Pope Benedict XVI in Assumption feast

Pope Benedict XVI prayed the Angelus with the faithful gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo at noon on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In remarks ahead of the Angelus, the Holy Father explained that Mary’s assumption, body and soul, into heaven at the end of the course of her earthly life – though only dogmatically defined in 1950 by Pope Pius XII – is something that Christians throughout the world have always believed, confessed and celebrated… Read more »

Msgr Silvano Tomasi

Australia’s weather bureau says there are clear signs El Nino is developing in the eastern Pacific, raising concerns over the potential impact of the weather event on agriculture at time of soaring global food prices. Prices are already up because of a drought in the United States and other food-exporting countries. Leading members of the Group of 20 nations were planning to hold a conference call at the end of August over soaring grain prices, aiming to avoid a repeat of the food price spike that triggered riots in poorer countries in 2008… Read more »

Nhar it-Tnejn 13 t’Awwissu 2012,  l-Arcisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. bierek Monument lill-Bahhara fil-Port il-Kbir, waqt cerimonja fl-okkazjoni tat-tifkira tas-70 anniversarju mill-Konvoj ta’ Santa Marija. Dan il-monument, li gie inawgurat mill-Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi, twaqqaf fuq inizjattiva ta’ Fr Joe Borg, Kappillan tal-Port, li jmexxi l-hidma tal-Appostolat tal-Bahar fi hdan il-Kummissjoni Emigranti tal-Knisja f’Malta.

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Rimini Meeting 2012

Preparations for the annual Rimini Meeting began with the arrival of the first volunteers: 150 youngsters who joined 15 carpenters from Brianza, who have been in Rimini already for several days.

The Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, sponsored by the Catholic Communion and Liberation Movement in Rimini, Italy, draws hundreds of thousands of participants every year.

In the coming three days, other volunteers will join them who will stay in Rimini until the 17th: to reach the total number of 600, between youngsters and adults… Read more »

Il-Papa Benedettu Sittax qal li Ġesu huwa l-Kelma t’Alla u li permezz tagħha il-bniedem jista’ jagħmel mill-volonta t’Alla il-ħobż tiegħu ta’ kuljum. Waqt il-messaġġ tiegħu tal-Anġelus minn Castelgandolfo, il-Papa spjega kif huwa biss f’Alla li l-bniedem isib it-triq tal-ħajja, tal-ġustizzja u tal-verita’.

Il-Papa fakkar fil-popolazzjonijiet tal-Filippini u taċ-Ċina li ntlaqtu mill-għargħar kif ukoll tal-Iran li ntlaqtu minn terremot qawwi… Read more »

Nhar il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Awwissu 2012, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħa sehem f’attività għat-tfal u ċċelebra quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Santa Marija ċċelebrata dan ix-xahar f’Ħad-Dingli. It-tfal inġabru bir-roti tagħhom ħdejn l-entratura tal-ġnien pubbliku fi Triq Maddalena, biex minn hemm telqu bir-roti għal Misrah Ġuże’ Abela. Hemmhekk, il-Kappillan, Dun Ewkarist Zammit, bierek lit-tfal kollha li mxew f’korteo bir-roti tagħhom wara l-istatwa tal-Assunta, bis-sehem tal-membri tal-M.U.S.E.U.M, il-Banda Santa Marija u l-gruppi tal-iScouts u l-Girl Guides, kollha fi ħdan il-parroċċa ta’ Ħad-Dingli… Read more »

On Thursday 9th August 2012, Cardinal Prospero Grech O.S.A. visited the Prime Minister, Dr Lawrence Gonzi, at Auberge de Castille. This meeting formed part of the Cardinal’s visit to Malta to celebrate the feast of St Lawrence in Vittoriosa, where he was born and brought up.

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