News from the Church in Malta
Pope during Angelus
Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Syria and in Iraq. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father said that he continues, “[T]o follow with concern the growing and tragic episodes of violence in Syria,” where as many as 20 thousand people have perished in more than a year of increasingly intense civil strife… Read more »
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World Tourism Day 2012
The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People has issued a Message for the 2012 World Tourism Day (September 27th). The theme this year is “Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development”.
In the message, the President of the Council, Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, said:
“Tourism has an important role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals which include ‘ensuring environmental sustainability’, and it must do everything in its power so that these goals will be reached… Read more »
Observatory of the New Evangelization for Latin America
The Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the promotion of the New Evangelization, His Exc. Mgr. Octavio Ruiz Arenas, announced that on Tuesday, July 24, during the opening session of the meeting of the President Bishops of the Commissions of CELAM (Latin American Episcopal Council) the inauguration of the “Observatory of the New Evangelization for Latin America” was held… Read more »
It is indeed positive to note that in our country, there has been an ongoing debate with respect to the way in which a number of couples can address the difficulty of infertilty. This gives witness just to what extent we cherish human life. This is even more appreciated when one realizes that in today’s age, in Europe, and in Malta too, a large part of society is stingy with respect to new life, in the sense that the birth rate is low… Read more »
World Conference of Secular Institutes in Assisi
Pope Benedict XVI has sent his greetings to the congress of the World Conference of Secular Institutes underway in Assisi.
Signed by his Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the message encourages the particular vocation of consecrated lay men and women, which is rooted and centred in Christ, but lived within wider society.
“For many, many centuries,” says Archbishop Gérald Lacroix of Quebec, “if you wanted to consecrate your life to God, you either became a priest, a nun, or a monk… Read more »
Young married couple discussing their everyday life
Benedict XVI sent greetings to participants of the 11th International Gathering of the Teams of Our Lady, which is currently being held in Brazil. The message was sent through the Pope’s secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
Founded in 1939 in Paris by Father Henri Caffarel, the Teams of Our Lady is a movement of married spirituality in the Catholic Church and aims to help couples discover the riches of the sacrament of marriage and to live out a married spirituality… Read more »
During the academic year starting in October, the Institute of Pastoral Formation (IFP) of the Church in Malta will organize, support and collaborate in 12 different courses, among them a new course in Catholic Media Education. The courses offered by the Institute are all accredited by the Malta Qualifications Council and lead to a general or higher education award.
These courses serve to prepare pastoral operators in order to be able to offer a service in various fields, such as adolescents and youth, family, spiritual direction and Christian leadership. … Read more »
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of St. George Preca’s death, Mass will be celebrated by Mgr. Mario Grech Bishop of Gozo, at the SDC MUSEUM Hall in Blata l-Bajda, next Thursday at 6.30pm. Another mass will be celebrated by Mgr. Grech in the Santuary of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu, Gozo on Friday 27 of July, at 6.30pm … Read more »
Pope in Castel Gandolfo
Pope Benedict spoke of his shock on Sunday in what he called “the senseless violence” that took place in Aurora Denver in which twelve people were killed and dozens of others injured when a gunman opened fire during a film screening this week. The Holy Father also expressed his sadness at the loss of life in the recent ferry disaster near Zanzibar in which at least 68 people died… Read more »
