Press Releases

The Signs of the Times

Statement by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission

25/01/2019

  • 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

23/01/2019

  • 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

21/01/2019

  • 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

19/01/2019

  • 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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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019

18/01/2019

  • As of today, Friday, 18th January 2019, Christians around the world are encouraged to unite to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which ends on Friday, 25th January 2019. During this week, members of different Christian Churches meet for ecumenical prayer and this year’s theme is “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue” (Deut. 16:20).

    On this occasion, this Friday at 6:30 p.m., an ecumenical service will be celebrated at the parish church of St Paul Shipwreck in Valletta…

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Malta’s Sustainable Development – A Vision for 2050

Statement by the Church Environment Commission

11/01/2019

  • In its submission in the consultation exercise related to Malta’s Sustainable Development Vision for 2050 which was carried out last November, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) makes the following points:

    1. As to responsibility at ministerial level, various ministries tend to be too focused on their own remit to respond to sustainability issues. Moreover, housing sustainable development within the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change tends to reinforce the misconception that sustainable development deals with ‘environmental stuff’…

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Statement by the Maltese Bishops on the rescue and relocation of migrants

09/01/2019

  • The Bishops of Malta and Gozo express their appreciation to the Government of Malta, the European Commission and the eight European countries, for the solidarity finally shown with the 49 migrants, most of which were stranded at sea for 18 days onboard two NGO rescue vessels. We are also grateful to all the organisations that have promoted concrete solidarity with the people involved…

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Nietzsche and how finally to get rid of God

The Benjamin Tonna Lecture 2019

08/01/2019

  • It’s been 137 years since Friedrich Nietzsche has published his book The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom wherein he first declared that “God is Dead”, an idea which he repeated a few years later in his philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra. How could Nietzsche declare the death of someone in whose existence he never believed? …

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The inauguration of the restoration and conservation of three historical paintings

08/01/2019

  • This Friday, 11th January 2019, the restoration and conservation work which was carried out on three historic paintings at the Archbishop’s Curia will be inaugrated. The three eighteenth-century paintings portray the images of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of the Rosary with Dominican saints, and the Eternal Father.

    Dr Theresa Vella, an art historian, will give a critical appreciation of the paintings, while the painting conservators, Valentina Lupo and Maria Grazia Zenzani of Atelier del Restauro, will give a presentation of the restoration work done during the past year…

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