Monthly Archives: March 2011

EIGHT PARISHES WITH NEW PARISH PRIESTS

31/03/2011

Fr Joe Cilia matul din il-ġimgħa jibda b’mod informali l-ħidma pastorali tiegħu fil-parroċċa tal-Birgu, wara li għal xi snin mexxa l-parroċċa ta’ Ħal Safi. Fr Joe hu wieħed minn tmien kappillani li nħatru f’dawn l-aħħar tmien xhur. Għal sitta minnhom, dan kien l-ewwel inkarigu tagħhom fi tmexxija ta’ parroċċa. Il-ħatra ta’ tmien kappillani ġodda tfisser bidla fi 11 fil-mija tat-tmexxija tal-komunitajiet parrokkjali f’Malta fi tmien xhur… Read more »

CARITAS LIBYA REFUGEES FUND

30/03/2011

Caritas Malta, in close cooperation with Caritas France and Caritas Internationalis has initiated a fundraising campaign in aid of the refugees fleeing the Libya crisis.

Recent political events in Libya caused hundreds of migrants to flee the country towards Egypt, Tunisia and to a lesser extent, Niger and Algeria making this one of the largest migration crises faced since the first Gulf War 1990… Read more »

THREE PAKISTANI CHURCHES ATTACKED THIS WEEK

30/03/2011

On Monday night, six men attacked a Catholic church in Rawalpindi, the third aggression of its type in the past week.

The church of St. Thomas was attacked around 6:30 p.m. by a group of armed men who threw rocks at the lamps and windows and set fire to the door, Fides reported.

The local pastor, Father Yusaf Amanat, was warned by an attendant who heard the noise… Read more »

THE ARCHBISHOP MEETS BIRKIRKARA YOUTHS

29/03/2011


On Friday 25th March, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Youth and Adolescent Commission of St. Mary’s Parish, B’Kara. He then went on to meet youth of the same parish.

CLICK HERE for more information on the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in your parish.

Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »

STATEMENT BY ST AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE

29/03/2011

During the programme “Affari Tagħna” (Friday, 25th March 2011) on ONE TV, the Hon. Evarist Bartolo accused St. Augustine’s College of mentioning during the school assembly those students who do not contribute to the College’s expenses by their donation. This is a very serious and false accusation. I inquired about it with the Rector himself and members of the College staff. Both categorically rejected such accusation… Read more »

HOLY LAND CUSTOS: POLITICS IS MUTE SO VIOLENCE SPEAKS

29/03/2011

Holy Land attacks

When politics is at a standstill, the “languages” of violence and mistrust enter the conversation, according to the Franciscan custos of the Holy Land.
Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa shared this reflection with Vatican Radio, in response to the new increase in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
A terrorist bombing March 23 at a bus stop in Jerusalem killed one person and wounded more than 50 others; such an event has not occurred in Jerusalem since 2008, when a Palestinian extremist entered a rabbinical school and killed eight students… Read more »

BIRKIRKARA PASTORAL VISIT OPENING MASS

28/03/2011

On Saturday 26th March, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P.  celebrated Mass at St. Mary Parish Church, B’Kara, for the official opening of his pastoral visit.The area around the church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary Taken to Heaven, known as the ‘Old Church of Birkirkara’, and has been a parish since 8th Mat 2005. In St.Mary’s Parish, the Archbishop will also say Mass in the St.Aloysious College Chapel and will meet with the Jesuit Community… Read more »

TAKE A MOMENT TO LISTEN THIS LENT, URGES POPE

28/03/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is inviting the faithful to pause a moment in silence this Lent to listen to God speaking to their hearts.

The Pope reflected today on the Gospel story of the Samaritan women, whom Jesus spoke to at Jacob’s well, before praying the midday Angelus together with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

“The woman goes every day to get water from an ancient well put there by the patriarch Jacob, and that day Jesus was sitting there, ‘tired from the journey,’” the Pontiff explained… Read more »

MESSAGE FOR MEMBERS OF CONFRATERNITIES

28/03/2011

27 ta’ Marzu, 2011

S. Sebastjan, Ħal-Qormi

Ħuti,

mill-ġdid nixtieq nirringrazzjakom talli ġejtu ħalli nagħmlu dan l-ġest ta’ qima, ta’ talb lil Alla l-Imbierek permezz tal-quddiesa u l-Ewkaristija. U jiena minn hawnhekk nagħmel dan il-kumment biss: imma kemm hemm minnkom li b’xi mod jew ieħor ħassew is-sejħa f’qalbhom li jagħtu iktar lil Mulej anke fi ħdan il-Knisja u allura tagħtu l-impenn, tagħtu l-ħin tagħkom biex dak li l-Knisja tagħmel bħala ċelebrazzjonijiet, ikunu isbah… Read more »