News from the Church in Malta
Pope Benedict XVI
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff today published the calendar of celebrations due to be presided by the Holy Father between April and June.
APRIL
Sunday 29: Fourth Sunday of Easter. Priestly ordinations at 9 a.m. in the Vatican Basilica.
MAY
Sunday 13: Sixth Sunday of Easter. Pastoral visit to the Italian towns of Arezzo, La Verna and San Sepolcro… Read more »
On Saturday 21st April 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Birgu parish church, as his official opening to his pastoral visit in the parish, and later met with the people.
CLICK HERE for more information on the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in your parish.
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Saturday April 21 – The sixth edition of the World Youth Day Song Contest was held in the Attard Parish auditorium. Eight local Christian bands performed live original songs to a sold-out auditorium. The theme of this year’s contest was: “Rejoice in the Lord, Always.” (Phil 4,4)
The songs were individually assessed by a seven-member jury of experts. Towards the end of the evening, the results announced ‘I Will Rejoice’, by The Pilgrimage, as Best Overall Song… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
Our ability to recognize the Risen Lord through His Word and in the Eucharist was the focus of Pope Benedict XVI’s Regina Caeli reflections this third Sunday of Easter. Speaking in French he said in the same way the Risen Jesus appeared among the apostles, still today “the Savior assures us of his real presence among us through the Word and the Eucharist” and just as “He gave peace “to the disciples, “He is still gifting us His peace and opens up life to happiness and invites us to become His witnesses to the ends of the earth, in our world marked by evil and suffering, pain and fear”… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Gordon Refalo as the new parish priest of Luqa (St. Andrew).
Fr Gordon was born in Sliema in 1961. He received his education at the Sisters of St Joseph and at St Aloysius College, Birkirkara. In 1984 he entered the Archbishop’s Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 1991.
Fr Gordon was first appointed assistant parish priest of Hamrun (St Gajetan) and served in Naxxar parish… Read more »
Fi tmiem din il-ġimgħa, ħames kardinali fost it-22 maħtura fil-Konċistorju tat-18 ta’ Frar li għadda, se jieħdu pussess tad-djakonija tagħhom. Fosthom hemm il-Kardinal Prospero Grech O.S.A. li llejla, fis-6.00 p.m., se jieħu pussess tad-djakonija tiegħu ta’ Santa Maria Goretti f’Ruma. Read more »
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Dan huwa l-vers mill-Bibbja li l-Papa għażel din is-sena biex iż-żgħażagħ jirriflettu fuqu u hija ukoll it-tema li ntgħażlet għall-World Youth Day Concert (Kunċert Jum iż-Żgħażagħ) ta’ din is-sena. Dan huwa kunċert b’differenza, festa ta’ mużika live imtellgħa miż-żgħażagħ għaż-żgħażagħ, fejn aħna lkoll ningħaqdu flimkien f’ċelebrazzjoni Kattolika ta’ ferħ, fidi u mużika.
Il-kunċert jinvolvi numru ta’ bands lokali li ngħataw l-opportunità li jesprimu t-talent tagħhom b’lirika oriġinali u b’tema Kristjana… Read more »
A project entitled Żwieġ B’Saħħtu was launched by Cana Movement in October 2008, the aim of which is to create greater awareness among the general public on the necessity for strengthening marriage and the family, through the presentation of different topics and aspects of family life.
The third talk in the fourth cycle of seminars will be delivered on 25th April 2012 by Dr Anna Maria Vella, President of the Cana Movement… Read more »
On Friday 20th April 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. blessed and inaugurated the new primary school and vocations centre at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù.
CLICK HERE to read the Archbishop’s message on this occasion.
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The current U.S. debate over religious freedom should inspire Catholics in Europe to seek greater legal protection of their right to conscientious objection, according to a retired Vatican cardinal. Believers and institutions must have a legal right to invoke conscientious objection when faced with “legislative norms that, because of their moral implications, are in conflict with moral norms officially affirmed by one’s religious authorities,” said Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, former president of the commission governing Vatican City State… Read more »
