Pastoral work with youths should not only involve working for them, but working with them (Synod Document on Adolescents and Youth Nr. 54) The Diocesan Synod urges youths to take an active role in the Church, and among other initiatives, it enourages them to offer a service to society through voluntary service.

The number of youths, members of groups and Church movements, who commit themselves to offer their services on a voluntary basis during the summer months, is always on the increase.  … Read more »

On Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP will ordain nine young men to the priesthood, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Mdina. The celebration will commence at 6.30 pm. The general public is invited to attend and pray for the sanctification of priests, especially those who are being ordained. The nine seminarians to be ordained priests are:

Rev. Deo Debono OSA, Rev. Stefan Galea (Naxxar), Rev… Read more »

The topic of refugees and our relation to them is becoming more and more relevant, most especially for the Church, which, according to the words of Pope Benedict himself in his latest encyclical letter Caritas in Veritate, para 15, states that one should always bear in mind the holistic development of the person.  In the same encyclical, para 62-05, the Pope also makes reference to the subject of refugees… Read more »