The church was opened to the public on 25 July 1900 and consecrated on July 1, 1923 by Bishop Angelo Portelli, the Auxiliary Bishop of Malta.

[1] The titular painting depicting Our Lady of Pompei is the work of Lazzaro Pisani.

Bishop Giuseppe Pace crowned the Virgin of Pompei on October 16, 1966.

[2] Prior to 2009 a statue of Our Lady of Pompei stood on top of the dome of the church.

The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.