Parish church built by dedicated fishermen and their families
Man, 26, grievously hurt following one-storey fall
Meanwhile, Tuesday marks the 31st anniversary of church’s titular painting’s coronation
Parish church working on a project in aid of Guatemala
Letters sent to Fontana residents offer conflicting explanations for PN mayor’s decision to ditch party
Our Lady of Sorrows will be marked by mass at 6pm
Devotion to the patron saint of fishermen goes back many decades
Application proposes creation of cul-de-sac
New statue by artist Michael Cutajar Zahra commissioned by council
How the village was named and became a parish, and how its church got its titular statue
Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a masterpiece by Wistin Camilleri
Local council to carry out works
Sacred Heart of Jesus statue donated in 1923
Days of triduum start tomorrow
Fontana celebrates the liturgical feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday, June 24. Masses at Fontana shrine will be said at 6.15am, 7, 8, 11.30, noon, 6.30 and 9pm. The church will be open all day for adoration of the Holy Eucharist. Gozo Bishop...
Radio Sacro Cuor director Francine Spiteri has just finished two busts – the face of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a replica of the one found at Fontana parish church, and the face of Jesus of Nazareth. The busts, made out of clay, will be placed at Radio...
On Saturday, the parish community of Fontana, celebrates the 128th anniversary of the blessing of the foundation stone of its parish church (1893) and the 117th year of the dedication of the parish church to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1905). To mark...
Fontana parish will be hosting the relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis between January 28 and 30. The image of Blessed Carlo Acutis near the image of the Holy Crucifix at Fontana parish church. Photo: Charles Spiteri Carlo Acutis was a 15-year-old Italian...
Christmas celebrations in Fontana started with the Christmas novena on Wednesday and ends on January 2. A crib with unique terracotta figurines (pasturi), made by artist Jesmond Micallef, has been set up at the parish church. The pasturi are a replica...
Pope Francis has declared Sunday, November 14, to be the fifth World Day of the Poor. In his message for this World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis reflects on Jesus’s words at the anointing in Bethany, “the poor you will always have with you” (Mk 14:7).
Fontana parish will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on Sunday. Mass for families and catechists will be said by parish priest Canon Simon Mario Cachia at 10.30am, followed by the supplication (supplika) to the Virgin Mother of the...
The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated at the Fontana sanctuary on Sunday. Tomorrow, Thursday and Friday are days of triduum. Cathedral parish archpriest Joseph Sultana, will celebrate Mass with homily at 7pm. Saturday, eve of the...
Fontana parish will be celebrating the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The liturgical feast will be celebrated on June 11 and the parish feast week will be from June 13 to 20. Parish priest Canon Simon Mario Cachia is urging all devotees of the...
Radju Sacro Cuor (105.2FM), the community radio of Fontana parish, has been transmitting daily for 22 years. The radio is run by various parishioners, led by parish priest Simon Cachia and Francine Spiteri. The radio played an important part in the...
During the liturgical season of Easter, the Gozo Diocese, in collaboration with Fontana parish, is organising a Lectio Divina – a moment of prayer and meditation on the Word of God – at the parish church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fontana, every...
On April 9, the parish of Fontana will mark the first Friday in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The devotion of the nine Fridays leading to the liturgical feast of the Sacred Heart is deeply rooted in this parish and pilgrims come from all over...
The Easter Triduum in Fontana will be celebrated behind closed doors and will be broadcast on the parish community radio and Facebook page. The Mass commemorating the Last Supper will be celebrated on Thursday at 6.30pm. The liturgy commemorating the...
Fontana parish recently donated a face mask with the emblem of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on one side and a spiritual message of hope on the other side to the National Textiles Collection in Vittoriosa. The parish commissioned a number of face masks to...
On January 29, Fontana celebrates the 116th anniversary of the dedication of the its parish church to the Lord by Bishop Giovanni Maria Camilleri (1905). Fontana is also marking the 128th anniversary of the laying of the church’s foundation stone...
Fontana Local Council has just published Fontana u Ġrajjietha – mill-qedem sa żminijietna by Gozo historian Joseph Bezzina. Years ago, Bezzina had already written a book in English about the place but this new, hard-bound publication runs into 246...
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