News from the Church in Malta
The Franciscan Apostles of Jesus and Mary, Couples for Christ and the Charismatic Renewal Movement are joining forces to celebrate Pentecost in the light of John Paul II’s call to disseminate the culture of Pentecost. This invitation is open to one and all. The celebration will be held on Saturday 26th May 2012, at the Franciscan Church, Ghajn Dwieli, Paola between 8.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. … Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI addreses a gathering of cardinals
During a lunch with members of the College of Cardinals on Monday to mark the 7th anniversary of his pontificate, Pope Benedict thanked his closest advisors for all their support during both the joys and the difficulties of his Petrine ministry.
The Pope began by thanking God for the joyous days as well as what he called ‘the dark nights’ and went on to reflect about the presence of evil in the world… Read more »
The Catholic Church’s relationship to Judaism as taught by the Second Vatican Council and the interpretations and developments of that teaching by subsequent popes, “are binding on a Catholic,” said the Vatican official responsible for relations with the Jews. Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke to reporters May 16 after delivering a speech on Catholic-Jewish relations in light of Vatican II’s declaration “Nostra Aetate” on the church’s relations with non-Christian religions… Read more »
Pope on World Comunications Day
Pope Benedict XVI marked World Day for Social Communications. In comments after his Regina Caeli address he said: “We celebrate the World Day of Social Communications, on the theme “Silence and Word: a path of evangelisation.” Silence is an integral part of communication, it is a privileged place of encounter with the Word of God and our brothers and sisters… Read more »
Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As we draw near to World Communications Day 2012, I would like to share with you some reflections concerning an aspect of the human process of communication which, despite its importance, is often overlooked and which, at the present time, it would seem especially necessary to recall… Read more »
Id-Dar tal-Providenza tixtieq tirringrazzja u tifraħ lill-Korp tal-Pulizija li dan l-aħħar irnexxielhom isolvu każi ta’ frodi minn diversi persuni li bdew jiġbru bieb bieb f’isem id-Dar. Eventwalment żewġ persuni ġew imressqa l-Qorti u nstabu hatja u ngħataw sentenzi ta’ habs.
Id-Dar tal-Providenza kienet ilha diversi xhur tirċievi telefonati minn persuni jirrappurataw dwar dawn il-każi. Għalhekk huwa ta’ sodisfazzjon kbir għad-Dar, kif żgur hu għall-vittmi u l-pubbliku inġenerali li seta’ ġie mqarraq minn dawn il-persuni… Read more »
Il-Kunsill Presbiterali tad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex, li hu l-Kunsill tas-saċerdoti li jagħti pariri lill-Isqof fit-tmexxija tad-Djoċesi, wera l-apprezzament tiegħu għas-servizz tan-Naprotechnology li minn ġimgħa ilu, lejlet Jum l-Omm li kien iċċelebrat il-Ħadd li għadda, beda jingħata fl-Isptar Ġenerali t’Għawdex.
“Nilqgħu bil-ferħ l-aħbar li d-Departiment tas-Saħħa beda joffri fl-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex is-servizz magħruf bħala Naprotechnology lil dawk il-koppji miżżewġin Maltin u Għawdxin li għandhom diffikultà biex ikollhom tarbija,” qalet stqarrija tal-Kunsill is-Sibt, wara laqgħa li kellu fil-preżenza tal-Isqof Mario Grech… Read more »
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Patri Joe Saliba O.Carm bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Venera.
Patri Joe Saliba twieled Birkirkara fl-1955 u tgħammed fil-Bażilika ta’ S. Elena fl-istess lokalità. Huwa studja fl-iskola sekondarja teknika tan-Naxxar. Daħal fl-Ordni Karmelitan fl-1973, fl-età ta’ 18-il sena, u ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1980. Huwa studja fl-INSERM u speċjalizza fl-Ispiritwalità fl-Istitut Pontifiċju tat-Teresianum, f’Ruma, minn fejn ġab il-liċenzjat fit-teoloġija. … Read more »
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Patri Ivan Scicluna O.Carm bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Fleur-de-Lys.
Patri Ivan Scicluna twieled fl-1977 u tgħammed fil-parroċċa ta’ Santu Wistin, il-Belt Valletta. Huwa trabba u rċieva l-formazzjoni Nisranija fil-parroċċa tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, il-Fgura. Fl-1995 daħal prenovizz fl-Ordni Karmelitan, fl-età ta’ 18-il sena, u sena wara beda l-kors tal-filosofija u t-teoloġija fl-Università ta’ Malta.
Patri Ivan ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-2003… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. is the first Maltese Archbishop to visit the Maltese missionaries in Honduras. He was welcomed by the Maltese bishops, Robert Camilleri OFM and Joe Bonello OFM, together with Fr Albert Gauci. On leaving the airport, following a courtesy visit to Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriegues, Archbishop Cremona commenced a three hour journey to the diocese of Olancia, in Juticalpa, where Mons Bonello serves as the Bishop… Read more »
