News from the Church in Malta
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…
Fr Olivier Poquillon OP
Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE)
Square de Meeûs, 19/1
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
3rd January 2019
Dear Fr Poquillon,
We, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo, are writing to express our deep concern and to ask for the support of our brother bishops in Europe, with regards to the situation involving 49 migrants stranded for days in the Mediterranean Sea…
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
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…
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…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna appella biex ħadd ma jibża’, lanqas min-negattiv, mill-isfidi, mill-mard jew mid-diżappunti tal-ħajja. Kompla bi frażi oħra, “Il-Mulej miegħek”.
Fl-ewwel vlogg tiegħu fuq Newsbook.com.mt, Mons. Scicluna rrefera għaż-żewġ frażijiet li qal l-anġlu Gabrijel lil Marija: “La tibżax” u “Il-Mulej miegħek”. Stqarr li dawn il-frażijiet jixtieq jipproponihom għal dan l-istaġun tal-Milied u l-Epifanija…
123 persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed mill‑14‑il kors li ġew offruti matul l‑aħħar sena akkademika mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Iċ‑ċerimonja annwali tal‑gradwazzjoni saret nhar it‑Tlieta, 20 ta’ Novembru 2018, fil‑knisja ta’ San Duminku, ir‑Rabat, u tmexxiet mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi. Iċ‑ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament u wara saret il‑preżentazzjoni taċ‑ċertifikati.
Il‑korsijiet li temmew il‑parteċipanti kienu fl‑oqsma tal‑familja, it‑tagħlim soċjali tal‑Knisja, l‑ekumeniżmu, l‑ispiritwalità Franġiskana, l‑evanġelizzazzjoni, il‑liturġija, il‑ħidma mal‑adolexxenti u ż‑żgħażagħ, l‑istudji fl‑ispiritwalità Karmelitana u l‑istudju tal‑Bibbja…
His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna as Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Holy See. Whilst remaining the Archbishop of Malta, Mgr Scicluna will have a greater role in the Congregation which is responsible to promote and safeguard the doctrine on faith and morals in the Church.
At present, Archbishop Scicluna is a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Special College within the same Congregation, to hear recourses in certain canonical processes…
