Monthly Archives: April 2010

FACEBOOK PENALIZED FOR OFFENSIVE PHOTO OF FRENCH BISHOP

21/04/2010

Facebook

The social networking Web site Facebook was recently penalized for allowing the posting of an offensive photo of a French bishop who is not even a member.

“Since last February 23, Bishop Hervé Giraud, bishop of Soissons, Laon and Saint-Quentin, has been seeing his photograph on Facebook together with indecent words,” reported the French episcopal conference on its Web site.

The conference’s article, publicized Thursday, noted, “He is not a member of this social network.” It added that the bishop reported this “illicit content,” but the photo was not removed.  … Read more »

Daily Gospel – 21st April

21/04/2010

John 6, 35-40

Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst. But, as I have told you, you can see me and still you do not believe. Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me; I will certainly not reject anyone who comes to me, because I have come from heaven, not to do my own will, but to do the will of him who sent me… Read more »

April 19 – 25

20/04/2010

Monday

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

12.30 p.m. The Archbishop addresses a Press Conference on the Pope’s visit to Malta.

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop holds meetings with Seminarians, celebrates Mass and stays with them for supper, at Tal-Virtu’, Rabat.

Tuesday

8.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets H.E. Ulla Gudmundson the Swedish Ambassador to Malta at the Curia… Read more »

NEW PRIESTLY VOCATIONS A RESULT OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORT

20/04/2010

priestly vocations

Evidence from a study on the candidates for ordinations this year shows that the vocations are a result of the collaboration of clergy, families, and the entire People of God.

The U.S. bishops’ conference reported Friday on “The Class of 2010: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood,” an annual research project commissioned by the conference and conducted by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 20th April

20/04/2010

John 6, 30-35

So they said, ‘What sign will you yourself do, the sight of which will make us believe in you? What work will you do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’  Jesus answered them: In all truth I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, it is my Father who gives you the bread from heaven, the true bread;  for the bread of Godheaven and gives life to the world.  … Read more »

Daily Gospel – 19th April

19/04/2010

John 6, 22-29

Next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side saw that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had set off by themselves. Other boats, however, had put in from Tiberias, near the place where the bread had been eaten. When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus… Read more »

35,000 EURO TO POPE BENEDICT FOR HAITI VICTIMS

18/04/2010

The Episcopal Conference would like to thank the people of Malta and Gozo for their participation in the celebration of the Eucharist by His Holiness the Pope, on the Granaries, Floriana. They would also like to thank all those who followed the celebrations on the media. The large number of people who attended, in spite of the fact that the day started out with inclement weather, shows that Jesus Christ is firmly in the hearts of our people… Read more »

POPE BENEDICT XVI CELEBRATES HIS 83rd BIRTHDAY

18/04/2010

Il-Papa Benedittu XVI illum jagħlaq 83 sena. Huwa twieled fl-1927 f’Marktl, fil-Ġermanja. Huwa ġej minn familja anti-Nażista li batiet ħafna minħabba dan il-fatt. F’żogħżitu huwa ssieħeb bilfors fil-Hitler Youths, madankollu huwa rnexxielu jevita li jmur għal-laqgħat tagħhom.

Fl-1939, Joseph Ratzinger daħal fis-seminarju minuri sabiex jibda t-triq għas-saċerdozju. Madankollu kellu jieqaf minħabba t-Tieni Gwerra Dinija u kien fl-1945 li flimkien ma’ ħuh Georg daħal is-seminarju sabiex ikompli l-istudji tiegħu fit-Teoloġija… Read more »

THOUSANDS FLOCK TO FLORIANA GRANARIES FOR POPE’S SUNDAY CEREMONY

18/04/2010

On Sunday, 18th April, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass at the Floriana Granaries. Despite the threatening clouds,early in the day, thousands flocked to follow the ceremony. Pope Benedict reiterated his delight in being amongst the Maltese who in their majority have held on to the faith passed on by Saint Paul 1950 years ago. The Pope praised the Maltese welcoming spirit, which has remained constant throughout the years… Read more »

POPE RECEIVES CHRIST THE KING STATUE

18/04/2010

The Bishops of the Maltese islands will be giving Pope Benedict XVI a miniature sculpture of Christ the King monument, sculptured by internationally renowned artist Antonio Sciortino. The original sculpture was inaugurated on the occasion of the Eucharistic Congress held in Malta in 1913.

The silver statue being presented by the Maltese Bishops on behalf of the Maltese people has been moulded in clay by a young Maltese artist, Christopher Ebejer and hand chiselled in 925/00 silver by Laga ltd… Read more »