Yearly Archives: 2013

Pope appeals for peace

21/01/2013

Pope in St Peter's Square

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to conflicts around the world on Sunday. Speaking to pilgrims and faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with him, Pope Benedict especially prayed that, in the various conflicts unfortunately under way around the world, “The slaughter of innocent civilians should cease.” He went on to say, “Let there be an end to all violence, and let there be found the courage to conduct dialogue and to negotiate.” The Pope’s appeal for peace came in the context of a reflection on the pressing need for a recovery of the full, visible communion of all Christians, which Christ Himself desires for His Church… Read more »

21-27 January

20/01/2013
Monday

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

4.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets children attending the Catechism Centre at the Sacred Heart Convent, as part of his Pastoral visit in the Parish of The Holy Trinity in Marsa.

5.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets nuns of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at their convent in Marsa… Read more »

The Archbishop meets married couples

19/01/2013

Is-Sibt 19 ta’ Jannar, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. se jiċċelebra Quddiesa għal dawk il-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2012. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni se ssir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fis-6:30 p.m. Fi Frar, l-Arċisqof se jiċċelebra Quddiesa li għaliha qed jiġu mistiedna l-koppji għarajjes li se jiżżewġu din is-sena. Dawn iż-żewġ ċelebrazzjonijiet huma organizzati mill-Moviment ta’ Kana. Read more »

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1,562 marriages in the Church in Malta in 2012

19/01/2013

The number of Church marriages registered in the Archdiocese of Malta during the year 2012 was 1,562. This marks a marginal increase over the previous year (2011) which registered 1,520 marriages.

1,351 of the total number of marriages registered in 2012, were marriages between Maltese citizens. There were 74 marriages between Maltese and foreigners, as follows: 40 between Maltese Catholics and foreign Catholics; 21 between Maltese Catholics and foreign Christians; 13 between Maltese Catholics to non-Christians.  … Read more »

Vacant posts for Form 1 Secondary School and 4th year Primary in Church Schools

18/01/2013

F’Novembru 2012 saru l-applikazzjonijiet skont l-ewwel kriterju għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja fis-sena skolastika li tibda f’Settembru 2013. Hawn taħt se nagħtu rendikont ta’ kemm applikaw u kemm baqa’ postijiet vakanti għall-ewwel sena sekondarja u r-raba’ sena primarja.

L-Ewwel Sena Sekondarja Subien

Għall-ewwel sena sekondarja subien kellna dan it-total ta’ applikanti:

1b Aħwa 86 1ċ Tfal ta’ Impjegati fi skejjel tal-Knisja 4 1e Tfal minn skola bla kontinwità 107 12 Tfal tal-ewwel kriterju li applikaw bħala Każijiet Umanitarji Gravi (It-Tieni Kriterju) 30 Total 227

It-total ta’ applikanti huwa ta’ 227 imma 10 minnhom applikaw bil-kriterju tal-aħwa u bil-kriterju ta’ skola bla kontinwità… Read more »

Everyone, even atheists, has human desire to know who God is, Pope says

17/01/2013

Pope meeting US Defence Secretary

The desire to see and know God is innate in everyone, even nonbelievers, Pope Benedict XVI said. But it’s especially important people don’t just seek God when they need him, but make room for him throughout their busy lives, he said during his weekly general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall Jan. 16.

At the end of the audience, the pope also greeted U.S… Read more »

Archbishop meets members of Councils and Commissions in Marsa

16/01/2013

On Wednesday 16th of November 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met members of the Diakonia Commission, the Parish Pastoral Council and the Synod Implementation Commission, at the Parish Centre in Marsa as part of his Pastoral Visit in the Holy Trinity Parish, in Marsa.

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

Anniversary of The Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P.

16/01/2013

On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will be celebrating a Thanksgiving Mass at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on Sunday 20th January 2013, at 5:30 p.m. Priests are invited to concelebrate and everyone is invited to attend.

On Friday 25th January, the Archbishop will be celebrating his 67th birthday. Mgr Cremona was born in 1946… Read more »