Press Releases

Two thirds of marriages between Maltese nationals and between Maltese nationals with foreign nationals are Church marriages

Analysis of statistics of marriages in 2018

  • The number of Church marriages in 2018 stands at 1,192. This figure includes 62 convalidated marriages in Malta which are not included in the total of Church marriages given in Parliament. A convalidated marriage means that a couple who had only married civilly would have subsequently chosen to also get married in Church. This total does not include Church marriages celebrated in Gozo…

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Launch of the Voluntary Solidarity Fund

The Archdiocese of Malta with the first contribution in aid of the fund

  • Twaqqaf uffiċjalment fond għal solidarjetà volontarja (Voluntary Solidarity Fund ‑ VSF) bl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta tkun l‑ewwel kontributur biex din l‑inizjattiva tibda titħaddem. L‑għan ta’ dan il‑fond, li twaqqaf wara ħidma li saret fi ħdan il‑Fondazzjoni Pontifiċja Centesimus Annus, hu li jgħin lil dawk il‑persuni li qegħdin f’riskju li jaqgħu lura biex jegħlbu l‑isfidi tagħhom billi jsiru iktar produttivi. Dan jista’ jsir ukoll b’sostenn mogħti mill‑VSF lil dawk li jixtiequ jibdew in‑negozju tagħhom iżda m’għandhomx il‑kapital u r‑riżorsi inizjali…

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United for the protection of human life

Mass on the occasion of the Day for Life 2019

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  • Homily by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

     


  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    3rd February 2019

    A few days ago, the attention of many people in Europe was on the heart-breaking story of a little boy, Julen Rosello, who fell in a borehole in Spain…

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EU funded restoration works start in 15 parishes

  • Restoration and conservation works have commenced on a number of projects in 15 different parishes in Malta with a capital investment of €2.2 million, co-financed by the European funds. This was announced during a press conference earlier today in front of the Naxxar Parish Church, addressed by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta Michael Pace Ross and the Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia…

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Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Tribunals

  • The Ecclesiastical Tribunals of Malta and Gozo celebrated the inauguration of the Judicial Year. This inauguration which was at the Archbishop’s Palace in Valletta, was motivated by the desire of Pope Francis that the Church’s tribunals be always more accountable, and ever closer to the faith community they serve.

    This year, the special guest was His Excellency Monsignor Maurice Monier, the Pro-Dean of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota who was actively involved in the commission that in recent years reformed canonical procedures for matrimonial nullity through the papal document Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus…

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New Episcopal Vicar for Clergy and Parishes

    • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Noel Vassallo bħala Vigarju Episkopali għall-Kleru u l-Parroċċi. Huwa ser jieħu post Mons. Frans Abdilla.

      Dun Noel Vassallo twieled l-lmġarr fit-23 ta’ Diċembru 1957. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-29 ta’ Ġunju 1984. L-ewwel impenn pastorali tiegħu kien fid-djar tat-tfal tal-Knisja waqt li kien jgħin ukoll fil-parroċċa tal-lmġarr. Fl-1991 inħatar direttur tad-djar tat-tfal tal-Knisja fejn serva għal sitt snin…

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The Signs of the Times

Statement by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission

  • A prominent characteristic of the current Maltese skyline is undoubtedly the excessive number of cranes soaring high above our towns and villages, likened by many to monsters eating away what is left of our spaces and buildings of historical value. The irony of it all is that whoever is interested in simply swelling his coffers tries to have everyone believe that Malta cannot do without such development as this is a sign of progress…

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Social agreement between Fondazzjoni Sebħ and the Ministry for the Family

  • L-entità tal-Knisja ‘Fondazzjoni Sebħ’, li kienet magħrufa bħala Kummissjoni Ejjew Għandi, iffirmat ftehim soċjali mal-Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali. Il-ftehim ġie ffirmat mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Fondazzjoni għas-Servizzi ta’ Ħarsien Soċjali Alfred Griscti, u mid-Direttur tal-Fondazzjoni Sebħ Andrew Azzopardi f’isem l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

    Il-ftehim ta’ finanzjament fuq medda ta’ tliet snin ikopri erbat idjar tal-Knisja fi ħdan il-Fondazzjoni Sebħ, li lkoll jagħtu servizz u sapport kbir lil tfal u adolexxenti li huma vittmi bla ħtija, bil-konsegwenza li jkollhom joħorġu minn ambjent diffiċli…

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Liturgical celebrations to be led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna in February 2019

  • Il‑Ġimgħa l‑1 ta’ Frar 2019, fis‑6:30 p.m., l‑Arċisqof  Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa u jieħu sehem fl‑investitura tal‑Ordni Militari Sovran ta’ Malta, fl‑Oratorju tal‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.

    Is‑Sibt 2 ta’ Frar, fil‑5:30 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑festa tal‑Preżentazzjoni tal‑Mulej, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Il‑Quddiesa ser tixxandar live fuq il‑Youtube Channel tal‑Knisja f’Malta…

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The pastoral priorities of parishes in Malta

2019 Parish Priests' Live-In

  • Il‑kappillani tas‑70 parroċċa f’Malta ddiskutew il‑prijoritajiet pastorali fid‑dawl tal‑istħarriġ li sar dwar l‑attendenza tal‑Quddies u l‑fidi f’Malta. Dan sar waqt il‑live‑in annwali aktar kmieni din il‑ġimgħa fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, Tal‑Virtù. Flimkien mal‑kappillani attendew l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi.

    Għal dan il‑live‑in ġew mistiedna diversi esperti u kelliema oħra fosthom tliet lajċi li ntalbu jattendu għal‑live‑in kollu biex jisimgħu r‑realtajiet tal‑kappillani u jagħtu l‑opinjoni tagħhom minn perspettiva esterna…

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