, is transferred from Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù to this residence…

21/07/2019

Restoration works on the Holy Family Church in Bidnija were completed with an investment of around €85,000 co-financed by European funds. The project was inaugurated this morning by the Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia. The Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta Michael Pace Ross was also present.

During the conference it was explained that restoration works were done on the facade and the sides of the church, the bell tower, and the churchyard…

11/07/2019

On the occasion of the feast of St Calcedonius, the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana will open its doors to the general public on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July 2019. The public is invited to visit the Curia premises, previously known as Casa Manresa, and the restoration works currently in progress.

The visitors will be able to admire the Baroque architecture and several works of art that are located in the refectory hall, in the corridors, sacristy and in the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Manresa, where the relics of St Calcedonius are venerated…

01/07/2019

Il-Ħadd 7 ta’ Lulju, fit-8:30 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa tal-Martirju ta’ San Pawl, fil-Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, ir-Rabat.

Il-Ħamis 11 ta’ Lulju, fil-5:30 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa ta’ San Benedittu, fil-Monasteru ta’ Santa Skolastika, il-Birgu.

Il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Lulju, fid-9:00 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Pulizija…

29/06/2019

The Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) holds that the revised fuel stations policy has not been properly reviewed prior to its publication and that its drafting was a very hasty job, possibly driven by assertive public protests that started to cause embarrassment to the authorities.

The proposed policy states that if the “fuel station is not used for a period of three consecutive years within thirty years”, then the site “has to return to agricultural state.” However, earlier the policy states that the fuel station shall not be located on agricultural land…

22/06/2019

“Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence” (Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights). It is the right of every individual to live peacefully and to enjoy his or her own property, safely. It is, therefore, an obligation of all players in the construction industry, including contractors, developers, policymakers, site managers, architects and other professionals and workers employed in the construction industry to leave no stone unturned to ensure apart from their own safety, that of people in spaces being developed/redeveloped and those adjacent to construction sites…

15/06/2019

08/06/2019

Fifty days after Easter, after the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and the disciples united in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus. As narrated by St Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, this experience is described as a strong wind that filled the upper room where the disciples were gathered, and as tongues of fire that appeared on each and every one of them…

06/06/2019

Following an increase in support for far-right movements, some of which base their arguments on the need to protect our ‘Catholic identity’ as well as recent statements by the Guardian for Future Generations, who justified his call to exclude migrants and Muslims in particular by invoking his desire to live and die in a Catholic country,[1] the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta feels the need to speak out on our duty as Catholics to resist politics of hate and exclusion…