News from the Church in Malta
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Gordon Refalo as the new parish priest of Luqa (St. Andrew).
Fr Gordon was born in Sliema in 1961. He received his education at the Sisters of St Joseph and at St Aloysius College, Birkirkara. In 1984 he entered the Archbishop’s Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 1991.
Fr Gordon was first appointed assistant parish priest of Hamrun (St Gajetan) and served in Naxxar parish… Read more »
Fi tmiem din il-ġimgħa, ħames kardinali fost it-22 maħtura fil-Konċistorju tat-18 ta’ Frar li għadda, se jieħdu pussess tad-djakonija tagħhom. Fosthom hemm il-Kardinal Prospero Grech O.S.A. li llejla, fis-6.00 p.m., se jieħu pussess tad-djakonija tiegħu ta’ Santa Maria Goretti f’Ruma. Read more »
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Dan huwa l-vers mill-Bibbja li l-Papa għażel din is-sena biex iż-żgħażagħ jirriflettu fuqu u hija ukoll it-tema li ntgħażlet għall-World Youth Day Concert (Kunċert Jum iż-Żgħażagħ) ta’ din is-sena. Dan huwa kunċert b’differenza, festa ta’ mużika live imtellgħa miż-żgħażagħ għaż-żgħażagħ, fejn aħna lkoll ningħaqdu flimkien f’ċelebrazzjoni Kattolika ta’ ferħ, fidi u mużika.
Il-kunċert jinvolvi numru ta’ bands lokali li ngħataw l-opportunità li jesprimu t-talent tagħhom b’lirika oriġinali u b’tema Kristjana… Read more »
A project entitled Żwieġ B’Saħħtu was launched by Cana Movement in October 2008, the aim of which is to create greater awareness among the general public on the necessity for strengthening marriage and the family, through the presentation of different topics and aspects of family life.
The third talk in the fourth cycle of seminars will be delivered on 25th April 2012 by Dr Anna Maria Vella, President of the Cana Movement… Read more »
On Friday 20th April 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. blessed and inaugurated the new primary school and vocations centre at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù.
CLICK HERE to read the Archbishop’s message on this occasion.
Click on the photos to enlarge… Read more »
The current U.S. debate over religious freedom should inspire Catholics in Europe to seek greater legal protection of their right to conscientious objection, according to a retired Vatican cardinal. Believers and institutions must have a legal right to invoke conscientious objection when faced with “legislative norms that, because of their moral implications, are in conflict with moral norms officially affirmed by one’s religious authorities,” said Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, former president of the commission governing Vatican City State… Read more »
Sudan and South Sudan border
Saying civilian lives are at risk, Catholic leaders appealed to the international community to step up efforts to prevent full-scale war from erupting over disputed territory along the tenuous Sudan-South Sudan border.
Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Adwok Kur of Khartoum, Sudan, said in an email to Catholic News Service that tensions between Sudan and South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, could be defused if the United Nations and the African Union would mediate the differences and attempt to determine the proper border between the two countries… Read more »
On Tuesday 17th April 2012, the new Ambassador to France, H.E. Michel Vandepoorter, paid a courtesy visit to the Archbishop, at the Curia.
Click on the photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
Friday, 20th April
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the ArchPriest in preparation for his pastoral visit in his parish.
Saturday, 21st April
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Diaconia Commission at Dun Pawl Camilleri hall.
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Parish Church, for the official opening of the pastoral visit and afterwards meets with the people… Read more »
Wednesday April 18 – The 5th edition of the Young People’s Forum is being held at Dar L-Ewropa, Valletta, between 7pm and 9pm. The theme, Education>Integration will discuss concrete changes in the educational system for the benefit of social integration.
The Forum brings together young people with a christian inspiration and from a wide spectrum of social interests… Read more »
