Bergoglio's book

With a specialized education in both chemistry and theology, Pope Francis is no stranger to the relationship between science and faith. “Science has its autonomy that must be respected and encouraged,” the future pope said in a recently published book. “There is no reason to meddle with scientists’ autonomy, except when they overstep their field and get into the transcendent.” Pope Francis discussed the responsibility of science in the book “On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century.” The book, published in April by Image Books, a division of Random House, is a conversation between then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rabbi Abraham Skorka, an Argentine biophysicist and rector of the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary… Read more »

Wara li tħabbret il-mewt għall-għarrieda ta’ Dun Eric Overend, Arċipriet taż-Żejtun, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P., permezz ta’ Dun Gino Gauci bħala Amministrattur Parrokkjali, għamel konsultazzjoni mal-kleru tal-parroċċa, mal-Kunsill Pastorali Parrokkjali, mal-Għaqda tal-Armar, mas-Soċjetà Mużikali Beland, mal-Banda Żejtun u mal-Grupp tan-Nar, dwar iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Festa Santa Katarina li kellha tkun iċċelebrata fil-Parroċċa taż-Żejtun fis-16 ta’ Ġunju 2013.

Wara l-konsiderazzjoni meħtieġa, u wara li s-Soċjetajiet tal-Banda, tal-Armar u tan-Nar qablu li jħallu f’idejn l-Awtorità tal-Knisja, l-Arċisqof dehrlu li huwa l-aktar xieraq li b’rispett lejn il-memorja tal-Arċipriet Overend, għal din is-sena, jitħassru ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet kollha li s-soltu jsiru fil-knisja u fit-toroq… Read more »

Today, Thursday 9th May 2013, on the occasion of the feast of the Maltese Saint, Saint George Preca, the Auxiliary Bishop Mgr. Charles J. Scicluna is celebrating Mass at the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM) Mother House in Blata l-Bajda, at 6.30pm.

Everyone is invited to attend. Read more »

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Pope Francis and a Swiss Guard

Dialogue doesn’t work with the devil; the only defense is the word of God, humility and meekness, especially in response to his works of hatred and persecution, Pope Francis said. “Humility and meekness: These are the weapons that the prince of the world, the spirit of the world does not tolerate, because he makes proposals for worldly power, proposals of vanity, proposals for riches,” he said in his daily morning Mass homily May 4… Read more »

On Saturday 27th April 2013, the Archbishop visits the Salesian Sisters, as part of his Pastoral Visit in St. Gregory’s Parish, Sliema.

The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta. Tel: 21236723. Email: [email protected] Read more »

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On Saturday 4th May 2013, the Archbishop celebrated mass at the Ursuline Chapel, as part of his Pastoral Visit in St. Gregory’s Parish, Sliema.

The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »

On Saturday 4th May 2013, the Archbishop visited the community of the Ursuline Sisters, as part of his Pastoral Visit in St. Gregory’s Parish, Sliema.

The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »

On Saturday, 11th May 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will institute three seminarians as Lectors. The ceremony will be held during a Mass at the Annunciation Parish Church in Tarxien, at 6.00 p.m. The three seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of formation, are Carlo Calleja from Stella Maris Parish, Sliema, Christopher Ellul from Christ the King Parish, Paola, and Mark Joseph Zammit from the Annunciation Parish, Tarxien… Read more »

St Peter's Square

Pope Francis celebrated popular piety as a means of transmitting the faith and cultivating it in ordinary Catholics but said such piety must be practiced in communion with the hierarchy in order to maintain the church’s unity. “Popular piety is a road which leads to what is essential, if it is lived in the church in profound communion with your pastors,” the pope said May 5 to an overflow crowd in St… Read more »

Nhar it-Tlieta 7 ta’ Mejju 2013, fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Dinji tal-Komunikazzjoni Soċjali, li ser jiġi ċċelebrat nhar il-Ħadd 12 ta’ Mejju, il-Segretarjat għall-Mezzi ta’ Komunikazzjoni Soċjali tal-Knisja f’Malta organizza Business Breakfast li tratta’ s-suġġett tal-Imparzjalità fil-Ġurnalizmu.

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. stieden lill-edituri, deputy editors u diriġenti tal-organizzazzjonijiet tal-media biex jiddiskutu dan is-suġġett. Mistiedna wkoll kienu l-ogħla uffiċjali tal-Awtorità tax-Xandir, tal-Istitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin u tal-Press Ethics Commission… Read more »