Yearly Archives: 2011

STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE OCCASSION OF CREATION DAY

30/09/2011

Għal dawn l-aħħar snin, il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) kienet tieħu l-okkażjoni tal-Festa ta’ San Franġisk (4 ta’ Ottubru) sabiex tfakkar u tisħaq ir-responsabbiltajiet speċjali li l-Insara għandhom lejn il-ħolqien u r-relazzjonijiet kollha li jsawruh. Għan-Nisrani u kull min jemmen f’Alla l-Ħallieq ta’ kollox, l-arja, l-art, l-ibħra, il-ħlejjaq kollha, u l-univers kollu, huma mnisslin mill-imħabba infinita t’Alla u xhieda ħajja tagħha. Wieħed mill-ewwel Insara li fehmu sew din il-verità kien appuntu l-fqajjar ta’ Assisi, San Franġisk… Read more »

RABAT PASTORAL VISIT OPENING MASS

29/09/2011

On Saturday 24th September 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. began his Pastoral Visit to the Parish of Rabat by celebrating Mass and afterwards meeting people.

On Sunday 25th September the Archbishop met members of Civil Society of Rabat.

CLICK HERE for more information on the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visits in your parish.


Click on the photos to enlarge… Read more »

CHURCH LEADS REFLECTION ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HAPPY

28/09/2011

This Sunday marks the annual Day for Life in Ireland, with the theme “A call to solidarity and hope in difficult times.”

The event this year is reflecting on “what it means to lead a full and happy life,” a statement from the bishops explained.

The theme springs from Benedict XVI’s visit last year to England, when he said, “Happiness is something we all want, but one of the great tragedies in this world is that so many people never find it, because they look in the wrong places… Read more »

Church welcomes back young people

28/09/2011

The Church in Malta officially welcomed back young people from their summer experiences with ‘World Café’ – an event held yesterday evening, Tuesday 27th September, at Savio College, Dingli. Over 130 paticipants gathered around specially-arranged coffee tables to share their personal stories from voluntary service, missionary work and the World Youth Day pilgrimage during summer.

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P… Read more »

BISHOP MARIO GRECH VISITS AUSTRALIA

28/09/2011

L-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, Mons Mario Grech, ħalla Malta biex jibda l-mawra tiegħu fl-Awstralja fejn se jiltaqà ma’ dawk li hu sejjaħ “ħutna tal-Awstralja”.

Mons Mario Grech mistenni jdum l-Awstalja għal ftit aktar minn xahar. Wera entużjażmu u ħerqa biex jiltaqa’ mal-komunità Maltija li tinsab f’dan il-kontinent. F’kummenti lil RTKnews qabel beda l-vjaġġ tiegħu għall-Awstralja, qal li jinsab kuntent li se jkollu l-opportunità li jagħmel dan il-vjaġġ… Read more »

CARITAS MALTA RAISES €49,400

28/09/2011

Caritas Malta has to date raised €49,400 through the fund-raising television programme broadcast on Sunday 25th September 2011.  The funds will go towards the services which Caritas Malta offers free of charge to the Maltese public.

A spokesperson for Caritas Malta said today that the organisation thanks the people of Malta for responding generously to its appeal to support the various programmes and services offered free of charge to persons in difficulty… Read more »

“A RENEWING EXPERIENCE” – THE 2011 DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY

27/09/2011

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the Diocesan Assembly of the Church in Malta on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September. This was held at the CAK Centre in Birkirkara.

This annual meeting brings together all the entities of the Church in Malta – the members of the Presbyteral Council and the Diocesan Pastoral Council, the Archbishop’s delegates of Secretariats and Diocesan Commissions, the provincials of religious orders, parish priests, heads of Church schools, leaders of groups and movements of the Church, and various other persons who offer their pastoral services… Read more »

CELEBRATIONS TO BE PRESIDED BY POPE: OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

27/09/2011

St Peter's Square

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 »

MESSAGE FOR WORLD TOURISM DAY 2011

27/09/2011

‘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 »

ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE BEATIFICATION OF SR ENRICHETTA ALFIERI

25/09/2011

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 »