News
Millions spent on restoration
28/09/2012Nhar il-Ġimgħa 28 ta’ Settembru saret konferenza tal-aħbarijiet barra l-knisja arċipretali tal-Birgu. Indirizzaw din il-konferenza Dun Joe Cilia, Arċipriet tal-Birgu, is-Sur Ray Bonnici, Property Manager u Mons. Anton Portelli, Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Kurja. F’dawn l-aħħar sentejn il-Knisja f’Malta nefqet aktar minn €4 miljun f’restawr, manutenzjoni u spejjeż kapitali ohra fil-parroċċi. Dan minħabba bini antik u l-obbligi li jeżistu biex dan il-patrimonju jiġi mħares… Read more »
Welcome Home
27/09/2012On Tuesday, 23rd of September 2012, young volunteers were greeted at St Vincent de Paule Residence by Archbishop Paul Cremona on their return from voluntary missions this summer. The volunteers shared their experiences with the residents of the Home and accompanied them to a social evening in the central Piazza.
Over the summer months, more than 350 young people took part in voluntary projects in Malta and another 12 countries around the world… Read more »
Courtesy visit by the U.S. Ambassador
27/09/2012Nhar l-Erbgħa 26 ta’ Settembru 2012, saret żjara ta’ kortesija lill-Arcisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P, mill-E.T. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Ambaxxatriċi tal-Istati Uniti. Il-laqgħa saret fl-uffiċċju tal-Arċisqof, il-Kurja.
Agħfas fuq ir-ritratti biex tkabbar. Ir-ritratti tal-attivitajiet tal-Arċisqof jistgħu jinxtraw mill-ħanut PHOTOCITY, il-Belt… Read more »
Commitment towards more sustainable Homes for the Elderly
27/09/2012Nhar l-Erbgħa 26 ta’ Settembru 2012, saret konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li saret fid-dar tal-anzjani ‘Dar Sagra Familja’, in-Naxxar. Indirizza il-konferenza tal-aħbarijiet is-Sur Joe Rossi, Manager tad-Dar, is-Sur Paul Portelli, Direttur għad-Djar tal-Knisja għall-Anzjani u Mons. Anton Portelli, Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Kurja.
F’dawn l-aħħar ħames snin, il-Knisja f’Malta ħarġet aktar minn miljun u mitt elf Ewro biex tissussidja l-ħames djar tal-anzjani li jaqgħu taħt ir-responsabbilta’ tagħha, u li fihom llum jgħixu madwar 240 resident… Read more »
Audience: The Liturgy, school of prayer
26/09/2012Pope Benedict XVI elevates the Eucharist
“The Liturgy is the school of prayer where God Himself teaches us to pray. But in order to celebrate the Liturgy well, to really experience the re-enactment of Christ’s Paschal Mystery we must make our hearts God’s Altar and understand that the Liturgy is the action of God and of man, as the Second Vatican Council teaches us.”
In his latest instalment in his cycle on the School of Prayer, Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his Wednesday audience to prayer and the liturgy… Read more »
Kalkara (St. Joseph) Pastoral Visit Programme
26/09/2012Tuesday 2nd October
10.00am The Archbishop meets the Parish Priest in preparation for his pastoral visit.
Sunday 7th October
8.30am The Archbishop celebrates mass at the Parish Church for the official opening of the pastoral visit and afterwards meets with the people.
11.00am The Archbishop meets the Family Commission, at the Parish House… Read more »
From the archives: new film marks anniversary of Vatican II
25/09/2012Vatican Council II
The Second Vatican Council as you’ve never seen it before: that’s what the Pontifical Council for Social Communications is offering through a new documentary film being released to mark the 50th anniversary of the Council on October 11th this year.
Put together by the Micromegas Communication company from over 200 hours of material from the Vatican film archive, the production includes plenty of unpublished footage and pictures, plus interviews with church leaders from around the world sharing personal memories and historical perspectives on the significance of the Council in different countries and cultural contexts… Read more »
Ecumenical Dialogue Meeting
25/09/2012“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting” (Acts, 9,5) is the title of the next public ecumenical dialogue meeting to be held on Thursday, 27th September, 2012. The meeting is organised by Christians together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council). It will be held from 6.30 to7.30pm at Marsa Open Centre, Xatt il-Mollijiet, Albertown, Marsa. Everybody is welcome to attend and share their views on this topic, which may be viewed in a similar or different mannner by the various Christian denominations in Malta… Read more »
Italian Publisher to Have “Jesus of Nazareth Vol. III” Out by Christmas
25/09/2012One of the volumes of Jesu of Nazaret by Pope Benedict XVI
The Vatican Publishing House announced that it has made an agreement with the Italian publisher Rizzoli for the third and final volume of Benedict XVI’s book on Jesus. This last portion of the work is expected in Italy by Christmas.
It was announced last month that the Pope had completed Volume 3, on the infancy of Jesus… Read more »