News from the Church in Malta
On Monday 17th December 2012, Auxiliary Bishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna celebrated the Christmas Mass at San Ġorġ Preca College, Maria Assumpta Girls Secondary school in Ħamrun.
This was the Bishop’s first pastoral visit in a school.
The bishop was given a cake from the Home Economics class student and a hand-crafted memento by the Art and Lace class students… Read more »
On Tuesday 18th December 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona celebrated Christmas Mass for children attending State schools, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
Click on the photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
Pope with Palestinian President
In the Vatican Apostolic Palace Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. Mr. Abbas subsequently went on to meet with Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.
In a press release, the Holy See’s Press Office said “the cordial discussions made reference to the recent Resolution approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations by which Palestine was recognised as a Non-member Observer State of the aforementioned Organisation… Read more »
The activity that is held annually to raise funds for id-Dar tal-Providenza will this year be called Festa ta’ Ġenerożita’ (Feast of Generosity). This was announced by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home who said: “We’re doing this because on January 1st all Maltese and Gozitans alike will begin the new year by showing who and what they really are: a generous nation, a nation that can indeed practice solidarity.”
Fr Martin mentioned four main reasons for this feast of generosity towards id-Dar tal-Providenza… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass on Sunday at the parish church of St. Patrick at Colle Prenestino, on the eastern outskirts of Rome. In his homily, the Holy Father spoke of the certainty we have in faith that the Lord is present, regardless of how circumstance might appear to give cause for mistrust, sadness, and even despair. The presence of the Lord is by itself enough to brighten and gladden hearts… Read more »
Nhar il-Ħadd 16 ta’ Diċċembru 2012, l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu l-Arċisqof Tommaso Caputo iċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fi tmiem il-missjoni diplomatika tiegħu f’Malta bħala Nunzju Appostoliku tas-Santa Sede.
Fl-10 ta’ Novembru li għadda, il-Qdusija Tiegħu il-Papa Benedittu XVI ħatar lil Mons. Caputo bħala Arċisqof tal-belt ta’ Pompei u Delegat Pontifiċju għas-Santwarju tal-Imqaddsa Verġni Marija tar-Rużarju ta’ Pompei… Read more »
Għal darb’ oħra l-Kummissjoni Emigranti ser tagħti bidu għal kors preparattiv għaż-żwieġ ta’ tfajliet u ġuvintur Maltin ma’ barranin. Dan il-kors se jibda nhar il-Tlieta 8 ta’ Jannar 2012. Min jixtieq aktar informazzjoni jista’ jċempel fuq 21222644/21240255/ 21232545 jew jibgħat email fuq: [email protected] Read more »
…
Pope Benedict XVI received in audience six new ambassadors and non-resident ambassadors accredited to the Holy See from Zambia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Niger and Guinea. In his address to the diplomats, the Pope focused on the theme of education, one of the principal challenges of our times and which today is located “in a context in which the evolution of ways of life and forms of knowledge create human, cultural, social and spiritual ruptures hitherto unknown in the history of humanity”… Read more »
On Tuesday 11th December 2012, the Archbishop presided over a Christmas concert and presented an Award in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
This year’s Dun Mikiel Azzopardi Award went to the National Commission for Persons with Disability as id-Dar tal-Providenza’s sign of recognition and appreciation of the Commission’s work and commitment since its inception twenty-five years ago as well as for its vision to continue building on its achievements… Read more »
The British government said today it will introduce a bill next year to legalise so-called same-sex marriage.
Opponents of the plans say that the decision to raise the issue has been made without proper consultation.
Both the Catholic Church and the Church of England have announced their opposition to the proposed bill. In response to Tuesday’s announcement London’s two Catholic Archbishops, Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Peter Smith of Southwark, released a statement strongly opposing the bill… Read more »
