Monthly Archives: March 2010

LIMA TO HOST EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

31/03/2010

The archbishop of Lima has called a Eucharistic and Marian conference in celebration of the Year for Priests and the Eucharistic vocation of the priesthood. Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, announced Wednesday the May 29-June 6 event. He placed the conference in the context of the continental mission called for in 2007 in Aparecida.

“Saints in love with Christ, witnesses of Christ, are needed,” the cardinal said in announcing the event… Read more »

VATICAN POSTS CATHOLIC CATECHISM IN CHINESE

30/03/2010

The Holy See added the Catechism of the Catholic Church to the Chinese section of its Web site Thursday.

The Vatican’s semiofficial newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, reported today in its Italian edition that an online Chinese version of the Catechism is now available, and that the Code of Canon Law and texts from the Second Vatican Council would become available in that language in the coming months… Read more »

PAPAL HOLY WEEK LITURGIES TO AIR ONLINE

29/03/2010

Pope Benedict XVI

The Holy Week and Easter celebrations presided over by Benedict XVI will be available online in a live video and audio stream. The Web site Pope2You.net, sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, is airing these videos on the Internet for participants worldwide.

Audio commentaries will be provided in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish… Read more »

LARGE CROWDS ATTEND OUR LADY OF SORROWS PILGRIMAGE

28/03/2010

On Friday, 26th March, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP led the Lenten penitential pilgrimage with the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, in Valletta. Our Lady of Sorrows statue boasts widespread devotion, as witnessed by the large crowds who turned up for this pilgrimage.

Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »

March 29 – April 4

28/03/2010

Monday

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

Tuesday

6.00 p.m. The Archbishop leads a Lenten penitential pilgrimage with the statue of Christ the Redeemer and celebrates Mass at the Parish of St. Cayetan, Hamrun.

Wednesday

8.00 p.m. The Archbishop leads the prayers of the Way of the Cross from Saint Mary Parish in Birkirkara to the grounds of Dar tal-Kleru… Read more »

MORE THAN 91 PERCENT OF MALTESE MARRIAGES ARE CATHOLIC

28/03/2010

F’kull sena mill-aħħar ħames snin, iktar minn 90 fil-mija taż-żwiġijiet fejn kemm il-mara kif ukoll ir-raġel li ssieħbu fiż-żwieġ kienu Maltin, dawn għażlu r-rit reliġjuż għaż-żwieġ tagħhom. U dan meta ma jiġux ikkunsidrati ċifri relattivi għal żwiġijiet f’Għawdex!

Dan joħroġ minn ċifri mgħoddijin lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online mir-Reġistru Pubbliku dan l-aħħar dwar żwiġijiet f’Malta fl-aħħar ħames snin.

B’kollox, fl-aħħar ħames snin f’Malta biss ġew iċċelebrati 6,613-il żwieġ b’rit reliġjuż, fejn iż-żewġ partijiet kienu Maltin, 421 żwieġ b’rit reliġjuż bejn partijiet barranin u 303 bejn parti Maltija u parti barranija… Read more »

BANDS AND ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN POPE’S MEETING WITH YOUTHS ANNOUNCED

26/03/2010

On Friday, 26th March, 2010, during a press conference held at MCAST, Paola, the bands, solo artists and dancers taking part in Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with youths on the 18th of April were announced. This concert, which will start at 2.15p.m., will give these youths the opportunity to show off their talents on an international scale.

Of the 18 bands which had submitted their application to the Diocesan Youth Commission to take part in the concert, 10 were chosen… Read more »

Reflection on Our Lady of Sorrows

26/03/2010

O Marija, Omm wisq maħbuba tagħna,

int li toqgħod qrib is-slaleb tagħna

bħalma bqajt ħdejn is-salib ta’ Ġesù,

qawwi l-fidi tagħna sabiex, anki jekk mifluġa bid-dulur,

inżommu fissa l-ħarsa tagħna fuq il-wiċċ ta’ Kristu

li fih, fit-tbatija estrema tas-salib,

dehret l-imħabba kbira u safja ta’ Alla.

Omm tat-tama tagħna, agħtina l-għajnejn tiegħek biex,

lil hinn mit-tbatija u l-mewt, naraw id-dawl tal-qawmien;

agħtina l-qalb tiegħek biex inkomplu,

anki fil-mument tal-prova, inħobbu u naqdu… Read more »

CARITAS MALTA RAISES €270,391 IN AID OF HAITI VICTIMS

26/03/2010

Donations collected by Caritas Malta in aid of the earthquake victims and their families in Haiti reached a total of €270,391. Caritas Malta said that the people’s generosity has once again surpassed their expectations. The fund has now been closed and the money collected will be transfered to Caritas Internationalis. More information on their mission in Haiti is available on www.caritas.org

The fundraising campaign was iniated on the 14th January, 2010, following the devastating earthquake of January 12th… Read more »

MALTESE PRESIDENT SHARES HOPE FOR PAPAL VISIT

25/03/2010

Dr George Abela

Benedict XVI’s April 17-18 visit to the Mediterranean island of Malta is inspiring many hopes in its people, says the president of that country, George Abela. President Abela spoke with Catholic news agency ZENIT about his hopes for the forthcoming Papal trip, which will mark the 1950th anniversary of St. Paul’s shipwreck.  In this interview, he discussed the Christian roots of Malta and Europe in general, the problem of immigration, the court ruling on crucifixes in schools, and other issues his Catholic-majority country has faced… Read more »