Press Releases

Liturgical Celebrations to be led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during March 2018

  • Il‑Ġimgħa 9 ta’ Marzu 2018, fis‑6:00 p.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser imexxi pellegrinaġġ u jiċċelebra Quddiesa bl‑istatwa devota ta’ Ġesù Redentur, fil‑Bażilika tal‑Isla.

    Il‑Ħadd 11 ta’ Marzu, fl‑10:30 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa f’Savio College, Ħad-Dingli, fil-50 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-iskola.

    Is-Sibt 17 ta’ Marzu, fis-6:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa li matulha jagħti l‑pussess lil Dun Martin Cardona bħala l‑Kappillan il‑ġdid tal‑Parroċċa ta’ Ħal Kirkop…

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The Archdiocese of Malta congratulates Archbishop-elect Mgr Alfred Xuereb

  • L‑Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta tifraħ lill‑Arċisqof-elett, Mons. Alfred Xuereb, għall‑ħatra mill‑Papa Franġisku ta’ Nunzju Appostoliku fil‑Korea ta’ Isfel. L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta tingħaqad mad‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex fit‑talb għall‑Arċisqof-elett biex il‑Mulej jagħtih l‑għajnuna f’din il‑missjoni ġdida tiegħu.

  • Profil ta’ Mons. Alfred Xuereb
  • Mons. Alfred Xuereb twieled il-Belt Victoria, Għawdex, fl-14 ta’ Ottubru 1958. Huwa għamel l-istudji filosofiċi u teoloġiċi tiegħu fis-Seminarju Maġġuri ta’ Għawdex…

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‘Cherishing what is beautiful and good’ – Pastoral Letter for Lent 2018

  • A short message by the Archbishop for Lent
  • The Pastoral Letter by the Bishops
  • Every year, on the Second Sunday of Lent, the Church proclaims the Gospel narrative of Christ and his three chosen disciples, that took place on a high mountain. We call this event the experience of the Transfiguration.

    The Gospel according to Saint Mark narrates that “Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his garments became glistening, intensely white”…

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The Archbishop is discharged from hospital

  • This evening, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna was discharged from San Carlos de Apoquindo Hospital, in Santiago, Chile, where he was hospitalised for the past three days.

    Mgr Scicluna will be recovering at the Apostolic Nunciature of Chile, where he is also expected to continue his work related to the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis.

  • Photo: iglesia.cl

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Updated: Archbishop Scicluna admitted to hospital in Chile

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna was hospitalised in San Carlos de Apoquindo Hospital, in Santiago, Chile, and is undergoing surgery on the gallbladder. 

  • Updated at 18:00 with the medical bulletin issued by the San Carlos de Apoquindo Catholic University Hospital

  • With reference to the current state of health of Archbishop Charles J…

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Applications for Church School entries for ‘Other Applicants’

  • Il‑Bord tad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja qed jilqa’ applikazzjonijiet tard skont il‑Kriterju ‘Applikanti Oħra’ għad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja fl‑ewwel sena kindergarten, it‑tieni sena kindergarten, l‑ewwel sena primarja u l‑ewwel sena sekondarja, għas‑sena skolastika 2018‑2019.  Wieħed jista’ japplika onlajn fuq www.knisja.org/applications sa nhar il‑Ħamis, 28 ta’ Frar 2018, jew imur il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana jew fl‑iskola St Michael, Santa Venera, nhar il‑Ħamis, 28 ta’ Frar 2018, bejn id‑9:00 a.m…

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The quest for social justice in our society: an integral step in the path for peace

Document by the Church's Justice and Peace Commission and the Emigrants' Commission on World Day of Social Justice 2018

  • Synopsis
  • The human person, not the ‘god of money’, must be at the centre of our social and economic systems, if social justice is to prevail.

    This is the key message of a document published by the Justice and Peace Commission and the Emigrants’ Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta to mark World Day of Social Justice, today February 20th…

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Archbishop Scicluna leaves Malta for the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will leave Malta today on a mission entrusted to him by His Holiness Pope Francis. The Archbishop will visit New York and Chile for a number of private meetings. Mgr Scicluna will return to Malta on Sunday, 25th February 2018.

    The Communications Office would like to inform the media that the Archbishop is not in a position to give comments or answer questions related to this mission…

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The beginning of Lent and Mass on Ash Wednesday at St John’s Co-Cathedral

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ Frar 2018, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għar-Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Passjoni, il-Mewt u l-Qawmien mill-mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.

    L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, mal-Kapitlu tal-Katidral, ser jiċċelebra l-Quddiesa Stazzjonali ta’ Ras ir-Randan fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fis-6:30 p.m. Il-Quddiesa tinkludi t-tberik u t-tqegħid tal-irmied…

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New Archpriests and Parish Priest for Floriana, Ħad-Dingli and Msida Parishes

  • Arċipriet ġdid għall-Parroċċa tal-Furjana
  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Charles Cini bħala l‑Arċipriet tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Publiju, il‑Furjana.

    Dun Charles Cini twieled fl‑10 ta’ Ġunju 1972. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola primarja ta’ St Jeanne Antide, il‑Gudja, l‑edukazzjoni sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ Santu Wistin, il‑Pietà u dik post‑sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ De La Salle, il-Birgu. Kompla l‑istudji terzjarji fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl‑Università ta’ Malta…

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