The statue of Santa Marija at the Gozo Cathedral is one of the most cherished possessions. Its solemn entry into the cathedral on April 29, 1956, is commemorated every year.
The 65th anniversary of this event will be commemorated at the cathedral this evening. Archpriest Joseph Sultana will lead a sung Mass at 6.30pm with the participation of the committee of the Philharmonic Society and the Aurora youth choir.
The statue was acquired by the Leone Philharmonic Society in 1897 from the ‘fabbrica di statue religiose’ of Rome.
It arrived in Gozo in July 1897 and was blessed by Bishop Camilleri at the parvis of Saint James church, at It-Tokk, on August 13.
WATCH: Maltese Priest Condemns Sexual Abuse Within Church In Emotional Homily
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Maltese priest Rob Galea delivered an impassioned homily in Australia last Sunday, condemning the sexual abuse that has gripped the Church and apologising on behalf of them.
Galea was giving an online sermon about the Cleansing of the Temple, the time Jesus angrily drove merchants out of the Temple, and interpreting it as the wrath of Christ upon discovering that a place of refuge had become a place of exploitation.
Here, he proceeded to draw parallels with the Church, and the several sexual abuse cases that have plagued it over the years.
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The case against two Xagħra priests charged with sexually abusing an altar boy will be heard behind closed doors, a Gozitan court ruled on Monday.
Magistrate Bridgette Sultana issued a decree ordering the proceedings to be held behind closed doors “in the interest of full justice”.
She also barred the press from further reporting on the alleged perpetrators before the proceedings end.
The priests, aged 70, and 84, have both denied sexual abuse charges.
The priests, both of Xagħra, are alleged to have defiled the minor and held him against his will between 2003 and 2005. The 70-year-old also stands accused of raping the boy, who was around eight years old at the time.
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