News from the Church in Malta
On Monday, 24th January, 2011 at 4.00 p.m, the funeral cortege will leave Mater Dei Hospital for the parish of Zejtun, where Archbishop Gerada used to reside. At 4.30 p.m. it will arrive at Carlo Diacono square and make its way towards the Oratory (near the Parish Church) . The cortege will be made up of clergy, religious and social movements. There will be prayers for the repose of the soul of Mgr… Read more »
The death is announced of Archbishop Emmanuel Gerada from Zejtun. Mons Gerada was born on 18th May 1920. In 1967 he was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Nomentum and Auxiliary Bishop of Mgr. Michael Gonzi. He served in various roles within the Diplomatic Corp of the Holy See. Mg.r Gerada died at 6.30 a.m. at Mater Dei Hospital.
BIOGRAPHY
Vatican diplomat born in Żejtun, Mgr… Read more »
Abortion
Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has proposed to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev a series of family policies that would restrict access to abortion, reports the Agence France Presse.
The proposals, which mark the first time the Russian Orthodox Church has suggested specific policies to the Russian government, were sent Monday, ahead of a meeting of the Council of State on the theme of the family… Read more »
The celebrations at the Cathedral, Mdina, on the occasion of the liturgical feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, will start on Saturday 22nd January at 5.45 p.m. with the veneration of the relic of St. Paul, followed by Mass and First Pontifical Vespers. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP will preside.
On Sunday, 23rd January at 8.55 a.m, there will be the celebration of the Lauds followed by a Pontifical Concelebrated Mass at 9.30 a.m, presided by Archbishop Cremona… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
The search for Christian unity has not been easy, but it already has drawn Christians closer to one another and made Christianity more attractive to those who do not believe, Pope Benedict XVI said.
A sense of brotherhood among Christians “is the most tangible sign of unity, especially for those outside” the Christian community, the pope said Jan. 19 during his weekly general audience… Read more »
On Wednesday 19th January, 2011, the Parish Church of Floriana was packed with Christians from all denominations who assembled for an Ecumenical Prayer Service on the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP presided, while a number of Christian ministers were present from the following Churches and traditions: Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Evangelical Lutheran… Read more »
Għeżież,
Għadna kemm smajna esperjenza sabiħa. Nieħu spunt minn dak li għidtu intom: ‘ il-futur ma nafuhx, nafu ħaġa waħda, li l-Mulej se jimxi magħnA’. Fil-każ tiegħi mexa miegħi meta dħalt fil-bidu tal-vokazzjoni, mexa miegħi meta kont saċerdot, mexa miegħi meta kont kappillan u naf li qiegħed jimxi miegħi bħala Isqof. U l-futur tagħkom huwa l-istess. Ma tafux x’inhu, imma tafu li Alla se jimxi magħkom… Read more »
Family
As the center of Catholicism and the capital of Italy, Rome has a special vocation to be an example of profitable Church-state collaboration, says Benedict XVI.
Detailing areas in which this collaboration should be seen, the Pope today defended the family built on marriage between one man and one woman, the dignity of the elderly, and the need for young people to find work… Read more »
On Tuesday 18th January, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the Nazareth Catechetical Centre of Zabbar parish. He later celebrated Mass at the same place and met those involved in the pastoral work of this zone.
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Bħala parti mill-programm ta’ tisħiħ fil-Katekeżi u l-Pastorali mal-Adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ, is-Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi flimkien mal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Żgħażagħ (KDŻ) u l-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali, qed jorganizzaw seminar ta’ ġurnata bit-tema: SEXUALITY – Contemporary Trends.
L-għan ta’ dan is-seminar hu li l-operaturi pastorali u dawk kollha nvoluti fil-ħidma mal-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ jifhmu aħjar x’inhi s-sesswalita’, jifhmu l-viżjoni tas-sesswalita’ minn perspettivi differenti u jiġu offruti lilhom ħiliet kif għandhom jippreżentaw din ir-realta` fil-kultura tallum… Read more »
