The most awaited white smoke from Vatican chimney

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin electing a new pope on Tuesday 12 March, according to a statement released in Rome.

The announcement came after 115 cardinals gathered at the Vatican for talks and prayers.

Pope Benedict XVI stepped down last month after nearly eight years in office, becoming the first pontiff to resign in 600 years… Read more »

On Sunday 3rd March 2013, the Archbishop visited members of the Neo Catechumenal-Way, as part of his Pastoral Visit at the Immaculate Conception parish in Ħamrun.

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On Sunday 3rd March 2013, the Archbishop celebrated mass at the church of St. Francis and later meets with people as part of his Pastoral Visit at the Immaculate Conception parish in Ħamrun.

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On Saturday 2nd March 2013, the Archbishop celebrated the Pastoral Visit opening mass at the Immaculate Conception Parish Church and later he met with people.

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Cardinal Napier's tweet

The last of the 115 cardinals who will elect the new pope has arrived in Rome. Vietnamese Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man joined his colleagues in closed-door discussions at the Vatican. His presence means a date can now be set for the conclave to choose a successor to Benedict XVI as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Benedict stepped down last month after nearly eight years in office, becoming the first pontiff to do so in 600 years… Read more »

Intlaħaq ftehim bejn il-Gvern ta’ Malta u l-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin sabiex skola statali fil-Marsa tibda tintuża mill-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin sakemm jitlestew ix-xogħlijiet fuq l-iskola l-ġdida f’Tal-Pietà. Permezz ta’ dan il-ftehim, il-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin se jaċċetta 75 tifel fl-ewwel sena primarja u 75 tifel fir-raba’ sena primarja. It-tfal li qegħdin temporanjament fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, fit-tieni u l-ħames sena, is-sena skolastika li jmiss jibdew imorru ukoll f’din l-iskola statali fil-Marsa… Read more »

On Wednesday 6th March 2013, the Archbishop Mgr Paul Cremona O.P., the Auxiliary Bishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna and the Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Joseph Mercieca co-celebrated a thanksgiving Mass for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and for the Conclave, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral Valletta.

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Cardinals meeting

The fourth general congregation got underway Wednesday morning with 153 Cardinals present. Four more cardinals arrived in Rome overnight, three of them cardinal electors, cardinal Lehman from Germany, the Egyptian cardinal Naguib, and from Hong Kong cardinal Tong Hon. This brings the number of cardinal electors present in Rome to 113, with two cardinals still to arrive, cardinal Nycz from Warsaw (due to arrive later today) and Vietnamese cardinal Pham (due to arrive Thursday)… Read more »

Conclave in Sistine Chapel

Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office, informed reporters on the proceedings of the first of the General Congregations of the College of Cardinals. The Congregation was headed by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College, accompanied by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., camerlengo of the Apostolic Camera, and Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary of the Congregation for Bishops… Read more »

On Friday 1st March 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over a concelebrated Mass during which four seminarians asked the Church to accept them officially as candidates for their Ordination to the Diaconate and the Presbiterate. This celebration was held at St.George’s Parish Church, Qormi at 6.30pm.

The four seminarians, who are in their fifth year of formation, are Carlo Calleja from Stella Maris Parish, Sliema, Christopher Ellul from Christ the King Parish, Paola, Andrew Schembri from St… Read more »