Yearly Archives: 2009

PREPARATIONS FOR POPE’S VISIT UNDERWAY

18/11/2009

F’dawn il-ġranet, Fr Charles Tabone OP u Mr Kevin Papagiorcopulo, mill-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja, flimkien ma’ Fr Jesmond Manicaro, responsabbli mill-Liturġija, kienu Ruma biex jħejju għaż-żjara tal-Papa f’Malta. Huma ltaqgħu ma’ Padre Frederico Lombardi S.J., id-direttur ġenerali tas-Sala Stampa tas-Santa Sede, tar-Radju tal-Vatikan u taċ-Ċentru televiziv tal-Vatikan, kif ukoll mad-diriġenti u t-tekniċi tar-Radju tal-Vatikan u taċ-ċentru televiziv. Laqgħat oħra kienu mad-direttur tal-gazzetta uffiċjali tal-Vatikan, l-Osservatore Romano… Read more »

DIVORCE IN IRELAND…LESSONS LEARNT

18/11/2009

The Cana Movement would like to invite the general public to a conference on the subject ‘Divorce in Ireland – The experience of another Catholic country’. The guest speaker for this conference will be David Quinn, Chairperson of Iona Institute in Ireland and religious affairs commentator on radio and TV. The conference will be held on Friday 20th November at 7.00pm, at the Catholic Institute (Sala San Pawl), Floriana… Read more »

POPE VISITS U.N. FOOD SUMMIT

17/11/2009

On Monday, Benedict XVI visited the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, to speak on behalf of all people of the universal right to food. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, affirmed this on Octava Dies, as he analyzed the reasons the Pope was taking part in the world summit for food security.

The Vatican spokesman referred to a sentence from “Caritas in Veritate” (n… Read more »

EU: BUILDING THE EUROPE OF RIGHTS AND VALUES

16/11/2009

“Building the Europe of citizens”: today and tomorrow, Jerzy Buzek, president of the EU Parliament, and Per Westerberg, at the head of the Swedish Assembly, will be chairing a meeting of European and national MPs of the 27 member states, focussed on the Stockholm programme 2010-2014.

“Promoting the Europe of rights and values” will be the first item on the agenda, but other discussions will also be held on security and the protection of the citizens… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP INAUGURATES ZHN CENTRE

16/11/2009

On Sunday 15th November 2009, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP inaugurated the ŻĦN Cardijn Centre for Education and Recreation at St. Paul’s Bay. The centre managed by Żgħażagħ Ħaddiema Nsara (ŻĦN) and Youtheme will be at the service of young people contributing to their formation and recreative aims. Previously known as ZHN Holiday Centre, back in the 1960s it provided an affordable holiday away from home for young workers with minimum wage… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP CONSACRATES MAIN ALTAR OF MADONNA TAl-ĦNIENA CHURCH

16/11/2009

Waqt iż-żjara pastorali fiż-Żejtun, il-Ħadd 15 ta’ Novembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP iċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Ħniena fejn ikkonsagra wkoll l-artal maġġur. Il-laqgħat tal-Arċisqof man-nies ser ikomplu matul din il-ġimgħa. Nhar il-Ħamis l-Arċisof se jippresiedi l-Assemblea Parrokkjali. Kulħadd huwa mistieden li jattendi.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

NATIONAL CATECHETICAL CONFERENCE 2009 COMES TO AN END

14/11/2009

Emerġenza Fidi Għaliex? …id-diskors ta’ Fr Rene Camilleri waqt il-Kungress Kateketiku Nazzjonali 2009

Jiena nqis bħala wieħed mill-iktar kapitli importanti, bażiċi tal-Konċilju Vatikan II, it-tieni kapitlu tal-Kostituzzjoni Dei Verbum fuq it-trasmissjoni tar-Rivelazzjoni Divina. Għax il-mod kif il-Knisja tittrasmetti, jirrifletti ħafna il-Knisja x’inhi, u viċi versa. Fin-numru 8, li iktar speċifikament jitkellem dwar it-tradizzjoni ta’ din ir-Rivelazzjoni, l-att ta’ kif il-Knisja tgħaddi b’mod ħaj dak li rċeviet, il-Konċilju jgħid li l-Knisja fid-duttrina, fil-ħajja u fil-liturġija tipperpetwa u tittrasmetti lil kull ġenerazzjoni dak kollu li hi, dak kollu li temmen… Read more »

November 16 – 22

14/11/2009

Monday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop holds individual meetings with seminarians, celebrates Mass and stays with the seminarians for supper, at the Seminary in tal-Virtu’.

Tuesday

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the community of Jesus of Nazareth Sisters, Zejtun.

6.00 p.m. The Archbishop visits the Paolo Freire Institute, Zejtun… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MEETS ZEJTUN YOUTH

14/11/2009

Bħala parti miż-żjara pastorali fiż-Żejtun, il-Ġimgħa 13 ta’ Novembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kummissjoni Adolexxenti u Żgħażagħ mill-parroċċa taż-Żejtun. Preżenti għal din il-laqgħa kien hemm Fr Savio Vella, delegat tal-Arċisqof għaż-żgħażagħ u Dun Eric Overand, Arċipriet taż-Żejtun.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

POPE BENEDICT XVI TO VISIT MALTA IN APRIL

14/11/2009

Pope Benedict XVI will visit Malta on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th April 2010, on the occasion of the 1950th anniversary of St Paul’s shipwreck. The Pope will arrive in Malta on Saturday afternoon and return to Rome Sunday evening. On arrival, His Holiness will hold meetings with the highest Civil Authorities and then visit St. Paul’s Grotto in Rabat. On Sunday morning the Pope will celebrate Mass on the Granaries, in Floriana and he will then meet youths at the Valletta Waterfront in the afternoon… Read more »