Monthly Archives: March 2010

ARCHBISHOP APOLOGISES TO CHILD MIGRANTS WHO SUFFERED ABUSE IN SEARCH OF A BETTER FUTURE

16/03/2010

On Sunday, 15th March, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at St. John’s Co Cathedral on the occasion of the Emigrants’ Convention. After Mass the Archbishop attended the official opening of the Convention at the Exchange building where he made a short address to all those migrants who suffered abuses in search of a better future:

Greetings. On behalf of the Church in Malta and Gozo, I welcome you to our shores.  … Read more »

Daily Gospel – 16th March

16/03/2010

Ġwanni 5,1-16

Wara dan, il-Lhud kellhom festa, u Ġesù tela’ Ġerusalemm. F’Ġerusalemm, maġenb il-menqgħa tal-Bieb tan-Nagħaġ, hemm bini b’ħames loġoġ, li bil-Lhudi jgħidulu Betzata. F’dawn il-loġoġ kienet toqgħod kotra ta’ morda, għomja, zopop u mifluġin. U kien hemm raġel li kien ilu tmienja u tletin sena marid. Ġesù rah qiegħed hemm, u meta sar jaf li kien ilu marid dak iż-żmien kollu qallu: “Trid tfiq?” “Sinjur?” wieġbu  l-marid,”ma għandix min jitfagħni fil-menqgħa xħin jitqanqal l-ilma, għax waqt li nkun sejjer jien ħaddieħor jinżel qabli.” Qallu Ġesù: “Qum, aqbad friexek u imxi?” Minnufih dak ir-raġel fieq, qabad friexu u beda miexi… Read more »

BENEDICT XVI VISITS LUTHERANS TO PROMOTE UNITY

15/03/2010

Pope Benedict XVI

Today Benedict XVI visited a Lutheran church in Rome with the purpose of promoting unity by emphasizing the ways in which Catholics and other Christians bear common witness to Christ.

In the German-language service, in which both the Pope and a Lutheran pastor gave homilies, the Pontiff affirmed, “We hear many laments about the fact that there are no new developments in ecumenism, but we must say, and we can say it with much gratitude, that there have already been elements of unity.”

In his address, which the Holy Father delivered without a written script, he invited his listeners to be thankful for the fact that “we are here together on this Laetare Sunday, that we sing together, that we listen to the Word of God together, that we listen to each other, all looking to the one Christ and, thus, rendering testimony to the one Christ.”

Benedict XVI was welcomed with prolonged applause in the Christuskirche on the Via Sicilia in Rome… Read more »

Daily Gospel -15th March

15/03/2010

Ġwanni 4,43-54

Wara dawk il-jumejn Ġesù telaq minn hemm lejn il-Galilija; għax Ġesù stess xehed li profeta ma għandux ġieħ f’pajjiżu. Mela meta wasal il-Galilija, il-Galilin laqgħuh tajjeb billi lkoll raw kull ma kien għamel f’Ġerusalemm f’jum il-festa, għax huma wkoll kienu marru għall-festa. U raġa’ ġie f’Kana tal-Galilija, fejn kien biddel l-ilma fi nbid. Issa f’Kafarnahum kien hemm uffiċjal tas-sultan u kellu lil ibnu marid… Read more »

March 15 – 21

14/03/2010

Monday

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

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop holds meetings with seminarians, celebrates Mass and stays with them for dinner.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over the Episcopal Conference, at the Curia.

4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in ‘live’ radio programme on RTK.

5.30 p.m… Read more »

VATICAN DEFENDS POPE IN ABUSE ROW

14/03/2010

Pope Benedict XVI

The Vatican has denounced attempts to link Pope Benedict XVI to a child abuse scandal in his native Germany. Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said there had been “aggressive” efforts to involve the Pope, but added: “It’s clear that these attempts have failed.” The Holy See’s prosecutor meanwhile said that “to accuse the current Pope of hiding [cases of abuse] is false”… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 14th March

14/03/2010

Luqa 15, 1-32

Il-pubblikani u l-midinbin kienu jersqu bi ħġarhom biex jisimgħuh. U kemm il-Fariżej u kemm il-kittieba kienu jgemgmu u jgħidu: “Nies midinba jilqa’ għandu dan u jiekol magħhom?” U Ġesù qabad u qalilhom din il-parabbola: “Kien hemm raġel li kellu żewġ ulied. Iż-żgħir qal lil missieru, ‘Missier, agħtini s-sehem li jmiss lili mill-ġid.’ U dak qassmilhom il-ġid. Ma kinux għaddew wisq ġranet, meta ż-żgħir sarr kollox u telaq minn beltu lejn pajjiż imbiegħed, u hemmhekk berbaq ġidu kollu f’ħajja mtajjra… Read more »

‘YOU’RE NOT NORMAL…’ MEN AND WOMEN VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

13/03/2010

“Jekk narak tkellem lil raġel ieħor nifqagħlek wiċċek”. “Min iridek?” “M’intix normali… kieku inti raġel normali jkollok x’taqsam miegħi”. “Jekk ma noħroġx miegħek jien min tridu jiġbrok?” “Kemm int maħmuġ…” “Riħa ta’ annimali”…

Dawn huma biss uħud minn ħafna frażijiet ta’ abbuż li qalgħu mingħand ‘il-maħbubin’ tagħhom żgħażagħ ta’ etajiet differenti li tkellmu ma’ IL-ĠENSILLUM online fl-aħħar ġimgħat.

L-abbuż fir-relazzjonijiet ‘intimi’ jew aħjar relazzjonijiet bejn koppja li qed joħorġu flimkien, fi stadji differenti tar-relazzjoni li tista’ twassal għal żwieġ huma aktarx iżjed frekwenti milli naħsbu… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP VISITS PBS

13/03/2010

On Thursday, 11th March, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited PBS studios in G’Mangia where he met the Chairman, the board of directors, management and staff of the national radio and television station. Archbishop Cremona was shown around the premises and individually met all employees. The Archbishop also celebrated Mass in one of the TV studios. During his homily, Archbishop Cremona spoke about the important role and impact of the media in today’s society and the responsibility which comes along on those who work in the media industry… Read more »