Archbishop Emanuel Milingo

Retired Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Lusaka, Zambia, who attracted the world’s attention in 2001 when he attempted to marry a Korean acupuncturist during a ceremony of Sun Myung Moon’s Unificationist Church, has been dismissed from the clerical state. Citing Canon 292, the communiqué explains that dismissal from the clerical state implies the “loss of the rights and duties attached to the clerical state, except for the obligation of celibacy; prohibition of the exercise of any ministry, except as provided for by Canon 976 of the Code of Canon Law in those cases involving danger of death; loss of all offices and functions and of all delegated power, as well as prohibition of the use of clerical attire.”

A communiqué published today by the Vatican press office notes that the “dismissal of a bishop from the clerical state is most extraordinary,” and adds that the Church “hopes that Archbishop Milingo will see the error of his way.”

Although the scandal of Milingo’s attempted marriage — so noted because the Church doesn’t recognize its validity — garnered much more media attention, the Church didn’t take the extreme measure to dismiss him from the clerical state until after he began in September 2006 to ordain bishops without permission from the Vatican… Read more »

Nhar il-Ħamis, 17 ta’ Diċembru 2009, wara Quddiesa ta’ Radd il-Ħajr immexxija mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP,  ġiet inawgurata l-istatwa l-ġdida ta’ San Ġorġ Preca, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ddedikata lil San Gejtanu, l-Ħamrun.  F’din il-Knisja Dun Ġorġ għex bħala tifel u qeda lill-Poplu ta’ Alla bħala saċerdot.  L-istatwa tpoġġiet fil-post fejn Dun Ġorġ kien iqarar.  L-istatwa tal-bronz tal-iskultur Malta Ġanni Bonnici saret f’Caggiati, ġewwa Parma, l-Italja… Read more »

Pope2you.net

The Vatican Web page Pope2you.net has made it possible this Christmas to send Benedict XVI a personalized Christmas card through e-mail or the social networking site Facebook. Father Paolo Padrini, the project’s coordinator, told ZENIT of the site’s newest features for Christmas.

Upon visiting the site, launched by the Vatican Council for Social Communications in May, click on “Send the Pope your Christmas Greetings.” Simply follow the instructions and a personalized, virtual card will be sent to the Holy Father… Read more »

Fl-okkażjoni tal-Milied, l-Erbgħa 16 ta’ Diċembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP, iċċelebra Quddiesa li għaliha attendew studenti minn diversi skejjel. Il-Quddiesa saret fil-Kon Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

It-Tlieta, 15 ta’ Diċembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ltaqa’ mal-istudenti Għawdxin li jistudjaw u jaħdmu f’Malta.  Il-laqgħa ġiet organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Żgħażagħ tad-djoċesi t’Għawdex bil-kollaborazzjoni tac-Chaplaincy tal-Università. Il-laqgħa saret fil-Kappella tal-Università, f’Tal-Qroqq.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar. Ir-ritratti tal-attivitajiet tal-Arċisqof jistgħu jinkisbu mill-ħanut PHOTOCITY, il-Belt… Read more »

Lady of Guadalupe

More than 6.1 million pilgrims visited the Basilica of Guadalupe on Friday and Saturday to mark the 478th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin to Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac, according to the official figures made public Saturday night.

The figure breaks the historic attendance record set in 2008 when just over 6 million pilgrims visited the shrine last year on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, considered the most important day in the religious calendar for Mexicans… Read more »

It-Tnejn, 14 ta’ Diċembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona ppresieda l-Assemblea Parrokkjali ta’ Birżebbuġa. Aktar informazzjoni dwar l-Assemblea tittella’ dalwaqt.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar. Ir-ritratti tal-attivitajiet tal-Arċisqof jistgħu jinkisbu mill-ħanut PHOTOCITY, il-Belt… Read more »