News from the Church in Malta
On Wednesday 15th June, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. received a visit from the Malta National Youth Council, at his residence in Attard.
Click on photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta. Tel: 21236723… Read more »
Employment
The global issue of unemployment points to a structural problem that was identified well before the onset of the world financial crisis, according to the Holy See. But its consequence is a scenario that “we must do our very best to avoid.”
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, permanent representative of the Holy See to the U.N. offices in Geneva, made this observation last Wednesday at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference… Read more »
Violence and more attacks
As the situation in Syria drags on, it could be that fewer and fewer people have hope in dialogue, but the Vatican continues to call for it, saying it’s the solution to the conflict.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, turned his attention to Syria in the most recent edition of Vatican Television’s “Octava Dies.”
He followed the Pope’s own speaking-out on the months-long conflict… Read more »
July 2 – 3, 2011: young people give an unusual start to their summer with “Check-in”, in St Julian’s. Hundreds of youth are offering their breaks up for voluntary work in Malta and abroad. Others are making the much-anticipated pilgrimage to Madrid marking the World Youth Day. Though every experience of these is unique, they are all deep-changing expressions of faith.
Check-in is an overnight experience bringing all the separate lines together… Read more »
Feast of the Holy Spirit
Benedict XVI says that the Holy Spirit, celebrated on the feast of Pentecost, fills the universe and prepares unity among nations.
The Pope reflected on the role of the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity before he prayed the midday Regina Ceoli with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Pentecost, he said, is the fulfillment of the paschal mystery, “the powerful effusion of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles gathered together with Mary, the Mother of the Lord, and the other disciples… Read more »
Brothers and sisters,
This year, through our reflection upon the following three passages, we recall the experience of the early Church as it was guided by the Holy Spirit:
“But the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit” (At 13,52); “they went from place to place preaching the Good News” (Acts 8,4) and so “the Word of the Lord continued to spread” (Acts 6,7)… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets seminarians, celebrates Mass and stays with them for dinner, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu’.
Tuesday
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop presides over a Seminary Board meeting at the Seminary.
Wednesday
10.00 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Foundation of Church Schools, at the Curia… Read more »
B’kollox se jagħmel 1,250 kilometru fuq ir-rota biex jiġbor fondi għal Dar Sagra Familja, Ħaż-Żabbar! L-inizjattiva hi ta’ Franco Azzopardi, iċ-Ċermen ta’ Radju RTK, li aktar tard dan ix-xahar beħsiebu jagħmel żewġ maratoni bir-rota, waħda bejn Londra u Pariġi fuq medda ta’ 500 kilometru, li jrid jagħmel f’24 siegħa, u ġimgħa wara maratona oħra fl-Isvizzera, did-darba ta’ 720 kilometru, fuq terran aktar diffiċli, u li jrid jagħmel fi 28 siegħa… Read more »
Libya happenings
The top church official in Libya expressed fear that the protracted conflict there would generate fighting among factions and tribes, but said he believed a negotiated solution was still possible, the Vatican’s missionary news agency reported.
Bishop Giovanni Martinelli of Tripoli, Libya, also told the Fides news agency June 8 that “whoever thinks they can resolve everything with bombs is mistaken.” Bishop Martinelli has been an outspoken critic of the NATO bombing campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, which have been battling to put down a widespread rebellion since late February… Read more »
