News from the Church in Malta
Beloved Sons and Daughters,
We would like to send this Pastoral Letter for Advent, the season that leads us Christians to celebrate the nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ among us.
This year’s Advent is tied to two other events that are thought to help us welcome this message.
During next year, in 2010, we commemorate our Father Saint Paul and the shipwreck that led him onto our island… Read more »
Il-President tal-Ghana, John Atta Mills, kellu kliem ta’ tifħir għall-hopeXchange Health Project, li hu sejjaħ bħala sforz kollaborattiv uniku ta’ esperti u istituzzjonijiet mill-aqwa, kemm lokali kif ukoll internazzjonali, li se jaħdmu flimkien biex jindirizzaw ħtiġijiet maġġuri tas-saħħa fil-Ghana u fl-Afrika ’l Isfel mis-Saħara.
Il-hopeXchange Medical Center inbena mill-organizzazzjoni tal-karitàHopeXchange, inizjattiva umanitarja tal-Institute for World Evangelisation – ICPE Mission, li għandu għarfien Pontifiċju u li twaqqaf f’Malta minn Mario u Anna Cappello fl-1985… Read more »
The reform of the draft law on abortion, the economic crisis the Year for Priests – these are some of the subjects discussed by the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE) in its Plenary Assembly which came to a close in Madrid today. In the final statement issued at the end of the meeting, the Assembly recalls its position on the draft law on the sexual and reproductive health and on the voluntary termination of pregnancy that is under debate at the Chamber of Deputies… Read more »
On Friday, 27th November 2009, Archbishop Paul Cremona presided over at a celebration at Floriana parish church, during which five sixth year seminarians were instituted as acolytes. The new acolytes are Stephen Attard from Mosta, Rene’ Antoine Cilia from the parish of St George Qormi, Nicholas Dimech from Siggiewi, Stephen Magro from Zabbar and David Torpiano from Floriana.
The institution as acolytes marks another step in the seminarians’ formation for priesthood… Read more »
‘Jeħtieġ iżda li naslu fi gżira’ (Atti 27, 26) hija t-tema magħżula mill-Isqfijiet Maltin għaż-żjara tal-Papa Benedittu XVI f’Malta, is-Sibt 17 u l-Ħadd 18 ta’ April 2010. Dan il-vers mill-Atti tal-Appostli ntagħżel mill-Isqfijiet propju għaliex is-silta f’dan il-kapitlu turi li għalkemm il-pjan u l-vjaġġ ta’ San Pawl kien li jmur Ruma, Alla kellu pjan differenti u ried li l-ġifen joħroġ minn triqtu u jasal Malta… Read more »
Madwar mitt rappreżentant minn tmienja u erbgħin għaqda differenti attendew għall-laqgħa li saret nhar l-Erbgħa, 25 ta’ Novembru 2009, u li matula tnediet il-mixja lejn il-laqgħa taż-żgħażagħ Maltin u Għawdxin mal-Papa Benedittu XVI, li ser issir nhar il-Ħadd 18 ta’ April 2010 fil-Waterfront, il-Belt. Matul din il-laqgħa, organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Żgħażagħ, li għandha r-responsabbilita li tikkoordina l-programm u l-loġistika ta’ din il-laqgħa, beda l-proċess ta’ konsultazzjoni mal-membri tal-għaqdiet taż-żgħażagħ fi ħdan il-parroċċi, l-movimenti u l-ordnijiet tar-reliġjużi kif ukoll ma’ għaqdiet oħrajn ta’ natura sekulari li kienu wkoll preżenti għal dawn id-diskussjonjiet sabiex jagħtu sehmhom fit-tiswir ta’ l-identita li għandha tieħu din il-laqgħa mal-Papa Benedittu… Read more »
NHAR IL-ĦADD LI ĠEJ, 29 ta’ Novembru, 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP se jżomm l-appuntament annwali tiegħu maż-żgħażagħ fl-okkażjoni tal-bidu tal-Avvent. L-Arċisqof se jkollu laqgħa ta’ talb maż-żgħażagħ, li matulha se jagħtihom messaġġ iddedikat lilhom.
Kien fl-2007, ftit xhur biss wara l-konsagrazzjoni tiegħu bħala Arċisqof ta’ Malta, li Mons Pawlu Cremona OP bagħat l-ewwel ittra tiegħu liż-żgħażagħ.. L-ewwel messaġġ tiegħu kien marbut mat-tema tal-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ tas-sena ta’ wara – 2008, “Intom ikollkom il-qawwa, meta jiġi l-Ispirtu s-Santu fuqkom, u tkunu xhud tiegħi” (Atti 1:8)… Read more »
21st November marked the first anniversary of the Diocesan Commission for Children (DCC). An activity was held for the members of the Children’s council and their families on Saturday 22nd November 2009, to celebrate this occassion and also to commemorate the International Day for Children. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP, thanked the members of the commission, members of the Childrens’ Council and their families for realising this important concept within the Diocese…
STATEMENT BY THE MALTESE DOMINICAN PROVINCE REGARDING
FR MARK MONTEBELLO O.P. AND HIS PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL MEDIA
From time to time, Fr Mark Montebello OP, a Dominican priest, is invited to discussion programmes on radio or TV. He is also a regular contributor to local papers.
Unfortunately, on various occasions, his views tend to offend the sentiments of many, particularly, but not only, of practising Catholics, either because the views expressed do not always conform to the official teaching of the Catholic Church or because of lack of sensitivity shown when dealing with certain issues… Read more »
Violence on women
“In Europe, 20 to 25% of women have suffered physical abuse at least once in their lifetime. Every day, in the EU, one women out of five is a victim of some form of abuse”, either physical (beaten), sexual or psychological. “95% of such abuse takes place at home, within the family”. “The high rates of abuse committed by ex partners show that women are not appropriately protected, even when they manage to end a violent relationship”… Read more »
