Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture

At 6:00pm today, the first day of Lent, the spiritual exercises of the Roman Curia, which the Holy Father participates in, began in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. The Lenten exercises will conclude on Saturday morning, 23 February. This year the meditations are led by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture… Read more »

Pope during Angelus

Pope Benedict XVI prayed the Angelus with the faithful in St Peter’s Square this Sunday, the first Sunday of Lent. Tens of thousands of pilgrims were on hand, beneath a bright and unseasonably warm Roman sky. Speaking from his window in the Apostolic Palace above the Square ahead of the traditional prayer of Marian devotion, the Holy Father placed the Lenten season on which the Church is embarked in the context of the Year of Faith… Read more »

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Today, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has appointed His Excellency Monsignor Aldo Cavalli, Titular Archbishop of Vibo Valentia and currently Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

On the nomination by the Holy Father of His Excellency Monsignor Tommaso Caputo as the Archbishop-Prelate of Pompei and Pontifical Delegate to the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary on the 10th November 2012, the post of Apostolic Nuncio to Malta has since been vacant… Read more »

To mark the 100th issue of the ‘Flimkien’ magazine, the March issue includes a CD in Maltese entitled ‘Għinni fin-nuqqas ta’ fidi tiegħi’ (Help my unbelief). This production also commemorates the Year of Faith and is intended to serve as a practical help for personal prayer during Lent. The CD includes sixteen excerpts from the Gospel according to St Mark with brief reflections after each text… Read more »

Pope with Roman clergy

Pope Benedict XVI met with pastors and clergy of the Diocese of Rome, accompanied by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar general, and the auxiliary bishops of the diocese. He was greeted with the hymn “Tu es Petrus”. “Thank you all for your affection, for your love for the Church and the Pope. Thank you!” the Pope said, before being greeted by Cardinal Vallini… Read more »

Patri Federico Lombardi

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and secretary to Benedict XVI, will continue to carry out both roles and will thus accompany the Pope during his stay at Castel Gandolfo and at the monastery that he will retire to after his resignation from the papacy. The papal household, or “memores”, which has served the Holy Father during these past eight years will also move to the same monastery… Read more »

Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li illum il-Ġimgha 15 ta’ Frar 2013, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof se tkun magħluqa bejn id-8.30 a.m. u s-2.00 p.m. L-Isqfijiet, is-saċerdoti u l-impjegati lajċi tal-Kurja, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku u tal-Caritas se jkunu għal irtir fl-okkażjoni ta’ żmien ir-Randan.

Jekk inti ġenitur u tixtieq informazzjoni dwar id-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja ċempel fuq 27790060 jew mur fuq http://knisja.mt/lang/en/church-schools/ għal iktar informazzjoni… Read more »

On Saturday 23rd February 2013, youth leaders, guides and promoters are convening for the sixth annual National Assembly on Youth Ministry at the Catholic Institute, Floriana. Themed ‘Proċessi Formattivi’, the Assembly will this year focus on the experiences of young people as they engage with the various pastoral initiatives offered across the diocese.

The key address will be delivered by Fr Fabio Attard Sdb, General Councillor on Youth Ministry to the Salesians International… Read more »