News from the Church in Malta
“Now, Lord, help us! Grant us peace, teach us peace, guide us toward peace. Open our eyes and our hearts and grant us the courage to say: ‘no more war!’; ‘with war all is destroyed’!. Instill in us the courage to perform concrete actions to build peace…. Make us willing to listen to the cry of our citizens who ask that our arms be transformed into instruments of peace, our fears to trust and our tensions to forgiveness”…
On Saturday, 12 July, Pope Francis met with the participants of an international conference which took place in the Casina Pio iv at the Vatican, on the theme of “For an ever more inclusive economy”, which was proposed in his Apostolic Exhortion, Evangelii gaudium. In his off-the-cuff address, the Pontiff criticized the reigning “anthropological reductionism”. “I believe that this moment is the most powerful time of anthropological reductionism”, he stated and then asked: When man loses his humanity, what awaits us? …
Pope Francis has sent a message to the “Mexico/Holy See Colloquium on Migration and Development”, urging protection for tens of thousands of unaccompanied children who are migrating North from Central America and Mexico in increasing numbers.
The Holy Father’s letter was read to conference participants by Apostolic Nuncio Christophe Pierre. The conference was also attended by the Vatican’s secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
In his message Pope Francis writes that globalization has rendered migration a “hallmark” of society today. Despite this it is still seen as an emergency or as a circumstantial phenomenon…
Fis-sena akkademika li tibda f’Ottubru, l-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali u diversi entitajiet formattivi oħra fil-Knisja ser joffru korsijiet varji ta’ formazzjoni Nisranija. B’kollox qed jiġu organizzati tnax-il kors fosthom tliet korsijiet ġodda li ser jitrattaw l-etika u l-politika, l-evanġelizzazzjoni fl-era diġitali u t-tmexxija tal-kant liturġiku. Il-korsijiet offruti huma dawn:
Il-korsijiet tal-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali huma lkoll akkreditati mill-Malta Qualifications Council u jwasslu għal general jew higher education award…
Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers for peace in the Holy Land.
Speaking after the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope described his appeal as “heartfelt” and said we must all continue to pray insistently for peace in the Holy Land in the light of the tragic events of the past days.
Fresh in mind – the Pope said – is the memory of the Vatican encounter on June 8th between the Patriarch Bartholomew, President Peres and President Abbas, during which an invocation for the gift of peace was pronounced and the call to break the cycle of hatred and violence was reflected upon…
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Glen Buhagiar as parish priest of Qrendi.
Fr Glen Buhagiar was born on the 19th April, 1980. He received his primary education at St Francis School, Cospicua, his secondary education at St Augustine’s College, Pieta’, and his post-secondary education at Paolino Vassallo Lyceum, Paola. He carried out his tertiary studies (Philosophy & Theology) in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta…
Oħloq Tbissima marathon is back for the 12th consecutive year. This year it will run from noon of Friday 18th July till midnight of Sunday 20th July. This 60 hour transmission marathon is produced by CAM Productions international which is the production house within the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSSP). As in previous years its aim is to raise money towards various projects being undertaken by MSSP missionaries in Peru, Pakistan, the Philippines and also for the children resident at St…
Is-Sibt 12 ta’ Lulju 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. iċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Pulizija u l-mitejn sena tal-Korp tal-Pulizija.
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P.
Ħafna drabi smajna u doqna l-ħtieġa tal-Korp tal-Pulizija fil-ħajja tagħna. Huwa minn dan li joħroġ ir-rispett lejn il-Korp tal-Pulizija. Nistgħu ngħidu li dan sar tul l-istorja tal-Korp…
Nhar il-Ħamis 10 Lulju 2014, l-Arċisqof attenda għal ċerimonja ta’ gradwazzjoni għal dawk li temmew b’suċċess il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mill-użu tad-droga, organizzata mill-Caritas Malta, f’San Blas. Iċ-ċerimonja ġiet preseduta mill-President ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.
Agħfas hawn biex taqra id-diskors tal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P., f’din l-okkazjoni.
Agħfas hawn biex tniżżel id-diskors ta’ Monsinjur Karm Farrugia, l-assistent direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, f’din l-okkazjoni…
The following is the full text of the homily pronounced this morning by Pope Francis during the Mass celebrated in the Sanctae Marthae Chapel, attended by six victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy.
“The scene where Peter sees Jesus emerge after a terrible interrogation… Peter whose eyes meet the gaze of Jesus and weeps… This scene comes to my mind as I look at you, and think of so many men and women, boys and girls…
