Pope during weekly General Audience

Three ways to knowing God (the world, the human being and the faith) provided the theme for Benedict XVI’s catechesis during his general audience, held Wednesday morning in the Paul VI Hall.

The Holy Father began by explaining that “God’s initiative always precedes any initiative on the part of man, and, even on our journey towards Him, it is He Who first illuminates and guides us, while always respecting our freedom… Read more »

Nhar it-13 ta’ Novembru 2012, saret il-gradwazzjoni tal-istudenti tal-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali (IFP) tal-Knisja f’Malta. Din iċ-ċerimonja saret  fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtu. B’kollox iggradwaw 147 persuna li temmew b’suċċess 9 korsijiet differenti offruti mill-IFP. Iċ-ċerimonja bdiet biċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa u wara segwiet il-preżentazzjoni taċ-ċertifikati mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. L-aktar kors popolari fost dawk li ggradwaw il-bierah kien dak tal-General Education in Evangesliation… Read more »

Bishop Justin Welby

The newly appointed leader of the world’s Anglicans is a former oil executive who said his spiritual director was a Catholic monk. Bishop Justin Welby of Durham, who will become the new archbishop of Canterbury, did not name the monk, but told a Nov. 9 news conference at London’s Lambeth Palace that he was influenced by both Benedictine and Ignatian spirituality… Read more »

Earlier today, it has been announced that the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed the Apostolic Nuncio in Malta, His Excellency Archbishop Tommaso Caputo, as Archbishop of Pompei and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary of Pompei.

His Excellency Monsignor Tommaso Caputo, 62, who hails from Naples, was ordained priest in 1974… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

The purpose of overcoming the violence that threatens the construction of a world based on justice and peace calls for responsibility to be taken by society as a whole. With this conviction Benedict XVI  addressed representatives of Interpol – the organization made up of police from 190 of the World’s countries – whom he received in audience this morning, Friday 9 November, in the Paul VI  Hall, on the occasion of their 81st general assembly that took place in the past few days in Rome… Read more »

Ir-Regolamenti għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għas-sena 2013 ġew ippublikati fuq il-website tal-Knisja f’Malta, fis-sezzjoni: www.maltadiocese.org/lang/mt/church-schools

B’kollox ser ikun hemm total ta’ 1,802 postijiet vakanti. L-applikazzjonijiet ser isiru f’diversi skejjel tal-Knisja bejn Novembru u Frar. Min ser japplika għandu jieħu miegħu d-dokumenti meħtieġa u l-applikazzjoni timtelà dakinhar stess.  B’hekk l-applikanti ma jkollhomx għalfejn jinqalgħu darbtejn. Lista tad-dokumenti meħtieġa, u l-ġranet meta wieħed għandu jmur japplika u fejn, huma imniżżla fir-Regolamenti… Read more »

The Archdiocese of Malta has transferred all its microfilms into digital media to make them available over the internet.  This will enable the Archives to be more reachable by researchers and the casual visitor alike.

The Archives of the Archbishop of Malta, located in Floriana, contain the diocesan records from 1531 to 1898, along with some miscellaneous items dating from 1450 to 1928… Read more »

Nhar l-Erbgħa 7 ta’ Novembru 2012,  saret tat-tnedija uffiċċjali ta’ website ġdida http://archives.maltadiocese.org li ġiet inawgurata llum mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. Il-website tiġbor fiha l-Arkivji tal-Arċisqof li jinsabu fil-Kurja. Din tinkludi dokumenti ta’ bejn l-1531 u l-1898, fosthom dokumentazzjoni uffiċċjali dwar il-visti pastorali, atti ċivili, reġistri  u oħrajn.

Studenti u ricerkaturi spiss juzaw l-arkivji tal-Kurja għall-proġetti tagħhom u għalhekk inħasset il-ħtiega li dawn jigu diġitizzati u aċċessibbli online… Read more »