News from the Church in Malta
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop visits the Catechetical Centre at the Dominican Sisters in Rabat as a continuation of his pastoral visit.
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop visits the boys’ section of the M.U.S.E.U.M. in Rabat.
8.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the members of the Catechetical Commission of the Rabat parish… Read more »
Bħalissa quddiem l-aġenzija Appoġġ hemm b’kollox 11-il persuna weħidha, jew single, u 134 koppja li qegħdin fi stadi differenti tal-proċess ta’ adozzjoni. Fost dawn, 28 koppja u tliet persuni waħedhom qed jistennew biex jibdew il-proċess tal-adozzjoni, waqt li 106 koppja u tmien persuni waħedhom qed jiġu assessjati u qed jirċievu t-taħriġ meħtieġ biex ikunu jistgħu jipproċedu bl-adozzjoni.
Tajjeb jingħad għall-korrettezza li adozzjoni tista’ tkun ta’ tarbija, kif ukoll ta’ minuri… Read more »
The JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING of the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches will be held in Malta, at the St George Preca Centre, Archbishop’s Seminary, Rabat, between Monday 31st October and Saturday 5th November. The Diocesan Ecumenical Commission and the Hospitality Staff at the Seminary have been assisting the organizers with regard to logistical arrangements.
Although the Catholic Church is not a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC), there has been a solid partnership in the shared quest for Christian unity… Read more »
On Thursday 26th Ocotber, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the Community of the Sisters of Charity in Rabat.He later met the Parish Adolescent and Youth Commission of Rabat and then moved on to meet the Youth and Adolescent Commission of the same parish.
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On Sunday 23rd October, 2011 Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Our Lady of Jesus Church in Rabat and after met with the people. Later on he met the Franciscan Fathers and dined with them.
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Pope Benedict XVI
Taking 300 religious leaders with him on pilgrimage to Assisi, Pope Benedict XVI said people who are suspicious of religion cannot be blamed for questioning God’s existence when they see believers use religion to justify violence. “All their struggling and questioning is, in part, an appeal to believers to purify their faith so that God, the true God, becomes accessible,” the pope said Oct… Read more »
Matul dawn l-aħħar xhur il-media wasslitilna rapporti dwar każijiet xokkanti ta’ kefrija kbira fuq l-annimali. Dawn l-atti ġibdu l-attenzjoni tal-pubbliku inġenerali u ħolqu ferment mal-pajjiż kollu. Bla tlaqliq ta’ xejn, il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tingħaqad mal-bqija tal-poplu u tikkundanna bla riżervi dawn l-atti barbareski. Li tispara fuq kelb u tidfnu ħaj, li tagħlaq kelb f’borża tal-plastik u titfgħu fiż-żibel ferut u agunija, li ssallab ġeru u ssammru rasu ’l isfel ma’ bieb ta’ residenza, minbarra li jnaqqsu mill-ġieħ tal-istess persuni li jwettquhom, huma atti li joffendu s-sentimenti tal-komunità u għalhekk huma atti li jitolbu kundanna serja li għandha tkun riflessa fis-sentenzi u l-pieni xierqa li jingħataw fil-qorti li jservu ta’ deterrent… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Mario Tong as the new archpriest of St Paul’s Shipwreck Parish, Valletta.
Fr Mario Tong was born in Hamrun on 29th April, 1953. He received his education at Paola Primary School, the Minor Seminary and Major Seminary.
Fr Mario was ordained priest on 19th June, 1977. He started his pastoral work as parish priest in St Joseph the Worker parish in Gibraltar in 1978… Read more »
KonKatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt, Vallettta
26 ta’ Ottubru, 2011
Ħuti,
Hemm diversi modi kif tibda tħares lejn dan il-mument, iżda jien nixtieq li nħarsu lejh fid-dawl tal-kliem li nsibu fil-ktieb ta’ Ġob: “Il-Mulej tani, il-Mulej ħadli: ikun imbierek isem il-Mulej” (1,21). Nixtieq li nagħmlu tagħna it-tagħlima ta’ Ġob għaliex hija l-unika triq lejn Alla: ta’ umilta’ u fiduċja quddiem il-kobor ta’ Alla, aktar milli ta’ pretensjoni quddiemu. … Read more »
On Saturday 29th October 2011, christian musicians convene for a formation seminar at Dar Frate Jacoba in Marsascala ahead of the upcoming World Youth Day Song Contest.
The conference, themed MoreVolume, is divided between discussion sessions and hands-on workshops focusing on the unique call of musicians as ministers.
MoreVolume will be guided by Italian ensemble Nuova Civiltà who were purposely invited… Read more »
