Monthly Archives: March 2013

Conclave begins

Cardinal electors assembled in Rome will begin voting for the next pope March 12. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, announced the date for the start of the election, known as a conclave, in a message to reporters March 8. The first session of voting inside the Sistine Chapel will begin in the afternoon, following a morning Mass “Pro eligendo Summo Pontifice” (“for the election of the supreme pontiff”) in St… Read more »

11-17 March

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting, at his residence in Attard.

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets seminarians, celebrates mass and stays with them for dinner, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtù.

Tuesday

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop presides over a Seminary Board meeting at the Seminary, Tal-Virtù.

Wednesday

10.00 a.m… Read more »

Election for new Pope to begin on Tuesday. Cardinal Prospero Grech to deliver Cardinals’ meditation

The most awaited white smoke from Vatican chimney

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin electing a new pope on Tuesday 12 March, according to a statement released in Rome.

The announcement came after 115 cardinals gathered at the Vatican for talks and prayers.

Pope Benedict XVI stepped down last month after nearly eight years in office, becoming the first pontiff to resign in 600 years… Read more »

Archbishop meets members of the Neo-Catechumenal Way in Ħamrun

On Sunday 3rd March 2013, the Archbishop visited members of the Neo Catechumenal-Way, as part of his Pastoral Visit at the Immaculate Conception parish in Ħamrun.

Click on the photo to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta. Tel: 21236723… Read more »

A closer date for conclave?

Cardinal Napier's tweet

The last of the 115 cardinals who will elect the new pope has arrived in Rome. Vietnamese Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man joined his colleagues in closed-door discussions at the Vatican. His presence means a date can now be set for the conclave to choose a successor to Benedict XVI as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Benedict stepped down last month after nearly eight years in office, becoming the first pontiff to do so in 600 years… Read more »

Saint Augustine College to start accepting again students in Primary

Intlaħaq ftehim bejn il-Gvern ta’ Malta u l-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin sabiex skola statali fil-Marsa tibda tintuża mill-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin sakemm jitlestew ix-xogħlijiet fuq l-iskola l-ġdida f’Tal-Pietà. Permezz ta’ dan il-ftehim, il-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin se jaċċetta 75 tifel fl-ewwel sena primarja u 75 tifel fir-raba’ sena primarja. It-tfal li qegħdin temporanjament fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, fit-tieni u l-ħames sena, is-sena skolastika li jmiss jibdew imorru ukoll f’din l-iskola statali fil-Marsa… Read more »

Thanksgiving Mass for Pope Benedict XVI and prayers for the Conclave

On Wednesday 6th March 2013, the Archbishop Mgr Paul Cremona O.P., the Auxiliary Bishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna and the Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Joseph Mercieca co-celebrated a thanksgiving Mass for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and for the Conclave, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral Valletta.

The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »