Press Releases

Lenten season concerts by the choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral

  • The Jubilate Deo Choir, which is the choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral, will be giving two concerts for Passiontide entitled ‘Miserere’. The concerts, directed by Maestro di Cappella Christopher Muscat, will be held at the choir residencies on Friday 5th April at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, and on Monday 15th April at Naxxar Parish Church.

    These concerts feature sacred music spanning well over seven centuries, from Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony to works by contemporary composers…

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Mdina Cathedral to open all night for confession

  • Fil‑lejl ta’ bejn il‑Ġimgħa u s‑Sibt li ġej, 29 u 30 ta’ Marzu 2019, is‑seminaristi flimkien mal‑Kapitlu Metropolitan se jorganizzaw ‘24 siegħa għall‑Mulej’. Il‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl fl‑Imdina se jkun miftuħ lejl sħiħ u għadd ta’ saċerdoti se jkunu disponibbli għas‑Sagrament tal-Qrar matul din il-velja. Il‑Katidral se jkun miftuħ mill‑Ġimgħa fis‑7:00 p.m. sas‑Sibt fit‑8:00 a.m.

    Huwa l‑Papa Franġisku li nhar il‑Ġimgħa filgħaxija fil‑Bażilika ta’ San Pietru f’Ruma se jagħti bidu għas‑sitt edizzjoni ta’ ‘24 siegħa għall‑Mulej’…

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Environment Commission: Towards sustainable connectivity between Malta and Gozo

  • Recalling its proposal of two years ago, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) urges the Government to publish all the studies and research carried out in relation to:

    1. All the alternative options for better accessibility between Malta and Gozo, clearly indicating which option or options offer the most sustainable means of accessibility from the environmental, social, economic and operational perspective;
    2. The opportunities for new jobs and investment that may be created thanks to the choice of such option/s;
    3. The factors that still deter investors from investing in Gozo when such options, or at least one of them, would be implemented…
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50th anniversary of the Presbyteral Ordination of Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona

  • L‑Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ Radd il‑Ħajr lil Alla f’għeluq il‑50 sena mill‑Ordinazzjoni Presbiterali tiegħu. Din ser issir nhar il‑Ħadd 24 ta’ Marzu 2019, fil‑5:30 p.m., fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.

    F’din il‑Quddiesa ser jikkonċelebra Mons. George Frendo O.P., l‑Arċisqof ta’ Tirana fl‑Albanija, li wkoll qed jiċċelebra l‑50 anniversarju tal‑Ordinazzjoni Presbiterali.

    Is-saċerdoti huma mistiedna biex jikkonċelebraw u l-pubbliku huwa mistieden jieħu sehem f’din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni…

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Justice & Peace Commission: A united Europe for the common good

Dokument ta' riflessjoni mill-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi

  • Fid‑dawl tal‑elezzjonijiet tal‑Parlament Ewropew u tal‑Kunsilli Lokali f’Mejju li ġej, il‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi ħejjiet dokument ta’ riflessjoni bbażat fuq it‑tagħlim soċjali tal‑Knisja. Dan għandu jservi ta’ għodda sabiex l‑Insara jkomplu jaqdu d‑dmirijiet u r‑responsabbiltajiet tagħhom fis‑soċjetà, li ma jibdewx u jispiċċaw fil‑mument tal‑votazzjoni imma jkomplu fil‑ħajja ta’ kuljum. Id‑dokument jinsab fuq il‑websajt tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta www.knisja.mt

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Pastoral Visit by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

  • L‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi qed jagħmel Viżta Pastorali fl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. L‑ewwel parroċċa li żar kienet il‑parroċċa tal‑Familja Mqaddsa, l‑Iklin, bejn id‑9 u l‑14 ta’ Marzu.

    L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, li beda l‑Viżta Pastorali sentejn ilu, u l‑Isqof Galea‑Curmi, qed iżuru s‑70 parroċċa f’Malta biex jiltaqgħu mar‑realtajiet differenti ta’ kull parroċċa u jkunu qrib in‑nies.

    Il‑Viżta Pastorali tal‑Isqof Galea‑Curmi laqqgħatu mal‑komunità tal‑Iklin fejn iltaqa’ mat‑tfal, mal‑adolexxenti u ż‑żgħażagħ, kif ukoll ma’ familji, anzjani u persuni morda…

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New parish priest for St Joseph the Worker Parish

    • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Charlon Muscat bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa ta’ San Ġużepp Ħaddiem, Birkirkara.

      Dun Charlon Muscat twieled fil‑30 ta’ April 1985 u trabba l‑Mosta fejn irċieva l‑edukazzjoni fl‑iskola primarja fil‑Mosta. Huwa kiseb l‑edukazzjoni sekondarja fl-iskola Vincenzo Bugeja, Birkirkara, u kompla l‑istudji terzjarji fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl‑Università ta’ Malta. Ġie ordnat saċerdot fit‑3 ta’ Lulju 2013…

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Do not be afraid to take Mary home

Pastoral Letter for Lent 2019

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  • The Pastoral Letter by the Bishops

     

  • Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    We are a nation that loves the home. Rightly so, for marvellous stories are woven within its four walls: stories of delightful families, stories of great generosity; incredible stories of parents sacrificing everything for their children, particularly when a child has special needs; stories of heroism in the face of a grave illness…

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Archbishop appoints Episcopal Delegate for Evangelization

    • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Nadia Delicata as Episcopal Delegate for Evangelization. 

      Dr Delicata is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Malta and has been teaching in the Department of Moral and Spiritual Theology since 2012. Between 2001 and 2011 she undertook her theological studies at Regis College, the Jesuit theologate of the Toronto School of Theology at the University of Toronto…

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

  • It-Tnejn 4 ta’ Marzu 2019, fil‑7:00 p.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jagħti l‑Ministeru tal‑Lettorat lil tliet seminaristi, fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, Tal‑Virtù.

    L-Erbgħa 6 ta’ Marzu, Ras ir-Randan, fis‑6:30 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra
    l-Quddiesa tal-Erbgħa tal-Irmied, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Il‑Quddiesa ser tixxandar live fuq il‑Youtube Channel tal‑Knisja f’Malta.

    Il-Ġimgħa 8 ta’ Marzu, fil-12:15 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa waqt l‑irtir tar‑Randan għall‑impjegati tal‑Kurja, il‑Caritas u t‑Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, fid-dar tal-irtiri Porziuncola, Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq…

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