Monthly Archives: September 2011

THE CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSIONS

12/09/2011

THE CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSIONS

“Inter-religious and intercultural relations – chances and challenges for our solidarity”

An Albanian contribution to the construction of Europe

Representatives of the 30 national commissions, including Malta, that constitute the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions (Justice and Peace Europe) will meet in Albania between the 16th and 20th of September 2011 for the annual international workshop and general assembly… Read more »

September 12 -18

11/09/2011

Monday

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

Tuesday

7.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Mellieha Sanctuary and afterwards attends dinner as a farewell to Fr Dominic Scerri O.P. as his Delegate for Catholic Education.

Wednesday

10.00 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the College of Parish Priests, at Dar tal-Kleru, B’Kara… Read more »

MORE THAN 250,000 HITS ON THE ARCHDIOCESE WEBSITE

10/09/2011

Minn meta kien imniedi f’Ottubru 2009 sal-aħħar tas-sena li għaddiet, is-sit elettroniku tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta – www.maltadiocese.org, kellu 256,078 hit minn 119,825 absolute unique visitors, li b’kollox bejniethom żaru 892,045 paġna.

Is-sit elettroniku qed jinżamm aġġornat b’mod regolari u kemm ilu li kien imniedi, baqa’ jiġi żviluppat. Kelliemi għall-Kurja tal-Arċisqof qal lil IL-ĠENSillum online li “l-websajt intlaqgħet tajjeb ħafna u tiġi segwita minn għadd sodisfaċenti ta’ nies b’mod interattiv”… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE ON VICTORY DAY 2011

09/09/2011

KonKatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

8 ta’ Settembru 2011

Ħuti,

Aħna bħala poplu Malti qegħdin niċċelebraw dawk il-mumenti fl-istorja tagħna meta Malta ħelset minn żewġ Assedji: dak fl-1565 u dak fl-1943. Kull mument fih importanza fih innifsu fl-istorja tal-persuna jew tal-pajjiż.

Aħna llum qegħdin hawnhekk proprju biex napprezzaw dawn il-mumenti fl-istorja tagħna li kienu bidu ta’ sensiela li sawret l-istorja tagħna… Read more »

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE FALLEN MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST.JOHN

08/09/2011

On Wednesday 7th September 2011,  members of the Order of the Knights of St John gathered at St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta for the traditional memorial service for those knights of the Order who gave their lives in defence of Christianity and Malta during the Great Siege of 1565.

Pontifical Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. and assisted by members of the Cathedral Chapter of the Co-Cathedral… Read more »

‘PRAYER MUST START WITH A CERTAINTY: GOD IS HERE’

08/09/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

In prayer, there must be a certainty of God’s presence, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope stressed this fundamental point today when he continued his catechesis series on prayer at the general audience held in St. Peter’s Square.

The Holy Father took up Psalm 3 for a reflection on faith in God’s presence as the basis of prayer… Read more »

STATISTICS FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN GERMANY

06/09/2011

Germany flag

For the occasion of Benedict XVI’s apostolic trip to Germany, due to take place from 22 to 25 September, statistics have been published concerning the Catholic Church in that country. The information, updated to 31 December 2010, comes from the Central Statistical Office of the Church.

Germany has a population of 81,751,000 of whom 24,675,000 (30.18 percent) are Catholic… Read more »

350 PILGRIMS RETURN FROM LOURDES

06/09/2011


On Tuesday 6th September 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. arrived back in Malta after leading a pilgrimage in Lourdes organized by the Lourdes Voluntary Association. Attending this pilgrimage were 350 people, which included 120 patients, 6 doctors, 12 nurses, a therapist and a pharmacist. Each patient was accompanied by a helper.

This year, the Lourdes Voluntary Association is celebrating their 10th anniversary… Read more »

POPE HIGHLIGHTS LINK IN TWO OF HIS PRIORITIES

05/09/2011

Evangelisation

Benedict XVI is reiterating the importance of Christian unity for the success of the new evangelization.

The Pope spoke of these two papal priorities and their interrelatedness in a letter addressed to the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch.

The letter was on the occasion of the 12th Inter-Christian Symposium, promoted by the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality at the Pontifical Athenaeum Antonianum and by the Orthodox Theological Faculty at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki… Read more »

SEEKING THE FACE OF GOD IN THOSE WHO ARE AGAINST US

05/09/2011

Jesus says love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you. How can this be so? This is the subject for this 10th program of 4Given. Michael Pilavachi, a British youth leader is the protagonist on this week’s program, who will join Ian to talk about useful aspects of being a Christian and living for Jesus! One of the main aims of this program is to challenge the viewer to keep close to Jesus amidst all life situations, and one way in which this will be done is through a discussion of some youths with the Archbishop… Read more »