News from the Church in Malta
On Wednesdy, 10th February 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP celebrated Pontifical Mass at Saint Paul’s Parish. During the Mass, Archbishop Cremona announced the official programm of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Malta.
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lent
As Catholics worldwide are preparing to begin Lent next week, Church leaders are offering resources to deepen their faith through reflections on the Gospel and the Creed.
The Australian bishops’ conference is offering “an innovative online experience” called “The Reflection.”
In a press release announcing the initiative, Archbishop John Bathersby, chair of the conference’s Commission for Mission and Faith Formation, said, “Instead of just giving up something for Lent, why not take up something as well?”
“This year we are asking that you consider spending time with friends and family reflecting on the Scriptures that lead us to this joyous celebration of the Church,” he added… Read more »
Saturday, 17th April, 2010
5.00 pm Welcome ceremony at the Malta International Airport, Luqa.
5.45 pm The Pope leaves the Airport to go to Valletta. The Pope will be greeting the general public gathered in the streets on the way to Valletta.
6.15 pm Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic and the highest Civil Authorities at the Palace in Valletta… Read more »
Dear brethren,
One thousand, nine hundred and fifty years ago, St Paul, the Apostle, was delivered from the shipwreck through the mighty power of God the Father, our Lord and Master, to undertake the mission of spreading the Word to the people of our islands. Imbued with the power of the Spirit and encouraged by the hope which God Himself instilled in Paul’s heart through His Angel, and as ordained by His Divine Plan, Paul brought to our ancestors, and to us, their descendants, the Good News of the Kingdom of God – a Kingdom as envisaged by Jesus Christ, Son of God made man, who through his birth, life, death and resurrection brought man to eternal life… Read more »
Tmin żgħażagħ ser ikunu aċċettati uffiċjalment bħala kandidati għas-saċerdozju waqt quddiesa mmexxija mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP, nhar il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Frar, 2010, fis-6.30p.m, fil-Bażilika ta’ Marija Bambina, l-Isla.
Dawn huma: Dillon Bugeja (Zurrieq), Robin Camilleri (Luqa), Roderick Camilleri (Zabbar), Mario Dimech (Siggiewi), Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick (Gwardamangia), Cristian Antony Muscat (San Ġiljan), George Schembri (Qormi – San Ġorġ) u Michael Zammit (Birkirkara – Sant’ Elena)… Read more »
engaged couple preparing for marriage
Benedict XVI today told members of the Pontifical Council for the Family that their work on a marriage preparation handbook is an important task. The dicastery is having its three-day plenary assembly through Wednesday. In his address to the assembly, the Holy Father noted how Pope John Paul II affirmed marriage preparation is more necessary than ever, and defined three stages: remote, proximate and immediate… Read more »
On Tuesday, 9th February 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP visited St. Edwards College. During his visit, the Archbishop took the opportunity to meet the teachers and speak to the students who attend the college.
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World Youth Day 2011
The Italian official site of WYD 2011 in Madrid (16-21 August) is www.gmg2011.it. It is operating from today, 8 February, 12 o’clock. Promoted by the National Service for the Youth Pastoral of CEI, it is meant to be a milestone for all the news on the 26th World Youth Day.
“The WYD – said the person in charge of the National Service for the Youth Pastoral, Father Nicolò Anselmi – has always had two characteristics: it is a pilgrimage whose climax is the Sunday Mass, taking place at the end of the Day; it is a fruitful missionary meeting between the hosting Church and the other churches in the world… Read more »
Fis-sena li l-Papa Bendittu XVI ddedika lis-saċerdoti, id-Dar tal-Providenza qed tfakkar il-mitt sena mit-twelid ta’ Dun Mikiel Azzopardi, il-fundatur tad-Dar. It-tema li ntagħżlet biex tfakkar dan l-anniversarju: ‘Dun Mikiel, il-ħabib ta’ kulħadd’ tgħid fi ftit kliem min kien dan il-qassis u kif għandu jkun kull saċerdot. Dun Mikiel kien qassis li bħal Ġesu kien “kollox għal kulħadd.” L-imħabba pastorali tiegħu kienet imħabba verament inklussiva, bla distinzjonijiet. … Read more »
Family
The permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations is highlighting the family as a primary resource for building the economy and social integration and development.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore stated this Thursday in an address about social integration, which he delivered at the 48th session of the Commission for Social Development of the United Nations Economic and Social Council… Read more »
