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Statement by the Bishops: The Church joins Pope Benedict XVI in prayer

11/02/2013

L-aħbar tar-riżenja tal-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Benedittu XVI waslet bħal sajjetta fil-bnazzi! Tnikkitna qatigħ meta smajna lill-Missier tagħna l-Papa jgħid li l-kundizzjoni ta’ saħħtu ma tippermettilux li jkompli jwettaq il-ministeru tiegħu bħala Kap tal-Knisja. Aħna li nafu kemm il-Papa jħobb lil Ġesù u lill-Knisja tiegħu, nistgħu nimmaġinaw b’liema għafsa ta’ qalb il-Papa wasal għal din id-deċiżjoni. Daqstant ieħor u aktar, qalbna tingħafas meta b’din id-deċiżjoni, aħna qed nitilfu ragħaj qaddis bħalma hu l-Papa Benedittu… Read more »

Pope is to resign 28 Feb. New Pope expected by Easter

11/02/2013

Pope Benedict XVI

BBC News and Italian media were first in reporting that the Pope is to resign at the end of this month in an entirely unexpected development. The reports are confirmed from the Vatican’s spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi.

The 85-year-old became Pope Benedict XVI in April 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II. Below is the letter with the Pope’s reasons for his resignation… Read more »

Pope to Order of Malta: works a sign of Christian hope

11/02/2013

Pope addressing Order of Malta

Pope Benedict XVI received a group of Knights and Dames of Malta, as part of celebrations marking the 900th anniversary of the creation of their organization as a Sovereign Military Order under Papal protection. It was on the 15th of February, in the year 1113, that Pope Paschal II issued the Bull Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, by which he placed the newly created “hospitaller fraternity” of Jerusalem under the protection of the Church and gave it sovereign status, constituting it as an Order in church law, with the faculty freely to elect its superiors without interference from other lay or religious authorities… Read more »

Courses for married couples during Lent

08/02/2013

Place: 1 Oratory Street, Naxxar

Time: 7-8pm

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 »

“Re-defining marriage will have catastrophic consequences”

06/02/2013

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 »

Audience: God, creation and free will

06/02/2013

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 »

Vacant posts in Church Schools in Year One Primary and Kindergarten Year Two

05/02/2013

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.

L-Ewwel Sena Primarja Subien

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: ‘Jesus – Prophet of truth’

04/02/2013

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 »