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Two years from the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Joseph Mercieca

    • Fl‑okkażjoni tat‑tieni anniversarju mill‑mewt tal‑Arċisqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca, nhar l‑Erbgħa, 21 ta’ Marzu 2018, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa b’suffraġju għal ruħ Mons. Mercieca. Din ser issir fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Santa Katarina, iż‑Żejtun, il‑parroċċa fejn miet, fis-6pm.

      L‑Insara huma mistiedna jattendu għal din il-Quddiesa u jkomplu jitolbu għal Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca li miet fil‑21 ta’ Marzu 2016, fl‑età ta’ 87 sena…

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Worrisome decisions by Planning Authority and Environment Resources Authority

Statement by the Church Environment Commission

  • The Church Environment Commission (KA) is one of the entities who was in favour of the splitting up of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) into two separate authorities[1], to ensure that environmental interests would take priority over other interests which do not contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all citizens…

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The Archbishop arrives back in Malta

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna wasal lura Malta llum waranofsinhar wara ġimagħtejn fiċ‑Ċilì fuq xogħol assenjat lilu mill‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku. Fl‑Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta ġie milqugħ minn ommu, ħutu u qraba oħra, u mill‑Vigarju Ġenerali, Mons. Joe Galea Curmi.

    L‑Arċisqof ser ikompli bil‑ħidma tiegħu fl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, bl‑ewwel impenn pubbliku jkun nhar il‑Ġimgħa 9 ta’ Marzu. Dakinhar Mons…

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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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