News from the Church in Malta
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The Institute is organizing ‘A journey in couple spirituality for married couples’ during Lent.
These are four one-hour meetings of reflection, prayer, song and adoration and will be held on the following Saturday evenings: 23rd February; 2nd March, 16th March and 23rd March.
The talks will be delivered by Mons Anton Gouder… Read more »
On Thursday 7th February 2013 Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Commission for Preaching the Word and all the catechists of the M.U.S.E.U.M. centre (males) of St. Cajetan Parish, Ħamrun.
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On Thursday 7th February 2013 Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the residents of the Home for the elderly, Ħamrun.
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UK Parliament vote
The British House of Commons yesterday passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage with the support of Prime Minister David Cameron. The bill enables same-sex couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies, provided that the religious institution consents. The proposed law was strongly opposed by the Catholic Church.
“Naturally, I am very disappointed that Parliament wishes, in an Orwellian manner, to redefine the concept of marriage for England and Wales,” said Bishop Philip Egan, of the Diocese of Portsmouth… Read more »
Pope in weekly audience
“Everything is a gift from God: it is only by recognizing this crucial dependence on the Creator that we will find freedom and peace”, tweeted Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday at the end of his general audience with 8 thousand pilgrims in the Paul XVI hall.
The Holy Father continued his series of lessons on the Profession of Faith, or Creed, moving on from why we call God ‘Father Almighty’ to why we affirm God as ‘Creator of heaven and earth’… Read more »
F’Novembru 2012 saru l-applikazzjonijiet skont l-Ewwel Kriterju għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għas-sena skolastika li tibda f’Settembru 2013. Hawn taħt qegħdin nagħtu rendikont ta’ kemm applikaw u kemm baqa’ postijiet vakanti għall-Ewwel Sena Primarja u t-Tieni Sena Kindergarten.
Għall-ewwel sena primarja subien kellna dan it-total ta’ applikanti:
Kriterju Applikanti 1b Aħwa 85 1ċ Tfal ta’ Impjegati fi skejjel tal-Knisja 15 1d Trasferiment bejn skejjel tal-istess kongregazzjoni 1 1e Tfal minn skola bla kontinwità 40 12 Tfal tal-ewwel kriterju li applikaw bħala Każijiet Umanitarji Gravi (It-Tieni Kriterju) 12 Total ta’ applikanti tal-ewwel kriterju subien 153
It-total ta’ applikanti huwa ta’ 153… Read more »
Pope during Angelus
Speaking to the faithful in St Peter’s Square from the Papal apartments, Pope Benedict reflected on Sunday’s Gospel taken from the fourth chapter of St. Luke. The Holy Father explained that Jesus is reminding us that being a prophet is not easy, even among those close to us.
“Jesus reminds us that being a prophet is no easy task, even among those nearest to us… Read more »
On Monday, 11 February, an Ordinary Public Consistory will be held in the Consistory Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace for a vote on canonization of the following Blesseds:
– Antonio Primaldo and Companions, martyrs,
– Laura di Santa Caterina da Siena Montoya Y Upegui, virgin, foundress of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mary Immaculate and St Catherine of Siena, and
– Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, co-foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of St Margaret Mary (Alacoque) and the Poor… Read more »
MEMORANDUM GĦALL-PARTITI POLITIĊI – ELEZZJONIJIET ĠENERALI 2013
Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) dejjem għamlet dmirha li toffri l-fehmiet tagħha fuq diversi kwistjonijiet dwar l-immaniġġjar tar-riżorsi ambjentali, l-iżvilupp sostenibbli f’dawn il-gżejjer u r-responsabbiltajiet u d-drittijiet taċ-ċittadini (speċjalment dawk Insara) f’dan il-qasam. Il-KA tħoss li għandha twettaq dan id-dmir speċjalment f’dan iż-żmien meta ċ-ċittadini Maltin u Għawdxin huma msejħa jeleġġu r-rappreżentanti tagħhom fil-Parlament… Read more »
On Saturday 2nd February 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated mass at Ta’ Ċejlu Chapel, as part of his pastoral visit in the Holy Trinity Parish, Marsa and later he met with people.
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