Yearly Archives: 2011

VATICAN EXPANDS ONLINE PRESENCE AT POPE’S WISHES

28/06/2011

Benedict XVI is pushing Vatican communication to take “enormous steps,” according to the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

Archbishop Claudio Celli affirmed this today when he presented News.va, the Vatican’s new Web portal that will bring news from various Church sources to the same site.

A sneak preview of News.va is already online, but the site will begin functioning Wednesday, the feast of Sts… Read more »

June 27 – July 3

26/06/2011

Monday

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

4.00 p.m. The Archbishop presides over a consultation meeting with priests.

Tuesday

10.00 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a consultation meeting with priests.

5.45 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the translation of Relic, Vespers and Mass on the occasion of the Feast of St… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE DURING A MASS FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS

25/06/2011

Kappella ta’ Kristu Re, Mrieħel

25/06/11

Ħuti,

Snin ilu kont Pirjol, u niftakar li konna bdejna Ladies’ Circle u kien hemm xi ħadd u qalli:  “Isma’ għaliex ma nibdewx ukoll grupp tar-romol?”  Għaliex ovvjament f’kull ċirkostanza tal-ħajja l-iktar persuna li tista’ tifhmek hija l-persuna li tgħaddi mill-istess esperjenza.  U din il-persuna qaltli:  “Jekk inlaqqgħu dawn ir-romol ikunu t’appoġġ għal xulxin… Read more »

IMNARJA AT THE MDINA CATHEDRAL

25/06/2011

Il-Kapitlu tal-Katidral tal-Imdina, anki din is-sena se jkun qed itella’ programm ta’ attivitajiet reliġjużi biex jiċċelebra b’mod solenni l-festa tal-martirju ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl, patruni tal-istess katedra.

Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet jibdew nhar it-Tlieta 28 ta’ Ġunju għall-ħabta tal-5.30pm bil-wasla tal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP. Huwa se jkun qed jippresiedi fiċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet ta’ filgħaxija li jinkludu t-translazzjoni tar-Relikwiji u quddiesa bl-Ewwel Għasar Pontifikali.

Agħfas hawn biex tkompli taqra dan l-artiklu mis-sit www.il-gensillum.com Read more »

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FEAST OF BLESSED NAZJU FALZON

24/06/2011

Il-Festa tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon din is-sena ser tiġi ċċelebrata nhar il-Ħamis 30 ta’ Ġunju, 2011, peress li nhar l-1 ta’ Lulju taħbat il-festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesu’.

Nhar il-Gimgħa, 24 ta’ Ġunju, fis-6.15p.m. ir-Relikwja tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon ser tittieħed fil-Kappella tal-Isptar Mater Dei.  Mal-wasla tar-Relikwja fis-6.30p.m. ser tiġi ċċelebrata Quddiesa.

Nhar is-Sibt, 25 ta’ Ġunju, bejn it-8.00a.m. u 7.00p.m. ir-Relikwja  ser tkun esposta għall-qima tal-morda u l-familjari tagħhom fil-Kappella tal-Isptar… Read more »

ECUMENICAL VISIT TO RUSSIA

23/06/2011

A longtime friend of leaders in the Russian Orthodox Church, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray visited Russia for Pentecost, inviting the faithful to “walk by the Spirit” in bettering relations between the two Churches.

Cardinal Etchegaray is vice dean of the College of Cardinals. He served as president of the Pontifical Councils Cor Unum and for Justice and Peace.

He was in St… Read more »

DIVORCE: ‘THE THOUGHTLESSNESS OF MALTA’

23/06/2011

“Bla dubju kien ikun aħjar għal Malta kienu tgħallmet mill-iżbalji tad-dinja moderna qabel ma għaġlet biex tingħaqad magħha.”

Hekk ikkummenta l-editur maniġerjali ta’ First Things, Meghan Duke, dwar ir-referendum li sar ħmistax ilu u li għamilha possibbli li d-divorzju issa jibda jagħmel parti mil-leġislazzjoni ta’ pajjiżna.

First Things hu ġurnal online ippubbikat fl-Istati Uniti minn The Institute on Religion and Public Life… Read more »

THE CHURCH HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MALTESE FAMILIES – ARCHBISHOP

22/06/2011

In his message during a Mass celebrated for members of the Moviment Zwieg bla Divorzju, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. said that he wished it had been possible for the Church to make a greater financial contribution in order to help the Movement inform the public regarding the negative effects of divorce:  “By contributing financially to avert the introduction of divorce in our country, we have done our duty”… Read more »