Monthly Archives: July 2012

Gathering for Maltese missionaries

Is-Segretarjat għall-Appostolat tal-Emigranti, li fergħa minnu hija responsabbli mis-Saċerdoti, Reliġjużi u Lajċi Maltin li qed jaħdmu għall-Knisja bogħod minn artna (Secretariat for Maltese Priests Overseas, SMPO) ser jorganizza laqgħa għall-missjunarji reliġjużi u lajċi li jkunu Malta għall-ġranet ta’ mistrieħ. Mons. Lawrence Gatt, Aġent Vigarju, se jkun preżenti f’isem l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. Din il-laqgħa se ssir nhar il-Ħamis 12 ta’ Lulju 2012, fl-4:30 p.m… Read more »

Clarification regarding an article on MaltaToday

With reference to the article ‘Gozitan parish complex scaled down by MEPA’ published on Maltatoday, on Sunday 1st July 2012, the Communications Office of the Archbishop’s Curia is hereby publishing the following clarification, which has also been published in agreement with Maltatoday, on the same newspaper published on Sunday 8th July 2012.
In the above mentioned article, it was mistakenly reported that the proposed parish centre in Triq il-Kastell in the vicinity of the Cittadella will be hosting a residence for  Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P… Read more »

Dun Nazzareno Caruana passes to eternal life

Tħabbret il-mewt tal-kappillan tal-parroċċa tal-Imqabba, Dun Nazzareno Caruana, li ħalla din id-dinja għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem, nhar it-Tnejn 9 ta’ Lulju 2012,  fl-età ta’ 65 sena. Il-funeral tiegħu se jsir nhar il-Ħamis 12 ta’ Lulju.

DETTALJI TAL-FUNERAL:

11:30am: Il-korteo jitlaq mill-Isptar Mater Dei

12:00pm: Jitqiegħed għall-qima tal-pubbliku fil-kappella ta’ San Mikiel fl-Imqabba

2:00pm: Il-korteo jħalli l-kappella ta’ San Mikiel għall-knisja parrokkjali

2:30pm: Issir ċelebrazzjoni tal-quddiesa presente cadavere b’suffraġju għal ruħu

4:00pm: Il-korteo jħalli l-parroċċa tal-Imqabba għall-parroċċa tal-Mellieħa

5:00pm-5:45pm: Korteo funebri għall-Knisja parrokkjali

5:45pm: Isir it-talb tal-għasar u wara ssir id-difna fiċ-ċimiterju tal-Mellieħa… Read more »

Testimony of 30 living Vatican II participants said to stir wave of emotions

Pope Benedict XVI walks during his visit at the House of the Verbites in Nemi.

The director of the Vatican press office commented on Benedict XVI’s trip today to the house of the Verbites in Nemi, Italy, noting that it was a chance for the Pope to visit the place where as a young theologian he worked on documents of the Second Vatican Council… Read more »

Archbishop presides over Marsa (Maria Reġina) Parish Assembly

On Monday 18th June 2012,  Archbishop Cremona presided over the Parish Assembly of Marija Reġina in Marsa. More information about the parish assembly will be put shortly.

Click on the photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »

POPE: JESUS THE GREATEST MIRACLE IN THE UNIVERSE

Speaking from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about Sunday’s Gospel, which tells how Jesus, when He had returned to His hometown of Nazareth, was rejected by His own people. “This fact is understandable,” the Pope said, “because familiarity at the human level makes it difficult to go beyond that and to be open to the divine dimension.”
Jesus was not able to work any miracles in Nazareth – “apart from curing a few sick people by laying His hands on them” – because the people were closed off to the spiritual dimension… Read more »

Confirmation and Holy Communion for Emigrants’ Children

Il-Kummissjoni Emigranti tixtieq tavża li l-Ewwel Tqarbina u l- Grizma tal-Isqof għall-ulied ta’ emigranti Maltin matul ix-xhur tas-sajf se jinżammu f’dawn il-ġranet:

L-Erbgħa 27 ta’ Lulju u l-Erbgħa 24 ta’ Awwissu

L-Kummissjoni Emigranti tavża li biex ulied l-Emigranti jkunu jistgħu jersqu għal dawn is-Sagramenti jkun meħtieġ:

  1. li t-tfal ikollhom seba’ snin magħluqa għall-Ewwel Tqarbina u tnax il-sena magħluqa għall-Griżma tal-Isqof…
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Eyes searching for hope

Haiti and Guatemala

On behalf of the Pope, the Undersecretary of the  Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” – the Holy See dicastery responsible for promoting and organizing the charitable works of the Pontiff by means of the many Catholic aid organizations active throughout the world – recently visited Guatemala and Haiti.

A survey took place in order to check the developments of the projects in the areas hit by the earthquake in Haiti and those areas devastated by the floods in Guatemala in 2011, financed by the charity of the faithful united with the Pope… Read more »

Clarification regarding an article about EU food distribution

B’referenza għall-artiklu “Ma jafux min huma n-nies li jibbenefikaw”, ppublikat fil-ġurnal ‘l-Orizzont’, il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Lulju 2012, dwar it-tqassim tal-ikel li jiġi mill-Unjoni Ewropea, l-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof jixtieq jippreċiza dan li ġej.

Il-Kappillani Maltin kienu mitluba biex permezz tal-organizzazzjoni tagħhom fil-parroċċi, jitqassam l-ikel li jingħata bħala parti minn skema ta’ għajnuna offruta mill-Unjoni Ewropea. Il-Kappillani aċċettaw li jqassmu dan l-ikel għax fehmu li jistgħu jkunu ta’ servizz lil min hu fil-bżonn, anke jekk jiġu kkritikati minn xi wħud li jidhrilhom li jmisshom jieħdu dan l-ikel u li ma jieħduhx għax mhumiex intitolati għalih… Read more »

President Abela against the legalisation of cannabis

l-President ta’ Malta tenna b’termini ċari l-Ħamis li hu kontra li l-cannabis tkun legalizzata: “Jien miniex tal-fehma li dan għandu jiġi kkunsidrat u għalhekk naqbel ma’ Mons Grech. Diġà għandna droga legali li għandha effett fuq il-moħħ u li spiss tiġi abbużata u twassal għal konsegwenzi koroh, bħalma huma inċidenti stradali u mwiet. Dan huwa l-alkoħol.”

Dr Abela fakkar li l-cannabis “għandha effett fuq il-moħħ u hemm evidenza li tista’ twassal għall-konsum ta’ droga agħar minnha”… Read more »