News from the Church in Malta
The feast of Blessed Nazju Falzon will be celebrated on Thursday, 1st July 2010.
Mass will be celebrated at the Franciscan Church, Valletta, the burial place of Blessed Nazju Falzon, as follows : 7.15am, 10.00 am (for the intention of the sick), 11.00am. At 6.15pm, there will be a concelebrated mass, with the participation of the members of the Catholic Enquiry Centre. … Read more »
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a blessed man! … Read more »
Card. Tarcisio Bertone
Last week’s police raid in Belgium which broke up a meeting of the country’s Catholic bishops – who were discussing how to deal with the paedophile priest crisis – took the Vatican by complete surprise.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State – Pope Benedict’s number two – was furious when he learned about how the police prevented the bishops from leaving the building where they had been meeting for nine hours, and took away their mobile telephones to prevent them communicating with their staff or with the Vatican… Read more »
F’dawn il-ġranet Mons Charles J. Scicluna, Promotur tal-Ġustizzja fil-Kongregazzjoni għad-Duttrina tal-Fidi, iltaqa’ ma’ diversi persuni allegati vittmi ta’ abbużi sesswali. Mons Scicluna irrefera lil dawn il-persuni għar-Response Team ta’ l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u inkoraġġihom jikkooperaw bis-sħiħ ma’ l-investigazzjoni li qegħda tagħmel il-Knisja f’Malta.
Qiegħdin nippublikaw ukoll l-ittra li biha l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu, Mons. Luis Ladaria S.I., Segretarju ta’ l-istess Kongregazzjoni, introduċa l-ħidma ta’ Mons… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona speaks to Kurt Sansone about the Holy Communion controversy, divorce, and Church leadership.
The Church is perturbed by secularisation. Why?
We have to distinguish between secularisation, which is the process of dividing state from Church, and secularism, which is a way of saying that any mention of God or religion is alien to society… Read more »
When Jesus saw the crowd all about him he gave orders to leave for the other side. One of the scribes then came up and said to him, ‘Master, I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus said, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.’ Another man, one of the disciples, said to him, ‘Lord, let me go and bury my father first.’ But Jesus said, ‘Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.’
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Monday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop participates in the annual seminar of the Major Religious Superiors, at Mount St. Joseph Retreat House, Mosta.
5.45 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the transport of Relic, Vespers and Mass on the occasion of the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, at Mdina Cathedral.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop celebrates Pontifical Mass at Mdina Cathedral… Read more »
Now it happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his face towards Jeru s ale m and sent messengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem… Read more »
Iktar minn 60 persuna applikaw biex jagħtu daqqa t’id bħala voluntiera fil-Maratona tal-Volibol b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza li se ssir fit-tieni ġimgħa ta’ Lulju.
Dan qalu lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online Fabian Mizzi, Segretarju tal-Kumitat Organizzattiv tal-Maratona, li qed jikkoordina l-ħidma tal-voluntiera.
Il-Maratona ta’ 53 siegħa logħob tal-volibol se ssir bejn it-8 u l-10 ta’ Lulju fid-Dar tal-Providenza stess, b’mod li dawk li jżuruha jkunu jistgħu…
AGĦFAS HAWN BIEX TKOMPLI TAQRA DAN L-ARTIKLU FUQ IS-SIT www.il-gensillum.com Read more »
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When he went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain.’ Jesus said to him, ‘I will come myself and cure him.’ The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word and my servant will be cured… Read more »
