News from the Church in Malta
Looking up, he saw rich people putting their offerings into the treasury; and he noticed a poverty-stricken widow putting in two small coins, and he said, ‘I tell you truly, this poor widow has put in more than any of them; for these have all put in money they could spare, but she in her poverty has put in all she had to live on.’
The Saint of the Day: St Cecilia
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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has said the use of condoms is acceptable in exceptional circumstances, according to a new book. He said condoms could reduce the risk of HIV infection, such as for a male prostitute, in a series of interviews given to a German journalist. But he said a more humane attitude to sexuality, and not condom use, was the proper way to combat HIV infection… Read more »
Monday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the election of the Mother Superior of the Community Qaddejja tac-Cenaklu, at Dar tal-Kleru.
Tuesday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in a ‘live’ radio programme on RTK… Read more »
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Luke 23,35-43
The people stayed there watching. As for the leaders, they jeered at him with the words, ‘He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.’ The soldiers mocked him too, coming up to him, offering him vinegar, and saying, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’ Above him there was an inscription: ‘This is the King of the Jews’… Read more »
Fil-bidu ta’ din il-ġimgħa kellna t-tnedija tal-moviment ‘Iva’. Mhux ‘iva’ biex tissaħħaħ il-familja Maltija, imma ‘Iva’ għat-tkissir tagħha! Tnieda l-moviment ‘Iva’ għad-divorzju, li ddikjara li kien se jimpenja ruħu biex f’Malta jkollna leġislazzjoni dwar id-divorzju. Bħal f’pajjiżi oħra, wara kollox!
L-ironija hi, li minflok ma nitgħallmu mill-esperjenzi qarsa ta’ pajjiżi oħra li daħħlu d-divorzju, u issa qed jgħixu l-konsegwenzi soċjali li dan ġab miegħu, nidfnu rasna fir-ramel u nagħmlu ta’ rasna, kif ngħidu bil-Malti, u ninsistu li d-divorzju hu “dritt ċivili” li għandu jidħol f’pajjiżna… Read more »
The Pope held a rare meeting with more than 100 cardinals from around the world for discussions on policy.
Religious freedom – the persecution of Christians in some countries and a dispute with China – and the clerical sex abuse scandal were on the agenda.
They also discussed the decision to invite disaffected Anglican bishops and priests to join the Catholic Church… Read more »
Some Sadducees – those who argue that there is no resurrection – approached him and they put this question to him, ‘Master, Moses prescribed for us, if a man’s married brother dies childless, the man must marry the widow to raise up children for his brother. Well then, there were seven brothers; the first, having married a wife, died childless… Read more »
Nhar il-Ħadd, 21 ta’ Novembru, 2010, se tiġi organizzata ċ-ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Kristu Re. It-tema għal din is-sena hi “Ilqa’ l-isfida: ġib il-faqar fix-xejn”, bbażata fuq it-tema Ewropea għal din is-sena għall-ġlieda kontra l-faqar u l-eskluzjoni soċjali. Is-Segretarju Pastorali, Fr Charles Cordina, spjega li “t-tema taċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet annwali ta’ Kristu Re tkun msawra fuq aspett socjali li l-Knisja tixtieq titfa dawl fuqu… Read more »
On Thursday, 18th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the ceremony of the Ministry of Acolyte conferred to seven seminarians, at Luqa Parish Church. The seminarians are: Dillon Bugeja from St. Catherine’s Parish, Zurrieq, Robin Camilleri from St. Andrew’s Parish, Luqa, Roderick Camilleri from the Parish of Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar, Mario Dimech from St.Nicholas Parish, Siggiewi, Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick from the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanga, George Schembri from St George’s Parish, Qormi and Michael Zammit from St.Helen’s Parish, Birkirkara… Read more »
On Tuesday, 19th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at St. John’s Co-Cathedral on the occasion of the graduation of University students. During his homily, Archbishop
Cremona adviced students that from now onwards society will be expecting much more from them. This is so since it has invested so much in their education. Archbishop Cremona said that now they will have to face tougher choices than before, especially in the light of whether a decision should be taken in respect to one’s beliefs or not… Read more »
