Press Releases

Negotiations not at the detriment of people in distress – The Archbishop on board the vessel MV Lifeline

05/01/2019

This morning (Saturday, 5 January 2019), Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna visited MV Lifeline, a vessel berthed in the Grand Harbour, where he appealed once again for Europe to act without further delay to save our brothers and sisters stranded out at sea for days. During his meeting with crew members, the Archbishop mentioned the appeals he made together with bishops Mgr Mario Grech and Mgr Joseph Galea-Curmi, for Europe to show compassion and concrete solidarity with the most vulnerable. The Archbishop said that while he acknowledges that the phenomenon of immigration required solutions on a European level, it was a great injustice that these brothers and sisters became victims of the negotiations between European leaders…

03/01/2019

03/01/2019

Four seminarians who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood. This celebration will take place on Sunday 6th January 2019, during Epiphany Mass at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.

Roderick Baldacchino and Jean‑Claude Schembri from St Catherine’s Parish, Żejtun, Joshua Cortis from St Gaetan Parish, Ħamrun, and Tony Pace from the Conversion of Saint Paul Parish, Ħal Safi, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…

31/12/2018

The Bishops show appreciation for the rescue missions carried out by the Armed Forces of Malta during the past hours, and appeal for a spirit of solidarity by all European countries so that the persons who are still stranded at sea are given a port of safety.

✠ Charles J. Scicluna ✠ Mario Grech

Archbishop of Malta Bishop of Gozo

✠ Joseph Galea‑Curmi

Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
Click here to read the Bishops’ previous statement appealing for concrete solidarity…

31/12/2018

It‑Tlieta l-1 ta’ Jannar 2019, fid‑9.00 a.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fis‑Solennità tal‑Imqaddsa Marija Omm Alla u l‑Jum Dinji tal‑Paċi, fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza, is‑Siġġiewi. Il‑Quddiesa ser tixxandar live fuq Radju RTK u TVM.

Is‑Sibt 5 ta’ Jannar, fil‑5:30 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall‑koppji li żżewġu matul l‑2018, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Il‑Quddiesa hija organizzata mill‑Moviment ta’ Kana u ser tixxandar live fuq il‑Youtube Channel tal‑Knisja f’Malta…

29/12/2018

During these festive days when it is easy for us to be alienated, we are duty-bound to reiterate the appeal we made this past June for the leaders of our nation, together with those of the European Union, to offer concrete solutions to the phenomenon of immigration in the Mediterranean Sea.

The developments of these last few days concerning those persons who were on board the vessel Open Arms and those presently on board the vessel Sea Watch 3, offer an invitation to Malta and European countries to express solidarity in a concrete manner…

24/12/2018

Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
St Julian’s Parish Church
24th December 2018

I greet my fellow Maltese and Gozitan citizens on this Holy Day of Christmas. The beautiful notes of the hymn Silent Night recall to mind that this much loved and popular carol was first played precisely on this day 200 years ago…

20/12/2018

Id-dritt tal-ħajja u d-dinjità tal-persuna, il-ġustizzja soċjali u l-ġid komuni, il-faqar u s-solidarjetà huma wħud mit-temi li l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna tkellem dwarhom fl-omeliji u l-messaġġi tiegħu matul it-tielet sena tiegħu bħala Arċisqof ta’ Malta. Dawn ġew ippubblikati mill-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta fit-tielet edizzjoni tal-ktieb ‘Kelma ta’ Ħabib’.

Il-ktieb ta’ 750 paġna fih 170 diskors tal-Arċisqof kif ukoll 50 paġna ta’ ritratti bil-kulur li ttieħdu matul diversi ċelebrazzjoniijiet fil-parroċċi u attivitajiet oħra fis-sena liturġika 2016 – 2017…

16/12/2018

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi u l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona ser jilqgħu lill-awtoritajiet tal-Istat u lill-korpi kostitwiti għall-bdil tal-awguri tal-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, nhar il-Ħamis, 20 ta’ Diċembru, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta, fit-3:00 p.m.

L-Isqfijiet qed jistiednu wkoll lill-pubbliku għal bdil tal-awguri tal-istaġun, nhar il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ Diċembru, bejn l-10:00 a.m. u nofsinhar, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana…

05/12/2018

The Secretariat for Catholic Education acknowledges the situation that schools are facing in terms of human resources. Schools have to adhere to new requirements set in the Collective Agreement whilst having been obliged by the Education Authorities to maximise the number of lessons teachers are assigned. This issue is presently being discussed with MUT.

In the case of Stella Maris College, referred to earlier today by the UPE, the College wishes to clarify that only three teachers have been assigned one lesson over and above the agreed working load…