News from the Church in Malta
The Gozo Diocese presented a cheque of €20,000 to Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza. The sum was collected during the RTK4Charity Open Day that is organized annually at the Home in Siggiewi on New Year’s Day by RTK radio. Gozo Bishop, Mgr Mario Grech visited the Home on Saturday and took time to meet up with the residents and care workers… Read more »
8.30am The Archbishop attends a conference organized by APS Bank on Ethical Banking.
5.30pm The Archbishop vistis the Boys’ MUSEUM at the parish of Maria Regina, Marsa as part of his pastoral visit.
7.00pm The Archbishop presides over the Parish Assembly of Maria Regina, Marsa.
9.00am The Archbishop meets the Children’s and Young Adolescent Board at the Curia… Read more »
On Saturday 9th June 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at the parish church of Maria Regina in Marsa, on the occasion of the official opening to his pastoral visit in the parish.
CLICK HERE for more information on the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in your parish.
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Vatican media
On Tuesday the Vatican announced that as of this July 31, the Vatican Information Service (VIS) will cease to exist as a separate office providing information distinct from the Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office.
There will, however, be a Press Office Bulletin. Some of the VIS staff will be transferred to work on the multilingual news.va portal, which was established a year ago… Read more »
Pope's upcoming trip to Lebanon
Given below is the calendar of liturgical celebrations due to be presided over by the Holy Father between the months of July and September.
JULY
– Sunday 15. Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Pastoral visit to Frascati. Mass at 9.30 a.m.
AUGUST
– Wednesday 15: Solemnity of the Assumption, Mass at 8 a.m… Read more »
More than 200 priests are attending an in-service course at the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtu. The topic for this year’s course is ‘New’ Relationships: Theological/Pastoral Challenges. This annual course which is spread over three days and will end tomorrow, Wednesday 13th June, is an important step for the on-going formation of every priest. Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. is attending this in-service course together with the clergy. … Read more »
Airport Chapel
Benedict XVI spoke today to participants in the 15th World Seminar for Catholic Civil Aviation Chaplains and Chaplaincy Members, promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. They were present in Rome for a meeting on the theme of “The New Evangelization in the Field of Civil Aviation”.
The Pope noted that during their gathering the chaplains were reflecting on new methods and new forms of evangelization in their area of ministry… Read more »
IEC 2012 logo
“The Church in Ireland is a Church on the path to renewal”, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, as he opened the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in the Irish capital Sunday, very much setting the tone for a week of events.
It was a clear message to the faithful from Ireland’s four ecclesial provinces who were joined by thousands of pilgrims from overseas Sunday afternoon in the Royal Dublin Society Arena – it was the good news they needed to hear… Read more »
Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tirringrazzja lill-Għaqda Piroteknika Maltija (GħPM) għall-komunikat maħruġ tad-9 ta’ Ġunju, fejn saru diversi kummenti u osservazzjonijiet fuq l-istqarrija tal-KA, maħruġa fil-25 ta’ Mejju, li kienet tittratta fuq il-Logħob tan-Nar, is-Saħħa u l-Ambjent (li ħarġet xi ġimagħtejn ilu.) Dawn l-istqarrijiet u komunikati lill-istampa għandhom ikunu l-mezz ta’ kif issir diskussjoni pubblika serja fuq dan is-suġġett importanti, kif ilha tħeġġeġ il-KA li għandu jsir… Read more »
Sa mit-twaqqif tagħha l-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent ħadmet sabiex tagħti kontribut fuq diversi kwistjonijiet u temi ambjentali billi tagħti l-opinjoni tagħha fuq sitwazzjonijiet partikolari ambjentali u tgħin biex jinstabu soluzzjonijiet sostenibbli. L-informazzjoni miġbura f’dawn l-istqarrijiet kienet ibbażata fuq riċerka li kienet tinkludi ħarsa lejn il-policies u l-liġijiet ta’ pajjiżna kif ukoll l-iżvilupp storiku tal-kwistjoni.
Minn żmien għal żmien il-KA torganizza diversi attivitajiet sabiex tkompli ssaħħaħ din il-ħidma tagħha fil-komunità billi tagħti informazzjoni xjentifika fuq kwistjonijiet li jolqtu l-ħajja tagħna ta’ kuljum… Read more »
