Fi tmiem il-missjoni diplomatika tiegħu f’Malta bħala Nunzju Appostoliku tas-Santa Sede, l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu l-Arċisqof Tommaso Caputo se jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr nhar il-Ħadd 16 ta’ Diċembru, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fil-5.30pm.

Fl-10 ta’ Novembru li għadda, il-Qdusija Tiegħu il-Papa Benedittu XVI ħatar lil Mons. Caputo bħala Arċisqof tal-belt ta’ Pompei u Delegat Pontifiċju għas-Santwarju tal-Imqaddsa Verġni Marija tar-Rużarju ta’ Pompei… Read more »

Cardinal Ouellet

A three day International Congress on the Church in America commenced yesterday with Mass celebrated in Saint Peter’s Basilica.

The congress coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops for America. Blessed John Paul II released the post-synodal exhortation, entitled Ecclesia in America, in 1999.

The Prefect for the Congregation of Bishops and president of the Pontifical Council for Latin America, Canadian prelate Cardinal Marc Ouellet, was the principal celebrant for the opening Mass of this year’s international congress… Read more »

Joachim Gauck

This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck, who subsequently went on to meet with Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., accompanied by Msgr. Ettore Balastrero, under secretary for Relations with States.
The discussions highlighted the cordial nature of bilateral relations; attention was given to the Christian view of the person, as well as to the challenges currently posed by globalisation and the secularisation of society… Read more »

On Monday 26th November 2012, at 7.00 p.m. the Archbishop presided over the Parish Assembly, at Yvonne Hall in Guardamangia as part of his Pastoral Visit during November and December of this year.

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On Tuesday 4th December 2012, the Archbishop blessed and inaugurated the second phase of the Emigrants Museum in Dar l-Emigrant, Valletta.

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Nhar l-Erbgħa 5 ta’ Diċembru 2012, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. inawgura uffiċċju ġdid fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof li se jkun qiegħed jikkordina l-ħidma tal-volontarjat li qed issir fil-Knisja u jkompli joħloq għarfien dwar il-valur tal-volontarjat. L-Uffiċċju se jitmexxa mill-voluntiera, li ser joffru servizz kontinwu lill-entitajiet tal-Knisja bil-għan li tissaħħaħ l-organizzazzjoni u l-koordinazzjoni tal-volontarjat fid-Djoċesi ta’ Malta.

Il-ħidma ta’ dan l-Uffiċċju, li se jitmexxa minn persuni volontarji, huma:

• li joħloq sensibilità għall-valur tal-volontarjat fost il-pubbliku;
• jiġbor data tal-persuni volontieri fi ħdan il-Knisja, u jżommha aġġornata;
• jiġbor informazzjoni tal-ħtiġijiet għall-volontarjat li hemm fid-diversi entitajiet fi ħdan il-Knisja f’Malta u jżommha aġġornata;
• jilqa’, jipproċessa, u jindirizza t-talbiet li jsiru għall-volontarjat jew tal-ħtiġijiet għall-volontarjat;
• jieħu ħsieb il-proċess ta’ reklutaġġ ta’ volontiera ġodda (tal-iscreening tagħhom) u tal-formazzjoni tagħhom, biex ikunu imħejjija  għall-volontarjat li ser joffru;
• jorganizza induction course (wieħed jew tnejn) kull sena  għall-volontiera ġodda;
• joħloq programm ta’ formazzjoni permanenti għall-volontiera fi ħdan  il-Knisja f’Malta;
• jieħu ħsieb jagħmel budget ta’ kull sena u jsegwi l-aspett finanzjarju tal-proġett;
• jagħmel rapport annwali tal-andament tal-proġett u jippreżentah lis-Segretarju Pastorali…

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On Tuesday 27th November 2012, the Archbishop met the Animators of Evangelisation at Yvonne Hall, in Guardamangia as part of his Pastoral Visit during November and December of this year. Later he met members of civil society at Yvonne Hall, in Guardamangia.

CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Guardamangia.

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Pope on Twitter

The Holy See Press Office officially announced Pope Benedict XVI’s presence on Twitter. The Holy Father is set to send out his first tweet on December 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, under the username @pontifex.

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communication, noted the significance of the Pope’s presence on Twitter was not so much an emphasis on the modern world nor a tribute to technology, but more importantly a means to show that technology “is put in our hands to announce the Gospel.”

“The desire of this Pontiff is to enter into dialogue with the man and woman of today, and to speak with them in places where they are found,” Archbishop Celli said… Read more »