News from the Church in Malta
Archbishop Jose Gomez
The archbishop of Los Angeles called upon the United States to remember the humanity of men, women and children in the country illegally or risk losing its soul. Addressing the city’s Jewish community March 19, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said the time has come for the U.S. to adopt comprehensive immigration to provide undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship… Read more »
Pope with Vatican workers
Dressed in orange safety vests, green jumpsuits or other workers’ attire, Vatican gardeners, garbage collectors and cleaning crews joined Pope Francis for a 7 a.m. Mass March 22. Usually in the Vatican, “we’re the invisible ones,” Luciano Cecchetti, coordinator of the Vatican gardeners and sanitation workers, told Vatican Radio after the Mass. “To find ourselves before the Holy Father, at a Mass for us, is something that doesn’t happen every day… Read more »
A new edition of the Ecclesiastical Directory for 2013 with over 530 pages of updated information in Maltese and English about the organization, including structures and entities of the Archdiocese of Malta, has just been published.
The Directory includes detailed information about the number of parishioners and families; Masses on Sundays and Feast Days, as well as during the week; processions; the names of the religious associations and movements represented in the various parishes; the number of Baptisms, First Holy Communions, Confirmations, Marriages and Funerals held in the previous year in every parish; and small churches or chapels where marriages can be celebrated… Read more »
Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa fil-Katisral ser jiġu mmexxija mill-Isqof Awżiljarju u Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Charles J. Scicluna. Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet se jsiru kif ġej:
Ħamis-ix-Xirka, 28 ta’ Marzu
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06.30pm – Konċelebrazzjoni bil-ħasil tar-riġlejn u purċissjoni bis-Sagrament għall-Artal tar-Repożizzjoni.
08.00pm – Jibdew il-Viżti.
10.00pm – Siegħa Adorazzjoni organiżżata mill-Parroċċa.
Il-Ġimgha l-Kbira, 29 ta’ Marzu
On Palm Sunday, 24th March 2013, the universal church marked the 30th Day of Youth, celebrated every Palm Sunday since 1983. The diocese of Malta, too, celebrated the faith of young people with a special mass with Archbishop Paul Cremona, in Santa Marija ta’ Bubaqra Church, Żurrieq.
Mons. Cremona greeting young people and reminded them that the historical events of Jesus’ suffering and death had at their centre his love for every person… Read more »
Pope Francis greets diplomats
Moral relativism “endangers the coexistence of peoples,” Pope Francis told diplomats March 22, and said a common ethics based on human nature is an indispensable condition for world peace. The pope made his remarks to the Vatican diplomatic corps in the Apostolic Palace’s Sala Regia, the vast “royal hall” where popes traditionally received Catholic monarchs. Recalling the love of the poor practiced by his namesake, St… Read more »
On Monday 18th March 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met with young people at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Ħamrun. This activity formed part of the Pastoral Visit the Archbishop made in the same parish.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. se jmexxi l-Via Crucis Nazzjonali li ser issir nhar l-Erbgħa 27 ta’ Marzu 2013, fit-8.00 p.m. It-tema se tkun marbuta mas-Sena tal-Fidi.
Il-Via Crucis Nazzjonali se tibda minn ħdejn il-Monument ta’ Kristu Re fil-Furjana, tgħaddi mit-toroq tal-Belt Valletta u tintemm quddiem il-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann.
Il-Via Crucis hija organizzata minn radju RTK flimkien mas-Segretarjat Pastorali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta… Read more »
As the global financial crisis and its consequences look set to dominate the economic, social and political landscapes once more in 2013, the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions, drawing on the experience of 31 European countries, wishes to make the case for radical change. Our vision is of a society in which all economic activity serves the demands of justice and the common good… Read more »
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday
Here is the translation of Pope Francis’ homily for Palm Sunday which was held at St. Peter’s Square earlier Sunday.
1. Jesus enters into Jerusalem. The crowd of disciples accompanies him in celebration, cloaks are placed on the road before him, his miracles are spoken of, a shout of praise goes up: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the king… Read more »
