News from the Church in Malta
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A press conference was held yesterday in the Holy See Press Office to present the visit of Benedict XVI to Benin, which is due to begin on Friday 18 November and to come to an end on Sunday 20 November, Solemnity of Christ the King.
Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J… Read more »
Next Sunday a Diocesan celebration will be organized on the occasion of the liturgical feast of Christ the King. The theme for this year is “Sharing the joy of our faith with others” . Fr Charles Cordina, the Pastoral Secretary, said that “this theme is based upon the topic of evangelization since the Archbishop has expressed the desire that the Pastoral Plan for the Church in Malta for the forthcoming three years should reflect the way in which the Church intends to re-kindle the hearts of those who have put their faith aside, in order that they may once again rediscover the beauty of Christian life”. … Read more »
On Friday 11th November 2011, Mgr Emanuel Barbara OFM Cap celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass at St. John’s CoCathedral, on the occasion of his consecration as Bishop of Malindi in Kenya.
CLICK HERE to read the message of the Archbishop on this occasion.
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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI met with participants of the International Conference “Adult Stem Cells: Science and the Future of Man and Culture”, sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture. In his address, the Holy Father spoke about the “truly remarkable contributions” science can make to promoting and safeguarding human dignity. At the same time, he warned that scientists must be attentive to ethical concerns in pursuing their research, so that the inviolable dignity of each human being is never compromised… Read more »
“Hemm ir-riskju li l-kritika li Ġesù għamel lil-Lhud meta fit-tempju qalilhom “dar Missieri għamiltuha suq”, tkun tgħodd għalina l-Insara llum! Fil-fehma tiegħi hemm żewġ modi kif ir-reliġjon nistgħu nirrenduha ‘suq’. Hemm min jidhirlu li jista’ jkun Nisrani, imma fl-istess waqt iħossu ħieles li f’isem Kristu, jgħid li jrid. Hemm, imbagħad, min jaċċetta dak li jaqbillu mit-tagħlim ta’ Kristu u jwarrab dak li ma tantx jogħġbu, bħal meta wieħed imur madwar il-bankijiet li jarmaw fis-suq u ‘jieħu’ jew ‘iħalli’ dak li jfettillu… Read more »
On Wednesday 9th November 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the Parish Assembly of Rabat at St.Agatha’s school, as part of his pastoral visit to this parish.
CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Rabat.
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Oblates
Twenty-two Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate will be beatified in Madrid this December. They lost their lives in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
The Oblates carried out their ministry as chaplains to three communities of nuns and collaborated in the neighborhood parishes.
The young students taught catechism in neighborhood parishes and the Oblate Choir solemnized the liturgical celebrations… Read more »
Catholics Come Home
A ministry dedicated to bringing fallen-away Catholics back to the Church through media will be getting its message to 250 million people this Christmas season.
Catholics Come Home will air a one-minute invitation to return to parish life and get to know the Church. The spot will run more than 400 times from Dec. 16 to Jan… Read more »
The Institute of Pastoral Formation of the Church in Malta has recently organized the annual graduation ceremony for 155 students who have successfully completed nine different courses held throughout the recent academic year. This ceremony was presided over by the Archbishop, Paul Cremona OP and was held at the Archbishop’s Seminary on Tuesday 8th November. The courses were the following:
For the first time ever, these courses were certified by the Malta Qualifications Council. … Read more »
Sudan violence
Violence is spreading in Sudan and the newly formed South Sudan, such that a civil war is threatening if the international community doesn’t intervene, according to the countries’ bishops.
The Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, which serves Sudan and the world’s newest country, South Sudan, released a communiqué Oct. 28 titled “The Church God Wants Us to Be.”
As reported by Aid to the Church in Need, the statement speaks of spreading violence in Blue Nile State, South Kordofan and Eastern Equatoria, as well as ongoing violence in Darfur… Read more »
