News from the Church in Malta
Pope Benedict XVI will appoint a representative to the government of Vietnam as a first step toward establishing full diplomatic relations with the communist country, the Vatican announced. After a meeting of Vatican and Vietnamese representatives June 23-24 at the Vatican, a statement said that unlike a nuncio, the Vatican’s representative would not be residing in Vietnam for the time being… Read more »
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees spoke up. ‘Master,’ they said, ‘we should like to see a sign from you.’ He replied, ‘It is an evil and unfaithful generation that asks for a sign! The only sign it will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah remained in the belly of the sea-monster for three days and three nights, so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights… Read more »
Monday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over the Episcopal Conference at the Curia.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the members of the Board of the Institute of Permanent Formation at his residence in Attard.
Wednesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishops meets Fr Ivan Scicluna, Parish Priest of Sta Lucia as a follow up to the parish Pastoral Visit held earlier this year… Read more »
In numerous talks to Catholic communicators and leaders this year, Pope Benedict XVI urged that new technologies be put at the service of the church’s evangelization efforts. He also urged priests to find new ways to perform their pastoral ministries in a digital age as the theme of the 44th World Communications Day, celebrated in most dioceses May 16 this year. The Vatican has moved aggressively in applying new digital tools in its efforts to reach Catholics across the globe… Read more »
In the course of their journey he came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, came to him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? … Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed new heads of several Vatican departments, naming Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. Cardinal Ouellet, 66, will head the office that helps the pope choose bishops for Latin-rite dioceses around the world. It’s the first time a North American cardinal has been placed in charge of the powerful congregation… Read more »
At this the Pharisees went out and began to plot against him, discussing how to destroy him. Jesus knew this and withdrew from the district. Many followed him and he cured them all but warned them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: Look! My servant whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delights, I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will present judgement to the nations; he will not brawl or cry out, his voice is not heard in the streets, he will not break the crushed reed, or snuff the faltering wick, until he has made judgement victorious; in him the nations will put their hope… Read more »
On Thursday, 15th July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP met Maltese missionaries who at present are in Malta, at Dar l-Emigrant, Valletta. The Secretariat for Maltese Priests Overseas, SMPO, organized this meeting for all the priests, religious and lay missionaries who at present are in Malta on holiday. During the meeting the missionaries had the opportunity to share their experiences about pastoral and missionary related work… Read more »
Italy defended the display of the crucifix in public schools before Europe’s human rights court, arguing that it is a symbol of the country’s cultural heritage and not an imposition of religious belief on students. In a hearing June 30 before the appeals body of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, a representative for the Italian government urged the court to overturn a November 2009 ruling that banned the custom as a violation of religious freedom… Read more »
Matthew 12,1-8
At that time Jesus went through the cornfields one Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry and began to pick ears of corn and eat them. The Pharisees noticed it and said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath.’ But he said to them, ‘Have you not read what David did when he and his followers were hungry- how he went into the house of God and they ate the loaves of the offering although neither he nor his followers were permitted to eat them, but only the priests? … Read more »
