Francois Hollande, French President

Pope Benedict XVI wrote to the newly sworn-in President of France, Francois Hollande. In his telegram, the Holy Father expresses the hope that France continue to be, “a factor of peace and solidarity in the active search for the common good, respect for life and the dignity of every person and all peoples,” in Europe and the international community… Read more »

Work and Family

“Work should not be an obstacle to the family, but should rather sustain and unite it”, affirmed Benedict XVI in an appeal made at the end of today’s general audience.

After recalling that yesterday was the celebration of the International Day of Families that the UN dedicated this year to the relationship between family and work, the Pope noted that work should favour the family, “helping it to be open to life and to enter into relationship with society and with the Church”… Read more »

Sansepolcro

Celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of a town founded to be a model of Gospel peace and justice, Pope Benedict XVI said Christians today must find ways to infuse their cities and nations with Gospel values while welcoming and respecting people with other beliefs. In his evening visit May 13 to Sansepolcro, named after the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, the pope urged the townspeople to use the anniversary to emulate Sts… Read more »

On Wednesday 9th May 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. expressed his appreciation for the dedication of Maltese mothers via a telephone call during an activity organized for mothers of priests, religious and Maltese lay persons who work in foreign lands.  Presently, the Archbishop is in San Francisco visiting Maltese emigrants as part of his pastoral visit to Central America.  In his message, the Archbishop conveyed his regards to the missionaries’ mothers, expressing his appreciation for the work which their children and relatives perform.  … Read more »

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., who is presently on a pastoral visit to meet with Maltese missionaries in Central America, will today arrive in the city of Comayagua, Honduras, as the guest of Mons Robert Camilleri OFM, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Tegucigalpa.

Before visiting Honduras, the Archbishop was in San Francisco, USA, to meet with Maltese emigrants. During the past seven days, the Archbishop’s activities included the celebration of mass in the Parish Church of St Veronica, an activity for which children from a neighbouring Catholic school attended; two other masses were held in the parishes of St Elizabeth and St Paul Shipwrecked, whose parishoners include Maltese people who lived in San Francisco before they moved to nearby towns… Read more »

Benedict XVI met with directors of the Pontifical Missionary Works, which oversees missionary cooperation among the Churches of the world and is currently celebrating the annual assembly of its governing council.

The Pope remembered in his address Father Massimo Cenci, under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, who passed away due to a heart attack. “May the Lord reward him for all the work he carried out on mission and at the service of the Holy See.”

The Holy Father gave his support and encouragement to the project by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Missionary Works, which will encourage a worldwide campaign of praying the rosary in support of the Year of Faith… Read more »

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