Gozo
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Digital art painting
A digitised version of the titular painting of Our Lady of Graces at the Capuchin Friars church in Victoria was recently blessed by Fr Guardian Karm Dimech. The work by Mario Abela was part of his Master of Fine Arts in Digital Arts degree.
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Coming up
• The Muppets will be screened at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, today at 5.30pm. • Canon John Muscat will be installed as parish priest of Fontana today during Mass at 10.30am. The Chorus Urbanus will take part. • The Way of the Cross will be...
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Green campaign launched in school
Victoria Primary schoolchildren were recently introduced to the Reduce, Reuse, Recyle campaign organised by Green MT. Green MT is visiting various primary and secondary schools all over Malta and Gozo to raise awareness about the need to reuse,...
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Taż-Żejt chapelin Għarb restored
The restored chapel of the Visitation in Għarb, known as Taż-Żejt, was inaugurated by Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono last Sunday. The renovation project by Għarb council cost around €640,000. The statue of St Paul, which stands on the upper part of...
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Lent exhibition
An exhibition of Passion statuettes by the Għaqda Dilettanti Ġimgħa l-Kbira (Gozo) was recently set up in St Anthony Hall at the Franciscan Conventual Convent in Victoria. The exhibition, inaugurated and blessed by Gozo Bishop Mario Grech, included...
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Kerċem niche restored
Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono recently inaugurated the restored niche of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Kerċem. The work was carried out by the Kerċem council in collaboration with the Gozo Ministry, the Local Councils Department and Wirt Għawdex. The...
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Żebbuġ school gym
Żebbug primary school is currently focusing on a new curricular project entitled Defeating Obesity Through Sports and Healthy Eating. The project will give each child the opportunity to improve their skills on three fundamental dimensions of...
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Scouts celebrate
The Victoria and Xagħra Scout Groups recently marked Founder’s Day with various activities, including a walk in the countryside from Munxar to Xlendi, where the scouts were divided in various groups and took part in a number of games focusing on the...
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Victoria book competition
The winner of last Sunday’s Victoria book competition is Carmel Attard of San Lawrenz.
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Coming up
• Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger will be screened at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, today at 5.30pm. • Masses at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary will be said today at 6.15, 8.30, 10 and 11.15am and 5pm, followed by the recital of the rosary and Eucharistic...
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Scouts Founder’s Day
The Victoria and Xagħra Scout Groups last Sunday held a parade and Mass to mark Founder’s Day. The groups met in Xagħra and marched towards the church where Xagħra archpriest Mgr Carmel Refalo celebrated Mass. The Scouts, together with the District...
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New Victoria museum
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi recently inaugurated Il-Ħaġar – Heart of Gozo, the museum-cum-cultural centre next to St George’s Basilica in Victoria. The museum, open daily except on Mondays, was blessed by Bishop Mario Grech. Seen here are some of...
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Commemorative plaque
Victoria mayor Samuel Azzopardi recently unveiled a plaque in honour of Canon Ġann Piet Franġisk Agius de Soldanis, father of Gozo’s historiography, during a commemorative soirée at St George’s Square, Victoria. The event, presented by Antoine...
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Expressive landscapes
Gozitan artist Rachel Galea is exhibiting her fourth solo exhibition, Landscape Expressions, at the Banca Giuratale, Independence Square, Victoria. The exhibition is a collection of expressive landscape paintings. The landscapes are an interaction...
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Passion play
The Għaqda Drammatika Azzjoni Kattolika Xagħra last Sunday staged a Passion play, Veronika, by Canon Joe Meilaq at the Catholic Action hall in Xagħra. The play was directed by Josephine Azzopardi. The leading roles of Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus...
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Thanksgiving Mass
Bishop Mario Grech recently led a concelebrated thanksgiving Mass at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary for Pope Benedict XVI. Mgr Grech expressed his great appreciation for the Pope’s apostolic mission and urged the faithful to pray for him and the Church.
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Coming up
• The blood donation centre of the Gozo General Hospital will be open today from 8.30am to 1pm for blood donations. • Hotel Transylvania will be screened at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, today at 5.30pm. • Masses at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary will be...
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Museum-cum-cultural centre opened in Victoria
A new museum-cum-cultural centre, named Il-Ħaġar Heart of Gozo, was opened by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi in Victoria yesterday. Gozo Bishop Mario Grech visited the museum last week. He was shown around by the museum’s coordinator and curator Mgr...
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Gozo product wins Italian award
A new product by Magro Brothers recently won the Eletto Prodotto dell’Anno 2013 award in Italy. The product, Balsamic Ketchup, made from a fusion of tomatoes and balsamic vinegar, was commissioned by the De Nigris family, world leaders in the...
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Munxar, Xlendi tourism project
Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono recently inaugurated a project for Munxar and Xlendi with the aim of improving tourism in these two localities, at the Munxar parish centre. The project, carried out under the Eco-Gozo scheme, included the publication...
