Four new priests
Four seminarians will be ordained to the diaconate and the priesthood at a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Charles Scicluna at St John’s Co-cathedral, Valletta, today at 9.15am. The seminarians,...
View ArticleVassallo Group employees dress down for charity
Over €6,000 were collected by Vassallo Group employees through various activities organised in aid of Pink October and the Breast Cancer Foundation. Initiatives included a dress-down day across the...
View ArticleFrank Salt ends another year with stylish Christmas lunch
“This has been a great year for Frank Salt Real Estate and we’re looking forward to breaking new records next year,” said group chairman Frank Salt during the annual Christmas staff lunch at Magazino...
View ArticleParty ushers in new year
A party was held under a marquee at Ta’ Grabiel restaurant in Marsascala to usher in the new year. Entertainment was provided throughout the evening, while guests were served finger food and drinks...
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The marriage is announced between ALEXANDER, son of Sylvia and Helmut Sobolla, and VERONICA, daughter of Anna and Anthony Stivala. The ceremony took place in Neubiberg, Germany, on December 16, 2016....
View ArticleJesuit centre events during February
The Jesuit Centre for Ignatian Spirituality (CIS) is organising the following events next month: ■ Fr Josef Briffa SJ will lead a seminar for young adults entitled ‘Abraham, Isaac and Jacob:...
View ArticleWIPSS 20th anniversary series
The Work in Progress Seminar Series returns tomorrow with a talk on manufacturing firms in Malta analysed through economic sociology. The second half of the 20th century saw Malta transitioning from a...
View ArticleTalk on Victor Pasmore
Conrad Thake will take a look at Victor Pasmore from the point of view of architecture in a lecture being delivered tomorrow in Valletta. Thake will explore Pasmore’s earlier experimentation with...
View ArticleConcert of Gallic music
A concert of Gallic music for cello and piano is taking place tomorrow in Valletta. Starring French cellist Sébastien Hurtaud and Italian pianist Bruno Canino, the programme includes works for cello...
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BALDACCHINO. With regret we announce the death of LOUIS of Msida, who passed away on January 6, aged 67. Funeral Mass præsente cadavere will be said tomorrow, Tuesday, January 10 at 2pm at Ta’ Xbiex...
View ArticleCafé Scientifique in Gozo
The next meet-up for Café Scientifique, taking place tomorrow in Gozo, will focus on dark and light in our planet. At this time of the year, when days are shorter and nights longer, the participants...
View ArticleLunchtime concert
Upcoming, talented soprano Christabelle Formosa will be performing at a lunchtime concert in Valletta today. She will be singing a number of arias by Puccini, Mascagni, Handel, Dvorak and Bellini. The...
View ArticleLa Befana flies in to Malta
The Italian Cultural Institute opens up its Magic Box series for 2017 with an event dedicated to la Befana, today in Valletta. A bit delayed from her usual appearance on January 6, this old lady is...
View ArticleAnnouncements
BALDACCHINO. With regret we announce the death of LOUIS of Msida, who passed away on January 6, aged 67. Funeral Mass præsente cadavere will be said today, Tuesday, January 10 at 2pm at Ta’ Xbiex...
View ArticleVocal concert
The Friends of the Manoel are organising a vocal concert this evening in Valletta. Taking part in the concert are soprano Rosabelle Bianchi, mezzo-soprano Graziella Debattista Briffa, tenor Edward...
View ArticleA treat for cinema lovers
Ranier Werner Fassbinder’s masterpiece Berlin Alexanderplatz is being brought to local audiences by the German-Maltese Circle, starting tonight. Considered to be Fassbinder’s own vision of humanity,...
View ArticleBallad singing and the murder of a priest
A public seminar is being held today at the University of Malta on the murder of Fr Viċenz Grimani. The seminar explores the relationship between the brutal murder of Padre Vincenzo Grimani in 1738...
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BUGEJA. On January 10, at Mater Dei Hospital, LINO of Vittoriosa, residing at Marsascala, aged 86, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his son...
View ArticleOpen mic session
A new season of open mic sessions organised by Inizjamed starts tonight in Mosta. The public is invited to attend to read a poem or a story, perform or play their own music. Any genre, any language...
View ArticleConference on LGBTIQ wellbeing
A conference entitled Seeking the Wellbeing of LGBTIQ persons is being held on Saturday in Mosta. Organised by Drachma, guest speakers include psychotherapist Angele Licari and spiritual director...
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