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Following his catechesis during his general audience this Wednesday, the Pope mentioned his visit to Loreto, Italy, “on the fiftieth anniversary of the famous pilgrimage made to that Marian shrine by Blessed Pope John XXIII, a week before the opening of Vatican Council II”.

Benedict XVI asked everyone to join his prayers “entrusting to the Mother of God the main ecclesial events we are preparing to experience: the Year of Faith, and the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation… Read more »

On Thursday 4th October 2012, the first Info Meeting on the upcoming World Youth Day celebrations is being held by the Diocesan Youth Commission at the Chapel of Divine Mercy, Naxxar. The session, starting at 7pm, will brief interested participants about the preparations currently going on, locally and worldwide.

World Youth Day is an international celebration for young chirstians taking place every two to three years… Read more »

Gabriele's trial continues

Vatican police officers have denied accusations made by the lawyer of Paolo Gabriele that he was mistreated while first in custody.
“Nobody ever mistreated Paolo Gabriele, and he himself always expressed his gratitude to the police for the way he was treated,” said Luca Cintia, the officer who oversaw his detention.
On Wednesday, the court heard the testimony of several Vatican police officers who searched Gabriele’s home… Read more »

Nhar it-Tlieta 2 t’Ottubru 2012, waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet f’Dar Fra Diegu, ġie spjegat ix-xogħol li jsir mill-Knisja mat-tfal vulnerabbli, u wara ġie ppreżentat ir-Rapport Finanzjarju u Pastorali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta għas-sena 2011. Dan ir-rapport jinkludi r-riżultati finanzjarji ta’ aktar minn mitt entità li ħafna minnhom jaħdmu fil-qasam soċjali.

Fil-Viżta Pastorali li Mons. Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. qed jagħmel fil-parroċċi tad-Djoċesi ta’ Malta, fejn f’dawn l-aħħar tliet snin dar sitta u erbgħin minn sebgħin parroċċa, dejjem ifakkar li l-komunità Nisranija għandha tliet ħidmiet prinċipali mogħtija lilha minn Ġesù Kristu li waqqafha: dik tal-qima lil Alla fiċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi tal-quddies u s-sagramenti; il-ħidma tal-formazzjoni Nisranija kontinwa; u l-għajnuna lill-persuni li jsibu ruħhom fil-bżonn… Read more »

Pope Benedict's former butler Paolo Gabriele

Made public yesterday was the list of witnesses to be called in the trials against Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti who are accused, respectively, of aggravated theft and complicity.

The witnesses in the criminal trial against Claudio Sciarpelletti are: Msgr. Carlo Maria Polvani, William Kloter, Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti and Domenico Giani.

The witnesses in the criminal trial against Paolo Gabriele are: Cristina Cernetti, Giuseppe Pesce, Msgr… Read more »

material wealth

During his Sunday message, when he appeared at Castelgandolfo’s balcony to pray the Angelus with the faithful, the Pope focused his comments on the reading from the Gospel of St. Mark which narrates how a man who was not one of Jesus’ disciples expelled demons in His name, The Apostle John wanted to stop him but Christ would not allow it, taking “the opportunity to teach His disciples that God can bring about good and even miraculous things, even outside of their circle, and that one can cooperate with the Kingdom of God in various ways”… Read more »

Nhar it-Tnejn l-1 t’Ottubru 2012, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. żar lill-kamra tal-aħbarijiet tal-RTK fejn bierek il-ħaddiema tal-kamra tal-aħbarijiet fil-bidu ta’ proġett ġdid li jinkludi t-tnedija ta’ news portal ġdid – newsbook.com.mt – u r-ristrutturar tal-kamra tal-aħbarijiet.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratti biex tkabbar… Read more »

Pope Benedict's former butler Paolo Gabriele

The trial against former Papal butler, Paolo Gabriele and Secretary of State employee Claudio Sciarpelletti opened on Saturday, during which the Vatican Court ruled that the accused will be tried separately on charges of aggravated theft of private documents and aiding and abetting a crime, respectively.

The trial is linked to the leaking of the Holy Father’s personal and private documents to Italian press, which first came to light in March last.  … Read more »