News from the Church in Malta
On Wednesday 11th May, 2011, the Cana Movement is organising an information session on Divorce to be held at the Catholic Institute, Floriana at 7pm. Those present will be addressed by Dr Robert Tufigno who will focus on the legal aspect and Dr Mario Pace who will address some FAQs regarding the topic. Read more »
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Kuntrarjament għal dak li sostna l-Imħallef Emeritu Philip Sciberras ma’ The Sunday Times il-Ħadd li għadda, il-Knisja mhux talli ma tagħmilx qligħ mit-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, imma talli skont l-aħħar Rapport Finanzjarju u Pastorali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, dan qed jiswa lill-Knisja madwar €500,000 fis-sena.
L-Imħallef Sciberras sostna ma’ The Sunday Times li “l-kampanja tal-Knisja kontra d-divorzju hi motivata minn konsiderazzjonijiet finanzjarji għaliex tista’ titlef l-eġemonija tagħha fuq l-annullamenti taż-żwieġ”… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
12.00 p.m. The Archbishop leads the Marian Celebration at the Jesuits’ Church, Valletta.
7.00 p.m. The Archbishop attends a reception on the occasion of the anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s election at the Apostolic Nunciature.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop addresses the members of the Franciscan Province (OFM) during their Provincial Chapter at Porziuncola House, Bahar ic-Caghaq… Read more »
PROGRAMM TAL-FESTA TA’ SAN ĠORĠ PRECA
Il-Ħamis, 5 ta’ Mejju, 2010
Quddiesa fil-Kappella tal-Medalja Mirakuluża, Blata l-Bajda, fis-7.30 a.m.
Laqgħa ta’ talb ta’ San Ġorġ Preca, mil-10.00 – 10.30 a.m. animata mill-membri tas-Soċjeta’ tad-Duttrina Nisranija, M.U.S.E.U.M, fil-Kappella tal-Midalja Mirakuluża.
Quddiesa fil-Kappella tal-Midalja Mirakuluża, fis-6.00 p.m.
Il-Ġimgħa, 6 ta’ Mejju, 2010
Quddiesa fil-Kappella tal-Midalja Mirakuluża, fis-6.00 p.m, iċċelebrata minn Dun Frans Abdilla… Read more »
The U.S. bishops are encouraging participation in the World Day of Prayer for Vocations by offering resources for use on this day, which will be celebrated May 15 this year.
The theme for this 48th Day of Prayer for Vocations is “Proposing Vocations in the Local Church.”
The bishops echoed the call of Benedict XVI, who in his message for this day stated: “Every Christian community, every member of the Church, needs consciously to feel responsibility for promoting vocations… Read more »
People of every epoch and in every culture have prayed because human beings have always recognized that there is something greater than themselves in the universe, Pope Benedict XVI said. “Human life is a mix of good and bad, of undeserved suffering and of joy and beauty, which spontaneously and irresistibly push us to ask God for light and interior strength,” to save us in this life and assure us that there is life beyond the grave, the pope said May 4 at his weekly general audience… Read more »
The statement issued today by the IVA Movement with respect to the declaration of nullity is confusing a number of important points regarding the difference between divorce and a declaration of nullity. The statement makes reference to problems which arise after some years of marriage. Unless these problems are rooted in situations which existed at the moment of marital consent, they cannot serve as a base for a declaration of nullity, either by the Civil Court or by the Church Tribunal. … Read more »
Fix-xahar ta’ Mejju ġewwa l-Parroċċa Madonna tal-Karmnu Fgura ser isiru tliet laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni miftuħin għal kulħadd dwar iż-żwieġ u l-familja. Dawn il-laqgħat ser isiru ġewwa ċ-ċentru parrokkjali (taħt il-knisja) fis- 7.15 p.m.
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Mejju 2011
Kelliem : Dr Arthur Galea Salomone
It-Tnejn 9 ta’ Mejju 2011
Kelliem : Fr Brendan Gatt
Il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Mejju 2011
Kelliem : L-E.T Mons Mario Grech , Isqof ta’Għawdex
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On Friday 29th April, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met sextons, at the Curia, as part of the celebrations of the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Later that day, he met employees and officials of Transport Malta and celebrated Mass at their offices in Marsa.
On Tuesday 3rd May, the Archbishop visited Wasteserve workers and then visited bakers in Qormi… Read more »
Osama Bin Laden
The Vatican is calling for reflection, not celebration, in the wake of the death al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks that killed more than 3,000.
U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night that a team of Navy SEALS assaulted the villa in which bin Laden was hiding, and killed him after a brief firefight… Read more »
