News from the Church in Malta
Pope’s trip to South Korea “being considered”
The Pope’s trip to South Korea is “being considered”. This was confirmed to the press on the 23rd January 2014 by the director of the Vatican Newsroom, father Federico Lombardi, who said that Pope Francis received “an invitation” from the Korean bishops to coincide with the big Asian youth meeting due to take place in Korea in mid-August…
The Archbishop meets the Parish Pastoral Council and the Ursuline Sisters of Stella Maris Parish, Sliema
Nhar il-Ħamis 16 ta’ Jannar 2014, l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kunsill Pastorali Parrokkjali bħal parti miż-Żjara Pastorali, fil-parroċċa ta’ Stella Maris, Tas-Sliema…
Madre Margerita De Brincat to be declared Venerable
Nhar it-Tlieta 21 ta’ Jannar 2014, kummissjoni ta’ Kardinali u Isqfijiet fi ħdan il-Kongregazzjoni tal-Kawżi tal-Qaddisin iltaqgħet f’sessjoni ordinarja biex tat ġudizzju dwar jekk il-Papa għandux jiddikjara lill-Qaddejja ta’ Alla Madre Margerita De Brincat, bint id-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex, bħala Venerabbli. Din is-sessjoni tmexxiet mill-Kardinal James M…
Prayer Spaces – Where the young meet God
More than quarter of a million students in British and other Schools have made a deep personal and spiritual experience through PRAYER SPACES IN SCHOOLS. This is an initiative started over six years ago by children, youth workers and school staff, in conjunction with 24-7 Prayer, an International prayer organization…
Pope Francis is scheduled to receive US President, Barak Obama, in audience in the Vatican, on Thursday 27 March 2014.
The news was announced on Tuesday by the White House, and confirmed by Father Federico Lombardi, Head of the Vatican Press Office.
It will be Obama’s first meeting with Pope Francis…
Fra Karm Spiteri, flimkien ma’ għaxar reliġjużi ta’ nazzjonalita oħra, għamel il-professjoni solenni u perpetwa tiegħu fil-kappella tal-Kulleġġ Internazzjonali tal-Fakultà Pontifiċja ‘Teresianum’ f’ Ruma.
Fra Karm Spiteri, imwieled iż-Żejtun, iżda bil-familja f’dawn l-aħħar għoxrin sena toqgħod f’Ta’ Xbiex, daħal bħala postulant fost it-Tereżjani fl-2008…
Archbishop’s message on the occasion of the Seventh Anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination
Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
19 ta’ Jannar 2014 Ħuti, L-ewwelnett nirringrazzjakom talli qed tingħaqdu miegħi biex infaħħru lil Alla għal dak kollu li għamel miegħi…
On the 15th February, at 6.30 pm, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, the Archbishop will celebrate Mass for couples who will get married this year.
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Programme for the feast of the Conversion of St Paul at the Mdina Cathedral
IS-SIBT 25 TA’ JANNAR
5.30pm Il-Kapitlu jwassal lil Monsinjur Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P…
Sunday 19th January the Church marks the 100th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
In his message to mark this occasion, Pope Francis urged countries to welcome and respect migrants and refugees and not to treat them as “pawns on the chessboard of humanity”.
In a world in which there are some 200 million migrants – 44 million of whom are refugees and internally displaced people – the Pope said “They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more.”
He also repeats his condemnation of “slave labour” and trafficking, develops his criticism of a “throwaway culture, and reiterates there must be a change in attitude on the part of host countries”…
