An Islam speaker at the International Peace Conference

Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. has sent a message, in the name of the Holy Father, to Cardinal Vinko Puljic, archbishop of Vrhbosna-Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which he greets representatives of Churches, Christian communities and the great world religions, “as well as the population of Sarajevo who are particularly dear to him”, and participants in the twenty-sixth International Meeting for Peace which has been organised by the Sant’Egidio Community and its currently taking place in that city… Read more »

Mother Teresa

A Mass on Wednesday in the ancient church of Santa Maria alla Navicella marked the 15th anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s death.

The solemn liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, in a packed church, and enriched by the polyphonies of the imposing choir of the Diocese of Rome. A photo of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta was situated in the sanctuary area… Read more »

Pope back to the Vatican

Benedict XVI resumed his general audiences in the Vatican, having held them at Castelgandolfo during the month of August. Meeting with faithful in the Paul VI Hall he turned his attention to prayer in the Book of Revelation which, he explained, “presents us with the living breathing prayer of the Christian assembly, gathered together ‘on the Lord’s day’”… Read more »

WYD Rio de Janeiro 2013

A 12-foot replica of the Cristo Redentor statue of Brazil has been touring Europe as preparations for next year’s World Youth Day (WYD) in Rio de Janeiro are under way.

The replica was presented Friday at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris as part of the “Cristo Redentor For All” exhibition. The event, which celebrates 80 years since the statue was erected, presents exhibitions on the history of the monument from its inception till the present… Read more »

Cardinal Martini

Benedict XVI sent a message to the archbishop of Milan offering condolences upon the death of Cardinal Carlo Martini, who passed today at age 85.

The cardinal had been ill with Parkinson’s for some years.

The Holy Father noted how the cardinal lived his lengthy illness “in serenity of soul and trustful abandonment to the will of the Lord.”

He assured his own “deep participation” in the sorrow of those mourning the Torino native… Read more »

The European Conference of Justice and Peace Commissions and the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Malta would like to invite the public for the opening session of the  International Workshop  ‘The Arab Spring…One Year Later’on Friday 14th September 2012, at The Archbishop’s Seminary,  tal-Virtù in Rabat at 6pm.

Persons attending are to register… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for September is: “That politicians may always act with honesty, integrity, and love for the truth”.

His mission intention is: “That Christian communities may have a growing willingness to send missionaries, priests, and lay people, along with concrete resources, to the poorest Churches”. Read more »

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Archbishop Paul Cremona has appointed Fr Reuben Micallef archpriest of the Immaculate Conception parish in Cospicua.

Born on the 29th July 1977, Fr Reuben was raised in the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola.  He was educated at the Immaculate Conception primary school in Tarxien, at De La Salle College, and at G.F. Abela Junior College in Msida.  … Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Before reciting the Marian prayer, the Holy Father took time to reflect on Sunday’s Gospel featuring the speech made by Jesus in the synagogue at Capernaum.
“In the Gospel of today’s liturgy, Jesus presents himself as the living bread come down from heaven. May we always hunger for the gift of his presence in the Eucharistic sacrifice, wherein Jesus gives us his very self as food and drink to sustain us on our pilgrim journey to the Father.”
Pope Benedict described the pronouncement of Jesus being the bread of life, as being a critical moment and a turning point in his public mission… Read more »