News from the Church in Malta
On Friday March 18, 2011, the Diocesan Commission for Youth (KDZ) launched the Maltese version of the international World Youth Day (WYD) song, at Bianco’s lounge bar in St Julian’s. The release marks the 150th day from the WYD, where close to two million young people from across the world are expected to converge in Madrid, Spain, for a week-long celebration of faith and culture… Read more »
Italy
On the day that Italians are celebrating their national unity, Benedict XVI is reminding the nation of their Catholic roots.
The Pope reflected on the Catholic identity of the people of Italy in a letter addressed to the president of nation, Giorgio Napolitano, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Italy’s political unity, which is celebrated Thursday.
In commenting on “Il Risorgimento” (The Resurgence), which brought various independent states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy, the Holy Father noted that “Christianity contributed in a fundamental way to the construction of the Italian identity.”
He said that the character of the nation was forged “through the work of the Church, of her educational and charitable institutions, fixing models of behavior, institutional configurations, social relationships, but also through a very rich artistic activity in literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.”
The Pontiff named some of the great Christian artists who “have made a fundamental contribution to the formation of the Italian identity,” including Dante, Giotto, Petrarch, Michelangelo, Raphael, Pierluigi of Palestrina, Caravaggio, Scarlatti, Bernini and Borromini… Read more »
KDZ cordially invites youths to attend the launch of the Maltese version of the World Youth Day theme song, to be held on Friday 18th March, 2011, at noon at Bianco’s, Spinola Bay, St.Julians. This event will be held 150 days to World Youth Day. Over six hundred young people will represent Malta in this international event which will be held in Madrid… Read more »
Qalbna tingħafas quddiem it-tbatija ta’ ħutna fil-Ġappun minħabba d-diżastru li seħħ hemm f’dawn il-ġranet bit-terremot qawwi, it-tsunami u bil-periklu ta’ radjazzjoni nuklejari.
Waqt li nerfgħu ħsibijietna lejn Alla fit-talb għal dawk li mietu jew li sfaw midrubin f’dan id-diżastru, inħossu li għandna niftakru wkoll fit-talb tagħna fil-qraba tagħhom imnikktin minħabba din it-telfa jew tbatija, biex il-Mulej ifarraġhom.
Nitolbu wkoll għal dawk li tilfu djarhom jew propjetà f’din id-diżgrazzja, u għal dawk li kellhom jitilqu minn djarhom… Read more »
Adult Baptism
Over 4,700 people from the most diverse backgrounds met in the cathedrals of England and Wales last Sunday to ask to become Catholics. According to the figures just issued by the Press Office of the Catholic Church of England and Wales, approximately 900 of such people are former Anglicans who are asking to join the personal bishopric of our Lady of Walsingham as provided for by the Apostolic Constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus”, published by the Pope in response to the requests made by some Anglicans who wanted to fully commune with Rome… Read more »
Ktieb kommemorativ li jiġbor fih l-artikli kollha li Mons Isqof Nikol Cauchi kiteb f’The Times u fis-Sunday Times bl-isem ‘Bishop Cauchi – Articles and Pictures’, ġie introdott nhar il-Ħamis, 3 ta’ Marzu, fil-Kurja ta’ Għawdex.
Il-ktieb ġie introdott mill-Vigarju Ġenerali, Mons Giovanni Bosco Gauci, li qal li Mons Isqof Nikol Cauchi kien u għadu ta’ ispirazzjoni għal dawk kollha li kienu jafuh, u li permezz ta’ dan il-kiteib se jibqa’ mfakkar permezz tal-kitba tiegħu… Read more »
With more than 1 million Catholic youths expected to converge on Madrid for World Youth Day in August, organizers are busy making final preparations, including the choice of new songs for the crowds to sing in addition to the much-criticized official hymn. “The hymn is my nightmare,” Yago de la Cierva, executive director of WYD 2011, told reporters at the Vatican March 15… Read more »
On Tuesday 15th March, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Family Commission of Fleur de Lys, and afterwards, the Archbishop presided over the Parish Assembly of the same parish.
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SEJJAĦTLI – fuq Favourite TV nhar il-Ħamis 17 ta’ Marzu 2011 fid-9.00pm b’repetizzjoni l- repetizzjoni l-Ġimgħa fit -3.00pm u l-Ħadd fl-10.30am
Tema: Id-Divorzju
Preżentazzjoni: Joyce Cassar bil-parteċipazzjoni ta’ Fr Rene’ Camilleri, il-mistieden residenti ta’ kull ġimgħa.
Infomazzjoni: X’jaqbel għall-poplu Malti? X’inhuma d-diffikultajiet li insibu f’pajjizi oħra fejn hemm id-divorzju.? … Read more »
On Monday 14th March, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the ‘Diakonia’ Commission of Fleur de Lys as part of his pastoral visit in this parish. He later went on the visit the Catechism Centre (MUSEUM) for boys in the same parish.
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