News from the Church in Malta
On Sunday 13th October 2013, the Archbishop celebrated Holy Mass at the chapel of St. Mary in Bubaqra, as part of his pastoral Visit at the Zurrieq Parish.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta…
Nhar is-Sibt 12 ta’ Ottubru 2013, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Creamona O.P. iċċelebra quddiesa fil-Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żurrieq, fil-ftuħ taż-Żjara Pastorali. Din hija l-ewwel żjara pastorali tal-Arċisqof wara l-waqfa għas-sajf. Fix-xhur li ġejjin, l-Arċisqof ser iżur ukoll il-parroċċa tal-Qrendi, tal-Isla, u ta’ Ħad-Dingli.
Il-programm taz-zjara pastorali taż-Żurrieq jinstab hawnekk.
Agħfas hawn biex tkompli ssegwi iż-żjarat pastorali tal-Monsinjur Arċisqof
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On Saturday 12th October 2013, the Archbishop celebrated the Pastoral Visit opening mass at the Parish Church in Zurrieq and later he met with people.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta…
Caritas Malta raised €46,000 through its large-scale, outdoor fund-raising activity Caritas Trail held at the end of September. A high turnout of supporters took part in this event which consisted of a walk, a jog and cycling. Smile with Caritas organised at the President’s Palace on Notte Bianca added to the funds collected…
12th October 2013
In the light of the incidents which occurred over the last few hours, in which several lives were lost in the surrounding seas, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo wish to:
express their regret that such an incident has repeated itself and that no plan of action is envisaged in order to impede any further tragedies;
express their appreciation for the courageous action taken by the members of the Armed Forces of Malta to save these lives, as well as the commitment undertaken by the Civil Authorities in dealing with this emergency;
encourage the people of Malta and Gozo to pray for all those involved, and to offer their assistance to the organisations who provide aid to these persons in our country;
inform their brother Bishops in the member countries of the European Union, to bring to the attention of the Civil Authorities, the urgency of committing themselves in the political sphere, so that practical solutions may be found as soon as possible;
It is the responsibility of the European Union, to uphold the principles of human dignity and of solidarity, and together with other countries try and find ways and means of putting these principles into action for the benefit of all men, particularly those whose lives are endangered, as in the case of refugees…
Programm taż-Żjara Pastorali fil-Parroċċa taż-Żurrieq
Is-Sibt 12 ta’ Ottubru
6.00 p.m. L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-ftuħ taż-Żjara Pastorali.
Is-Ħadd 13 ta’ Ottubru
8.00 a.m. L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Kappella ta’ S…
In a meeting today with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, COMECE President, expressed his deep concern for the situation of refugees and asylum seekers, especially after the tragedy off Lampedusa, where an estimated 280 people died whilst attempting to reach the shores of Europe. In the light of this tragedy, Cardinal Marx has urged the Europeans to act:
“The EU is not an abstract international body…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 9 ta’ Ottubru 2013 saret laqgħa fis-Seminarju ta’ l-Arċisqof f’Tal-Virtu’, bejn il-Kappillani tad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex u ta’ l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Għal din il-laqgħa kienu preżenti ukoll l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. u l-Isqof Mario Grech. Wara mument ta’ talb flimkien, is-Sur Joe Farrugia, delegat ta’ l-Arċisqof għal-Lajċi tkellem fuq il-bżonn li l-Knisja tkun iktar akkoljenti, tema li hi ħafna għal qalb il-Qdusija tiegħu il-Papa Franġisku…
SIBTILFIDI and WAQTIET
CAM Productions will be producing two TV programmes as from this October.
SIBTILFIDI on NET TV on Saturday 5th October between 6.10pm and 7.10pm
During this new TV Schedule, Massimiliana De Martino will be presenting a socio-religious programme – SIBTILFIDI, wherein together with her guests in the studio, she will focus on the Holy Gospel of the next day – Sunday. This programme intends to help us live the teachings of the Holy Gospel in our daily lives, even though we might be rushing from one thing to the next or are facing problems…
The Holy See Press Office today announced that Holy Father Francis has convened the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to be held in the Vatican from 5 to 19 October 2014, on the theme “The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelisation”.
In the Chapter of the Code of Canon Law relating to synodal assemblies, the Synod of Bishops meets in an extraordinary general assembly when the matter under consideration, while related to the good of the universal Church, requires rapid definition…
