Benedict XVI is pushing Vatican communication to take “enormous steps,” according to the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

Archbishop Claudio Celli affirmed this today when he presented News.va, the Vatican’s new Web portal that will bring news from various Church sources to the same site.

A sneak preview of News.va is already online, but the site will begin functioning Wednesday, the feast of Sts… Read more »

Il-Kapitlu tal-Katidral tal-Imdina, anki din is-sena se jkun qed itella’ programm ta’ attivitajiet reliġjużi biex jiċċelebra b’mod solenni l-festa tal-martirju ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl, patruni tal-istess katedra.

Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet jibdew nhar it-Tlieta 28 ta’ Ġunju għall-ħabta tal-5.30pm bil-wasla tal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP. Huwa se jkun qed jippresiedi fiċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet ta’ filgħaxija li jinkludu t-translazzjoni tar-Relikwiji u quddiesa bl-Ewwel Għasar Pontifikali.

Agħfas hawn biex tkompli taqra dan l-artiklu mis-sit www.il-gensillum.com Read more »

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Il-Festa tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon din is-sena ser tiġi ċċelebrata nhar il-Ħamis 30 ta’ Ġunju, 2011, peress li nhar l-1 ta’ Lulju taħbat il-festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesu’.

Nhar il-Gimgħa, 24 ta’ Ġunju, fis-6.15p.m. ir-Relikwja tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon ser tittieħed fil-Kappella tal-Isptar Mater Dei.  Mal-wasla tar-Relikwja fis-6.30p.m. ser tiġi ċċelebrata Quddiesa.

Nhar is-Sibt, 25 ta’ Ġunju, bejn it-8.00a.m. u 7.00p.m. ir-Relikwja  ser tkun esposta għall-qima tal-morda u l-familjari tagħhom fil-Kappella tal-Isptar… Read more »

A longtime friend of leaders in the Russian Orthodox Church, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray visited Russia for Pentecost, inviting the faithful to “walk by the Spirit” in bettering relations between the two Churches.

Cardinal Etchegaray is vice dean of the College of Cardinals. He served as president of the Pontifical Councils Cor Unum and for Justice and Peace.

He was in St… Read more »

“Bla dubju kien ikun aħjar għal Malta kienu tgħallmet mill-iżbalji tad-dinja moderna qabel ma għaġlet biex tingħaqad magħha.”

Hekk ikkummenta l-editur maniġerjali ta’ First Things, Meghan Duke, dwar ir-referendum li sar ħmistax ilu u li għamilha possibbli li d-divorzju issa jibda jagħmel parti mil-leġislazzjoni ta’ pajjiżna.

First Things hu ġurnal online ippubbikat fl-Istati Uniti minn The Institute on Religion and Public Life… Read more »

The nature of Ministry is the title of the next public ecumenical dialogue meeting to be held on Thursday, 23rd June 2011. The meeting is organised by Christians together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council). It will be held from 6 to7pm at St. Andrews House, Old Bakery street, Valletta. Everybody is welcome to attend and share their views on this topic, which may be viewed in a similar or different  mannner by the various Christian denominations in Malta… Read more »