After Burlo died in 1950, the priest Edgar Vella took over the oratory and made plans to construct a permanent church.

The first stone was laid down by Bishop Emanuel Galea on 23 March 1958, and by the end of the year the basement was completed and it was being used to celebrate Mass.

The priest Joseph Mifsud Bonnici was later appointed to resume construction, and the building's finishing touches were made with the assistance of local volunteers.

[1][2] Externally, the church is built in a classical style and it includes a small concrete dome and a single bell tower.

The sacristy contains a copy of Murillo's painting made by the Franciscan sisters of Egypt, and this had been the church's altarpiece before the mosaic was installed.