News from the Church in Malta
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The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff today published the calendar of celebrations to be presided by the Holy Father in the months of October and November:
OCTOBER
– Sunday 9: 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Pastoral visit to Lamezia Terme and Serra San Bruno, Italy.
– Sunday 16: 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time… Read more »
‘TOURISM UNITES CULTURES’
On September 27, we celebrate the World Tourism Day, promoted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which has enjoyed even from its very first celebration in 1980 the support of the Holy See.
The theme of this year, “Tourism Linking Cultures,” wishes to highlight the importance that traveling has in the meeting of the different cultures of the world, especially in our present day world where more than ninety million people travel internationally, favored thus by modern means of communication and lower associated costs… Read more »
Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann
25 ta’ Settembru 2011
Eċċellenza President ta’ Malta, Dr George Abela.
Ħuti,
aħna ġejna hawnhekk illum biex flimkien mal-Knisja universali u b’mod speċjali mas-Sorijiet tal-Karita, aħna nifirħu għaliex membru tal-Kongregazzjoni tagħhom, Sr Enrichetta Alfieri, il-Mulej ta grazzja permezz ta’ l-Ispirtu s-Santu li l-Knisja tirrikonoxxi li għandha messaġġ speċjali li kapaċi jkun ta’ dawl għalina lkoll… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Ursuline sisters’ Community in Rabat as part of his pastoral visit in this parish.
5.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Diakonia Commission at St Patrick’s Hall, Rabat.
6.30 p.m. The Archishop meets the Liturgical Commission at St Patrick’s Hall, in Rabat… Read more »
Pope in Germany
Pope Benedict XVI has met German victims of sexual abuse by priests, expressing “deep compassion and regret” at their suffering.
The Pope met five victims for half an hour, on the second day of his four-day state visit to his native Germany.
A statement from the Vatican said he was “moved and deeply shaken”.
The pontiff assured the victims that church officials were “seriously concerned” about dealing with crimes of abuse… Read more »
Wieħed mir-riżultati pożittivi tas-Sinodu Djoċesan li sar fis-snin 1999-2003 kien l-introduzzjoni ta’ Assemblea Djoċesana li tiltaqa’ kull sena. L-Assemblea ta’ din is-sena, it-tmien waħda wara s-Sinodu, qed tiltaqa’ llum u għada.
L-għan tal-Assemblea hu li jiltaqgħu flimkien mal-Arċisqof il-mexxejja tal-oqsma kollha tal-Knisja f’Malta – kunsilli ewlenin, kongregazzjonijiet reliġjużi, segretarjati u kummissjonijiet djoċesani, parroċċi, għaqdiet u movimenti, skejjel – u nies oħra involuti mill-qrib fil-ħidma pastorali tal-Knisja, biex jagħmlu evalwazzjoni tas-sitwazzjoni tal-Knisja fis-soċjetà Maltija llum, fid-dawl tal-Pjan Pastorali, u jagħtu ħarsa wkoll ’il quddiem… Read more »
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP se jippresiedi l-Assemblea Djoċesana tal-Knisja f’Malta li se tiltaqa’ nhar il-Ġimgħa 23 ta’ Settembru filgħaxija u s-Sibt 24 ta’ Settembru filgħodu, fiċ-Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni, B’Kara.
Din hi laqgħa annwali li tiġbor flimkien mal-Arċisqof il-mexxejja tal-oqsma kollha tal-Knisja f’Malta – il-membri tal-kunsill presbiterali u tal-kunsill pastorali djoċesan, id-delegati tal-Arċisqof fis-Segretarjati u Kummissjonijiet Djoċesani, il-provinċjali tal-kongregazzjonijiet reliġjużi, il-kappillani, il-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, il-mexxejja tal-għaqdiet u l-movimenti tal-Knisja, u diversi persuni oħra li jagħtu sehemhom fil-ħajja tal-Knisja… Read more »
Pope arrives in Germany
“Politics must be a commitment to justice and must create the essential conditions for peace”. In fact, the “success” of every politician is subordinated to “the criterion of justice, the will to enforce the law, and the understanding of the law”. Benedict XVI delivered this speech during his visit to the Federal Parliament at the Reichstag building in Berlin… Read more »
On Thursday 22nd September 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass and blessed the second floor of St Michael School in St Venera.
The Headmaster of the School shared the events of the evening, with the readers of this website.
September 22nd has been now for some weeks earmarked as the day when we wished to bless and inaugurate the extension on the second floor of St Michael School, a Catholic Secondary School run by the Society of Christian Doctrine, M.U.S.E.U.M… Read more »
At a meeting which took place between the Maltese Episcopal Conference and the Conference of the Religious Major Superiors, it was decided to publish this statement:
With reference to the facts and allegations which led to the decision given by the Magistrates’ Court some weeks back (which is still pending before the Courts, and hence cannot be prejudiced in any way), the Church authorities in Malta and Gozo, declare that they have been given legal advice, in the sense that, in this particular case, the Church, as an institution, does not have any legal responsibility for what was perpetrated by some individuals and that she cannot take upon herself such responsibility… Read more »
