October 2014 Archives

Synod groups work to fine tune document on family life

16/10/2014

Participants at the Synod on the Family continued their work in small language groups on Wednesday, offering amendments or additions to their working document made public earlier this week. At the daily briefing to report on this “work in progress”, the head of the Holy See press office Fr Federico Lombardi was joined by the head of the U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, by Spanish Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach and by Italian Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council for New Evangelisation…

16/10/2014

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Dun David Gauci bħala Arċipriet tal-parroċċa Marija Bambina, in-Naxxar.

Dun David Gauci twieled fit-2 ta’ Marzu 1965. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni primarja u sekondarja fl-iskola St Monica u fis-Seminarju Minuri, Tal-Virtù, u l-edukazzjoni post-sekondarja fil-Kulleġġ Stella Maris, il-Gżira. Kompla l-istudju terzjarji (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija fl-Università ta’ Malta.

Dun David ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-8 ta’ Lulju 1994…

16/10/2014

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Dun John Curmi bħala kappillan tal-parroċċa ta’ Santa Marija, l-Imqabba.

Dun John Curmi twieled fl-24 ta’ Settembru 1956. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fis-7 ta’ Lulju 1985. Il-ħidma pastorali tiegħu kienet tinkludi ħidma fil-parroċċa ta’ Ħal Kirkop, u fil-Kulleġġ Malti tal-Arti, ix-Xjenza u t-Teknoloġija (l-MCAST) fejn kien chaplain għal dawn l-aħħar sitt snin…

16/10/2014

- Missio, magħruf aktar bħala l-Uffiċċju Missjunarju, ser jorganizza Forum bl-isem Il-Ferħ tal-Missjoni. F’dan il-Forum ser jiġi diskuss l-aspett missjunarju mil-lenti tas-soċjetà, u fil-kuntest tal-eżortazzjoni “Il-Ferħ tal-Vanġelu”, tal- Papa Franġisku. Din id-diskussjoni, mtellà nhar is-Sibt 18 ta’ Ottubru 2014 fis-Seminarju tal-Arcisqof fir-Rabat, ser tkun immexxija mill-E.T. Mons Charles Scicluna flimkien mal-kelliema Sr. Pauline Farrugia u Prof Oliver Friggieri…

15/10/2014

It-tlett tenuri ta’ fama internazzjonali ‘The Priests’ ser jagħtu żewġ kunċerti f’Malta, fid-29 u t-30 ta’ Novembru 2014, fl-Istitut Kattoliku. Wara s-suċċess tal-kunċert li taw is-sena l-oħra, is-saċerdoti Kattoliċi mill-Irlanda ta’ Fuq – Fr Martin O’Hagan, Fr Eugene O’Hagan u Fr David Delargy – ser jerġgħu jiġu pajjiżna, din id-darba għall-kunċert tal-Milied bis-sehem tas-soprano Maltija Gillian Zammit u l-kor tat-tfal li hija tmexxi…

15/10/2014

The mid-term report, issued by bishops at the Synod is a “work in progress” and not a definitive document of Church teaching on family life. That was the message underlined by two Synod Fathers joining the head of the Holy See press office, Fr Federico Lombardi and his assistants, at the daily briefing for journalists on Tuesday. Those guests were South African Cardinal Wilfred Napier, representing one of the English speaking language groups, and Italian Cardinal Fernando Filoni, head of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, as Philippa Hitchen reports…

14/10/2014

On Saturday 11th October 2014, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass to inaugurate his Pastoral Visit in St Sebastian Parish, Qormi.
Photos of the Archbishop’s events may be obtained from Photocity in Valletta…

14/10/2014

As discussion at the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family got underway Monday morning, it was announced that the second phase of this process – next year’s Ordinary Synod – will be held October 4-25, 2015, and will have theme: The vocation and mission of the family in the church and the modern world.
Following the announcement the General Rapporteur, Cardinal Peter Erdő, presented the mid-term report outlining the main questions highlighted over the past week of General Congregations which will now be examined in by the bishops, fraternal delegates, auditors and experts in the ‘minor circles’ or small working groups…

13/10/2014

On Saturday 11th October 2014, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met members of Fraternities for a moment of prayer, shared a thought with them and then led a procession to St Sebastian parish church, Qormi, for the opening Mass of his pastoral visit.
Photos of the Archbishop’s events may be obtained from Photocity in Valletta…

13/10/2014