Monthly Archives: April 2010

BENEDICT XVI SENDS CONDOLENCES TO POLAND

12/04/2010

Benedict XVI is expressing his sorrow at the plane crash in western Russia that took the lives of the president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, his wife and more than 95 others who were on the flight with them.

Shortly after being informed of the incident, the Pontiff sent a message to the president of the Polish Parliament, Bronislaw Korowski, in which he also mentioned other victims of the disaster, including the former president of the Polish Republic in exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Catholic bishop Tadeusz Ploski, Orthodox bishop Miron Chodakowski and evangelical military chaplain Adam Pilsch… Read more »

MESSAGE FROM CARDINAL TARCISIO BERTONE ON THE POPE’S VISIT TO MALTA

12/04/2010

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The Holy Father is greatly looking forward to his Apostolic Visit to the Maltese Islands, due to take place from 17 to 18 April, 2010. He greets all of you in the joy of the Risen Lord and he invokes upon you the abundant blessings that flow from Christ’s conquest of sin and death and his triumphant entry into life… Read more »

April 12 – 18

11/04/2010

Monday

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

6.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets a number of young men who will start their formation for the priesthood at the Seminary next October, celebrates Mass and stays with them for dinner, at Tal-Virtu’ Seminary.

Tuesday

9.00 a.m. The Archbishop visits workers at the Granaries in connection with the Pope’s Visit and also at the office set up jointly by Church and Government… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MEETS YOUNG PEOPLE IN PACEVILLE

11/04/2010

On Saturday, 10th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP made a surprise visit to youths in Paceville in preparation for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Malta. The Archbishop along with a group of young journalists, who were invited for this occasion, invited their peers to attend for the youth meeting with the Pope at the Valletta Waterfront. During his visit Archbishop Cremona spoke personally to some of the youths in the bars and roads of Paceville… Read more »

NEVERTHELESS WE MUST RUN AGROUND ON SOME ISLAND – POPE BENEDICT XVI’S FIRST VISIT TO MALTA

10/04/2010

Beloved Sons and Daughters,

It has always been our firm conviction that the shipwreck which caused the apostle Paul to be washed ashore on our islands did not happen merely by coincidence.  In much the same way, today, we feel that it is indeed providential that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has chosen to make this pastoral visit to our country.

Two thousand years ago, during his short stay among us, and through his preaching of the Gospel, Paul introduced the Maltese and Gozitan people to Jesus Christ; as they came to know Him, Christian hope was instilled in their hearts.  … Read more »

NEW WEBSITE FOR RTK RADIO

10/04/2010

Radju RTK issa għandu s-sit elettroniku tiegħu, www.rtk.org.mt, u slogan ġdid: Radju b’Differenza. Is-sit tnieda din il-ġimgħa miċ-Chairman tal-Media Centre, Franco Azzopardi, wara ħidma kollettiva li saret mill-kumpanija ICA, flimkien ma’ Sylvana Magro, Manager Sales & Marketing Media Centre, il-maniġment u impjegati ta’ Radju RTK… Read more »

MALTA AND GOZO DIOCESES UNITE FOR NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE

10/04/2010

On Friday, 9th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP led the National Pilgrimage, with Bishop Mario Grech along with the participation of both the Dioceses of Malta and Gozo. This pilgrimage was held in preparation for the Papal visit.

During the pilgrimage, which commenced from Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Targa Gap, to the Sanctuary of San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ in St… Read more »

DISARMAMENT AGREEMENT: WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, “LONG-AWAITED NEWS”

09/04/2010

Disarmement agreement

“The achievement of a nuclear weapons agreement between the two most heavily armed nations in the world is news that the World Council of Churches (WCC) has awaited for a long time”. With these words WCC General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit – the world ecumenical organisation that gathers 349 Christian Churches (Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican) – defined the START 2 Treaty, signed by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dimitri Medvedev in the Spanish Hall of the Castle of Prague… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP HOLDS A MEETING WITH NURSES

09/04/2010

On Thursday, 8th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP attended a meeting for nurses organized by the Secretariat for Laity at the Catholic Institute, Floriana.

Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »

MALTA: THE SCANDAL OF ABUSE, THE BISHOPS’ “MESSAGE OF PAIN AND REPENTANCE”

08/04/2010

“While we express our sympathy with the victims, we feel the need to repent for the sins of those who committed these abuses. We suffer humiliation in knowing that these have been committed by those who, in the name of the Church, had the task of educating and protecting the young. It is a time of humiliation for the whole Church”. This is a passage from the message “of pain and repentance” that the archbishop of Malta, mgr… Read more »