Monthly Archives: May 2011

EVANGELIZATION’S SOURCE: POPE’S JOURNEY TO CROATIA HIGHLIGHTS FAMILY

31/05/2011

Families in Croatia

The focus of Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Zagreb, Croatia, June 4-5 will be on the family and building a community with Christian values. In the 84-year-old pope’s 19th trip abroad and his 13th to a European country, he also will continue to underline the importance he places on reviving Europe’s Christian roots. Even though Croatia is an overwhelmingly Catholic country, it has undergone hardships that have tested its foothold on faith: two World Wars, a Nazi invasion and then communist rule under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia… Read more »

FOUR PARISHES CELEBRATE A YEAR OF VOLUNTARY WORK AT DAR TAL-PROVIDENZA

30/05/2011

Il-parroċċi tal-Għargħur, Mġarr, Mosta u Naxxar, iktar kmieni dan ix-xahar fakkru s-Sena tal-Volontarjat permezz ta’ ċelebrazzjoni fid-Dar tal-Providenza u ħadu din l-okkażjoni biex jagħtu donazzjoni lil din l-opra karitattevoli tal-Knisja f’Malta.

F’kummenti lil IL-ĠENSillum online, Victor Formosa, il-kelliemi għal din id-Dar, fisser li f’attività sempliċi imma “sinjifikattiva”, madwar 200 ruħ minn dawn l-erba’ parroċċi li jiffurmaw l-Unità numru 7 ngħaqdu mal-Arċiprieti u l-Kappillani tagħhom fid-Dar tal-Providenza biex ifakkru s-Sena Ewropea tal-Volontarjat… Read more »

SOCIO-RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES

30/05/2011

SEJJAĦTLI –  on FAVOURITE TV – on Thursday  2nd June at 9.00pm with a repeat on Sunday at 4.00pm.

Theme: Journalism and Media

Presentor: Joyce Cassar with the participation of resident guest Fr. Rene Camilleri

Information: This week’s programme will focus on the responsibility of journalists and broadcasters to deliver the truth.  But is this the case?  … Read more »

May 30 – June 5

29/05/2011

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.

Tuesday

9.00 a.m. The Archbishop participates in an in-service course for priests at the Seminary.

Wednesday

8.30 a.m. The Archbishop participates in a ‘live’ television programme on TVM.

9.00 a.m. The Archbishop participates in the second session of the in-service course for priests at the Seminary… Read more »

MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOPS AFTER THE REFERENDUM ON DIVORCE

28/05/2011

A Consultative Referendum regarding the introduction of divorce in our country has just been held.  We are issuing this note prior to the announcement of the referendum result. We wish to make this reflection independently from the result of the referendum because our target is not the result, but rather the starting point for the Church’s and the country’s efforts and investment in favour of marriage and the family… Read more »

Divine Sign of Contradiction

26/05/2011

It was Our Lady, along with St Joseph, who first heard the words uttered by Simeon the prophet when they went to present the child Jesus at the Temple. Simeon told them that the child Jesus was “destined to be a sign of contradiction” (Lk 2, 35).

This is already an indication of the burden that the child Jesus had to carry… Read more »

NEW PARISH PRIEST FOR SLIEMA

25/05/2011

Mons. Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. innomina lil Patri Richard Stanely Grech ofm bħala Kappillan tal-Parroċċa Madonna tas-Sacro Cuor, Sliema.

Patri Richard twieled nhar it-28 ta’ Ottubru 1955 minn Pawlu u Mary nee Vella. Daħal mal-Patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri u beda n-novizzjat fit-22 t’Ottubru 1972 fil-kunvent ta’ Sant’Antnin ġewwa Għawdex. Għamel l-istudji tiegħu fl-Istitut Filosofiku u Teoloġiku tal-Patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri ġewwa r-Rabat u fl-Istitut Internazzjonali San Salvatur f’Ġerusalemm.  … Read more »

GATHERING OF FAMILIES IN 2012 TO LOOK AT FAMILY, WORK, FREE TIME

25/05/2011

Catholics, like everyone, often are challenged to balance the demands of family, work and free time, but they also have an obligation to show others there is a Christian approach to all three, said Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi of Milan. “Our being Catholic should become a unique and original way of living the challenges that face every family,” the cardinal said at a Vatican news conference May 24 to discuss plans for the World Meeting of Families 2012… Read more »

SOCIO-RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES

24/05/2011

SEJJAĦTLI –  on  FAVOURITE TV – on Thursday 26th May at 9.00pm with a repeat on Sunday at 4.00pm.

Theme: The project for New Evangelisation

Presentor: Joyce Cassar

Information: Together with resident guest Fr. Rene Camilleri will this week focus on the project for New Evangelisation.  Pope Benedict XVI often speaks about this New Evangelisation, which he has been planning to introduce since his pontifical.  … Read more »