News from the Church in Malta
The Refugees Section of the Emigrants’ Commission pays its respects to Ashih TEKLEAB HAILE, a refugee from Eritrea who escaped from his home land to save his life and who passed away tragically in Malta, yesterday, 20th July 2011, after saving a French man from drowning.
32 year old Tekleab is married to Selemawit Hagus Belay. They met and married in Sudan in 2006 and arrived in Malta by sea in October 2009… Read more »
This year, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited six parishes between January and March. His first Pastoral Visit was held in Zabbar parish followed by Marsascala, Fgura, Fleur de Lys, Swatar and Birkirkara. To date, the Archbishop visited 36 out of 70 parishes. Four years ago, at the start of his episcopate Mgr Paul Cremona O.P. had clearly expressed his wish to visit all parishes in Malta… Read more »
An international union of Catholic journalists should no longer be using the name Catholic, according to two Vatican officials who are citing a serious management crisis in the group.
In a joint communiqué, the Pontifical Councils for the Laity and for Social Communications addressed the status of the International Catholic Press Union (ICPU), which has changed its name to the International Catholics Organisation of the Media (ICOM)… Read more »
Is-soċjetà tal-lum hi waħda li kontinwament qed tinbidel u dawn il-bidliet qegħdin joffru sfida għall-Knisja f’Malta: sfida li tipprepara nsara li jistgħu jwieġbu għall-ħtiġijiet veri ta’ din ir-realtà li qed naraw fis-soċjetà tal-lum. Din l-għajta ssemmiet u nħasset ħafna fl-esperjenza tas-Sinodu Djoċesan u wasslet biex welldet esperjenza ġdida fi ħdan id-djoċesi ta’ Malta – l-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali.
Għalkemm l-Istitut għadu fis-snin bikrin tiegħu, il-viżjoni u l-missjoni tiegħu hi waħda ċara ħafna u l-esperjenza li għaddej minnha fil-preżent hi waħda rikka immens… Read more »
Today we will explore the third step in our pursuit to seeking the face of God – by seeking His face with all our hearts. Is this as simple as it sounds? What must we do to give God our heart? Be prepared for our first discussion, because joining Ian today is the psychologist Dr. Marise Giordamina who will talk about free Will – are we free to choose between right or wrong or are our choices determined by hereditary and environmental influences Dr… Read more »
On Sunday, 17th July, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met with participants of the Betfair Lifecycle Challenge at his residence in Attard.
Click on the photo to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be obtained from PHOTOCITY, Valletta. Tel: 21236723. Email: [email protected] Read more »
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Pope in Castel-Gandolfo
Benedict XVI today made an appeal for international solidarity with Somalia, urging that the response come “in time” for these “brothers and sisters of ours, already sorely tried.”
The Pope referred to the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa when he addressed those who had gathered at the summer papal residence in Castel Gandolfo for the midday Angelus… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.00 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the last consultation meeting with priests at the Catholic Institute.
6.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Staff of the Diocesan Commission for Youths at his residence at Attard.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference, at the Curia… Read more »
Fl-ewwel ħames xhur ta’ din is-sena, il-pulizija investigat 209 persuna, filwaqt li ressqet il-Qorti 49 persuna. Is-sena li għaddiet, il-persuni investigati dwar pussess jew traffikar ta’ droga mill-pulizija b’kollox kienu 506, li minnhom 160 tressqu l-Qorti.
Fl-2009, minn total ta’ 626 persuna investigati fuq pussess jew traffikar ta’ drog, il-pulizija ressqet il-Qorti 171 persuna.
Dan it-tagħrif ingħata mis-Supretendent Norbert Ciappara, inkarigat mill-Iskwadra kontra d-Droga, waqt il-programm ‘Realtajiet tal-Lum’ ippreżentat fuq Radju RTK minn Cynthia Zerafa… Read more »
