News from the Church in Malta
Pope praying
Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for August is: “That World Youth Day in Madrid may encourage young people throughout the world to have their lives rooted and built up in Christ”.
His mission intention is: “That Western Christians may be open to the action of the Holy Spirit and rediscover the freshness and enthusiasm of their faith”.
VATICAN CITY, 29 JUL 2011 (VIS) Read more »
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Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets Council members of the Secretariat for Social Communications, at his residence in Attard.
7.00 p.m. The Archbishop visits the Marsa Scouts Camp and celebrates Mass at Torri San Lucjan.
Tuesday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop welcomes the new Spanish ambassador, H.E… Read more »
On Friday 29th July, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the Summer Club for children organized by volunteers and by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, at Maria Assunta School, Hamrun.
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‘Naħseb li issa l-perseveranza fil-mumenti diffiċli li jkun hemm f’kull żwieġ se tkun iktar iebsa. U se jkollna numru iktar ta’ tfal u żgħażagħ li jikbru fi żwiġijiet li fallew. Għall-Knisja din il-problema ssir sfida.’
Hekk stqarr ma’ IL-ĠENSillum online l-Arċisqof Mons Pawlu Cremona OP quddiem id-dħul tad-divorzju f’pajjiżna.
Nhar it-Tnejn, bi 52 vot favur, ħdax kontra u ħames astensjonijiet, il-Parlament Malti għadda leġislazzjoni dwar id-divorzju li tagħmilha possibbli li persuni separati minn Ottubru li ġej ikunu jistgħu jiżżewwġu mill-ġdid… Read more »
The Emigrants Commission of the Church in Malta will be organising a visit for emigrants who will be in Malta on holiday, to His Excellency The President of Malta, Dr George Abela. This visit will take place on the 3rd August, 2011. Programme will commence at 9.00 a.m. at Dar l-Emigrant, next to the Upper Barakka Gardens in Valletta, where emigrants will have the opportunity to watch the multivision documentary ‘Sacred Island’… Read more »
On Thursday 28th July, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the Sliema Day Centre.
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Pope in Castel-Gandolfo
Benedict XVI says the Teresian Association is a “good idea” and is asking Our Lady’s blessing on their efforts to awaken “the Christian and human soul in the world of education.”
This was the message in a papal note sent on behalf of the Pope by his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, to the Teresian Association… Read more »
For the sixth consecutive year, the Pastoral Formation Institute of the Church in Malta is organizing several courses with the aim of reinforcing the identity of the members of the Catholic community. This is done by offering opportunities for permanent formation and spiritual experiences as well as promoting professional formation of pastoral operators to aid them in their ministries and pastoral work; it also facilitates dialogue with Maltese society… Read more »
Il-każ tal-ġurnal Ingliż News of the World fetaħ beraħ id-diskussjoni kollha dwar il-mod, jew il-modi, kif ġurnalist għandu jġib ruħu, u x’mezzi hu leċitu li juża biex ikollu storja, kif ngħidu aħna l-ġurnalisti fil-lingwaġġ tagħna.
Dan il-każ, jekk xejn, juri li dak li aħna l-ġurnalisti ġustament nitolbu mill-politiċi, nies f’pożizzjoni importanti fis-soċjetà u fil-Knisja, u minn dawk li jaħdmu fid-dinja tal-kummerċ, mhux dejjem jidher li napplikawh għalina… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI will bring a “historic message” to Benin this November, when he makes his third trip to the African contnent.
Speaking at a press conference in Contonou, Msgr. Eugene Houdekon, the director of the organizing committee of the papal visit, said that during the Pope’s Nov. 18-20 visit, he will present the apostolic exhortation that will bring together the conclusions of the 2009 Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops… Read more »
