Yearly Archives: 2010

NEW PARISH PRIEST IN MARSAXLOKK

15/08/2010

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Dun Mario Mangion bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa Madonna ta’ Pompei, f’Marsaxlokk.

Dun Mario twieled is-Siġġiewi fit-18 ta’ Mejju, 1981. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fil-kulleġġ ta’ Santu Wistin u wara fil-fakulta ta’ Teoloġija, fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta. Ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1 ta’ Lulju 2007. L-ewwel esperjenza pastorali tiegħu kienet fil-parroċċa taż-Żejtun, fejn ilu viċi-arċipriet għal dawn l-aħħar sentejn… Read more »

August 16 – 22

15/08/2010

Monday

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

Tuesday

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

4.00 p.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting between the Staff of the Major Seminary and the Faculty of Theology at his residence in Attard.

7.00 p.m… Read more »

NEW DIOCESE FOR MALAWI

15/08/2010

Benedict XVI established a new diocese for the southeastern African nation of Malawi, bringing the total number of dioceses in the country to eight.

The new Diocese of Karonga takes territory from the Diocese of Mzuzu and is suffragan to the metropolitan see of Blantyre.

Its first bishop is Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Mzuzu clergy. Bishop Mtumbuka, 52, was working as vice chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 15th August

15/08/2010

Luke 1,39-56

Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.   … Read more »

MALTA BIDS FAREWELL TO GUIDO DE MARCO

14/08/2010

Il-kelma fuq fomm kulħadd ilbieraħ kienet ‘Guido’, li miet il-Ħamis fl-Isptar Mater Dei fl-età ta’ 79 sena. Il-mezzi ta’ komunikazzjoni soċjali l-Ħamis filgħaxija taw repurtaġġ estensiv tal-aħbar tal-ġurnata li ħarġet kmieni wara nofsinhar.

Il-ġurnali tal-bieraħ, imbagħad, ilkoll taw prominenza lil din l-aħbar fl-ewwel paġna tagħhom. ‘Imut l-eks-President de Marco,’ kien jgħid it-titlu ta’ L-Orizzont, b’rapport ta’ Charmaine Craus… Read more »

EUROPEAN LAITY DISCUSS PROMOTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY

14/08/2010

Earlier this month, members of the European Forum of National Laity Committees gathered to reflect on human dignity and to discuss ways of increasing collaboration with the Vatican.

Delegates from 12 countries met July 6-11 in Birmingham at the study assembly of the forum, which draws together the national committees and councils of the Catholic laity in European countries for collaboration purposes… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 14th August

14/08/2010

Matthew 19,13-15

They people brought little children to him, for him to lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples scolded them,  but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children alone, and do not stop them from coming to me; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of Heaven belongs.’ Then he laid his hands on them and went on his way… Read more »

UK CATHOLICS SUPPORT PRO LIFE INITIATIVES

13/08/2010

Recently, Catholics in England and Wales celebrated the annual Day for Life. Through collections taken up this day, the Church has given substantial donations to local pro-life initiatives.

Over the last two years, an amount of £500,000 ($764,000) has been distributed by the Day for Life archbishops, Archbishop Bernard Longley and Archbishop Peter Smith.

These donations, collected in the parishes on the last Sunday in July each year, go toward grants that are awarded to life initiatives supported by the Church… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 13th August

13/08/2010

Matthew 19,3-12

Some Pharisees approached him, and to put him to the test they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’  He answered, ‘Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female  and that he said: This is why a manGodMoses command that a writ of dismissal should be given in cases of divorce?’  He said to them, ‘It was because you were so hard-hearted, that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but it was not like this from the beginning.   … Read more »

US BISHOPS SEND MORE AID TO HAITI

12/08/2010

The U.S. bishops have approved funding for 10 more projects in quake-stricken Haiti, bringing the total amount of aid sent by the conference to over $1 million.

After the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the island in January, a special collection in U.S. dioceses raised more than $80 million for Haiti. The Subcommittee on the Church in Latin American of the U.S… Read more »