News from the Church in Malta
The Archbishop’s Palace in Valletta will be opening its doors again for Notte Bianca 2019, on Saturday 5th October. On the day, visitors will be able to visit various rooms in the palace, including the piano nobile which includes the throne room, the 18th century library and the garden. The palace is situated at the lower part of Archbishop Street next to Independence Square…
Discern, the Institute for Research of the Signs of the Times, will be holding the Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2019 on the theme ‘A Church that looks forward’.
The guest speaker will be David McLoughlin, Emeritus Fellow of Christian Theology at Newman University, who will look at the Church in the context of the culture wars in many countries today…
Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona O.P. was discharged from hospital this evening.
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Earlier: Today, 23rd September 2019, in the afternoon, Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona O.P. felt unwell and was taken to hospital where he is being kept for observation.
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna visited and wished Mgr Cremona a speedy recovery and promised him the prayers of the Church in Malta at this time…
In a statement issued on the occasion of this year’s Season of Creation (1st September – 4th October), the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) highlights a number of examples of greenwashing which have characterized the local scenario throughout the 16 years it has been set up. Greenwashing is the practice of making unsubstantiated or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of a project in order to make it appear more environmentally friendly than it really is…
St John’s Cathedral, Valletta
21 September 2019
The 55th anniversary of Malta’s Independence and of the consequent realisation of sovereign statehood for the Maltese Islands gives me the opportunity to offer some brief reflections on governance as the art of stewardship of the State on both the national and the international level…
Bi tħejjija għall‑ftuħ tas‑sena skolastika, l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi ltaqa’ mal‑edukaturi l‑ġodda fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja waqt seminar organizzat mis‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija. L‑Isqof rringrazzja lill‑għalliema u wera l‑apprezzament tal‑Knisja f’Malta għall‑ħidma tagħhom. Hu stedinhom biex fis‑servizz li jagħtu jgħaqqdu flimkien żewġ aspetti importanti: il‑professjonalità u x‑xhieda ta’ ħajja Nisranija. Hu qal li l‑edukazzjoni fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja għandha tkun sostnuta bil‑valuri tal‑Evanġelju u tgħin lill‑istudenti biex ikollhom l‑għeruq tagħhom f’dawn il‑valuri…
In agreement with the Provincial of the Augustinians, Fr Leslie Gatt, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna decided that Fr Deo Debono, an Augustinian friar, will not remain parish priest of St Augustine Parish in Valletta and he will not exercise his priestly ministry in public until the police investigations and any other procedures in the Civil Courts are concluded. This decision has been taken following the allegations concerning this priest that have been reported in the media…
Dr Sue Vella, maħtura bħala ċ-chairperson ta’ Discern
L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dr Sue Vella bħala chairperson ta’ Discern, l‑istitut tal‑Knisja għar‑Riċerka tas‑Sinjali taż‑Żminijiet.
Dr Vella hija senior lecturer fil‑Fakultà għat‑Tisħiħ tas‑Soċjetà u membru fid‑Dipartiment tal‑Politika Soċjali u Ħidma Soċjali tal‑Università ta’ Malta. Hija wkoll membru fuq bord ta’ NGO u ta’ kumpanija privata…
Il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent ser tiftaħ ix‑Xahar tal‑Ħolqien biċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Quddiesa kif ukoll taħdita fix‑Xgħajra. It‑taħdita mill‑Prof. Carmel Agius ser tkun dwar is‑seħer tal‑ħajja f’qiegħ il‑baħar tax‑Xgħajra u r‑rabta li dan għandu man‑nies tal‑lokal. Din l‑attività ser issir f’Dawret ix‑Xatt, ix‑Xgħajra stess, nhar it‑Tlieta 3 ta’ Settembru fis‑6:30pm. Kulħadd huwa mistieden jattendi.
Ta’ kull sena, bejn l‑1 ta’ Settembru u l‑4 ta’ Ottubru, ix‑Xahar tal‑Ħolqien jistedinna biex bħala familja waħda nfittxu li flimkien insaħħu r‑relazzjoni tagħna ma’ xulxin, mal‑ħolqien u mal‑Ħallieq…
Fis‑sena akkademika li tibda f’Ottubru 2019, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali u diversi entitajiet formattivi oħra fi ħdan il‑Knisja ser joffru korsijiet varji ta’ formazzjoni. Fost id‑disa’ korsijiet offruti mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali hemm korsijiet dwar l‑Ekumeniżmu, l‑għeruq tal‑fidi Nisranija fil‑Ġudaiżmu, l‑ispiritwalità, l‑irwol tan‑Nisrani fis‑soċjetà, u oħrajn.
Il‑korsijiet offruti huma dawn:
L‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali twaqqaf fl‑2007 bl‑iskop li joffri formazzjoni għall‑ħtiġijiet reali tas‑soċjetà kontemporanja…
