News from the Church in Malta
On Wednesday 6th March 2013, the Archbishop Mgr Paul Cremona O.P., the Auxiliary Bishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna and the Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Joseph Mercieca co-celebrated a thanksgiving Mass for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and for the Conclave, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral Valletta.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
Cardinals meeting
The fourth general congregation got underway Wednesday morning with 153 Cardinals present. Four more cardinals arrived in Rome overnight, three of them cardinal electors, cardinal Lehman from Germany, the Egyptian cardinal Naguib, and from Hong Kong cardinal Tong Hon. This brings the number of cardinal electors present in Rome to 113, with two cardinals still to arrive, cardinal Nycz from Warsaw (due to arrive later today) and Vietnamese cardinal Pham (due to arrive Thursday)… Read more »
Conclave in Sistine Chapel
Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office, informed reporters on the proceedings of the first of the General Congregations of the College of Cardinals. The Congregation was headed by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College, accompanied by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., camerlengo of the Apostolic Camera, and Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary of the Congregation for Bishops… Read more »
On Friday 1st March 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over a concelebrated Mass during which four seminarians asked the Church to accept them officially as candidates for their Ordination to the Diaconate and the Presbiterate. This celebration was held at St.George’s Parish Church, Qormi at 6.30pm.
The four seminarians, who are in their fifth year of formation, are Carlo Calleja from Stella Maris Parish, Sliema, Christopher Ellul from Christ the King Parish, Paola, Andrew Schembri from St… Read more »
11.00 a.m. The Archbishop meets the parish priest, at the Curia.
6.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates the Pastoral Visit opening mass at the Parish Church and later he meets with people.
9.00a.m. … Read more »
Benedictus XVI bidding farewell…Now Pope emeritus
Pope Benedict XVI has officially resigned, saying that he now “will simply be a pilgrim” starting his last journey on earth. The pontiff, aged 85, was earlier flown by helicopter from the Vatican to his retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome. The college of cardinals, headed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, is now in charge of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics until a new pope is elected… Read more »
Nhar l-Erbgħa 6 ta’ Marzu 2013, fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P., l-Isqof Mario Grech u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebraw Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla għas-servizz li l-Papa Benedittu XVI ta lil Kristu, lill-Knisja, u lill-familja kollha umana tul il-pontifikat tiegħu.
F’din il-Quddiesa se jsir ukoll talb biex il-Mulej jagħti lill-Knisja suċċessur ta’ Pietru, Vigarju ta’ Kristu u ragħaj tal-Knisja… Read more »
On Saturday 23rd February 2013, the Archbishop celebrated mass at the Samra chapel and later met with people, as part of his Pastoral Visit at St. Cajetan’s Parish in Ħamrun.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
On Monday 25th February 2013, the Archbishop presided over the Parish Assembly open for everyone, at the Little Sisters of the Poor Elderly Home, as part of his Pastoral Visit at St. Cajetan’s Parish in Ħamrun.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
On Friday 22nd February 2013, the Archbishop met with young teenagers and youths at the Catholic Action premises, as part of his Pastoral Visit at St. Cajetan’s Parish in Ħamrun.
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