Emilia Romagna earthquake effect

The Holy See Press Office announced that on Tuesday 26 June Benedict XVI will visit areas in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna recently affected by an earthquake. The Holy Father is scheduled to arrive by helicopter at the sports ground of San Marino di Carpi at around 10 a.m. where he will be welcomed by the head of the Italian Civil Protection Department… Read more »

Barack Obama

Sharpening an election-year confrontation over religious freedom, the Catholic Health Association rejected President Barack Obama’s proposal to modify regulations that would force virtually all private health plans in the US to provide coverage of sterilization and contraception — including abortifacient drugs.
The rejection of the proposed amendments to the controversial health care mandate marks a reversal for which had been a key ally in Obama’s health care overhaul, defying opposition from church bishops to help the president win approval in Congress… Read more »

Wednesday June 27 – young volunteers will give a start to their summer experiences with a celebration at St Gregory’s Medieval Chapel in Żejtun. Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will symbolically give his mandate to the young people, on behalf of the Church in Malta.

Around 300 volunteers will spend between two weeks and two months of their summer holidays at the service of people in need… Read more »

The Gozo Diocese presented a cheque of €20,000 to Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza.  The sum was collected during the RTK4Charity Open Day that is organized annually at the Home in Siggiewi on New Year’s Day by RTK radio. Gozo Bishop, Mgr Mario Grech visited the Home on Saturday and took time to meet up with the residents and care workers… Read more »

On Saturday 9th June 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at the parish church of Maria Regina in Marsa, on the occasion of the official opening to his pastoral visit in the parish.

CLICK HERE for more information on the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in your parish.

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Vatican media

On Tuesday the Vatican announced that as of this July 31, the Vatican Information Service (VIS) will cease to exist as a separate office providing information distinct from the Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office.

There will, however, be a Press Office Bulletin. Some of the VIS staff will be transferred to work on the multilingual news.va portal, which was established a year ago… Read more »

Pope's upcoming trip to Lebanon

Given below is the calendar of liturgical celebrations due to be presided over by the Holy Father between the months of July and September.
JULY
– Sunday 15. Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Pastoral visit to Frascati. Mass at 9.30 a.m.
AUGUST
– Wednesday 15: Solemnity of the Assumption, Mass at 8 a.m… Read more »

More than 200 priests are attending an in-service course at the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtu.  The topic for this year’s course is ‘New’ Relationships: Theological/Pastoral Challenges.  This annual course which is spread over three days and will end tomorrow, Wednesday 13th June, is an important step for the on-going formation of every priest.  Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. is attending this in-service course together with the clergy.  … Read more »

Airport Chapel

Benedict XVI spoke today to participants in the 15th World Seminar for Catholic Civil Aviation Chaplains and Chaplaincy Members, promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. They were present in Rome for a meeting on the theme of “The New Evangelization in the Field of Civil Aviation”.

The Pope noted that during their gathering the chaplains were reflecting on new methods and new forms of evangelization in their area of ministry… Read more »