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DECLARATION OF NULLITY FROM THE CHURCH TRIBUNAL

04/05/2011

The statement issued today by the IVA Movement with respect to the declaration of nullity is confusing a number of important points regarding the difference between divorce and a declaration of nullity.  The statement makes reference to problems which arise after some years of marriage.  Unless these problems are rooted in situations which existed at the moment of marital consent, they cannot serve as a base for a declaration of nullity, either by the Civil Court or by the Church Tribunal.  … Read more »

FORMATION TALKS ON MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY

04/05/2011

Fix-xahar ta’ Mejju ġewwa l-Parroċċa Madonna tal-Karmnu Fgura ser isiru tliet laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni  miftuħin għal kulħadd dwar iż-żwieġ u l-familja. Dawn il-laqgħat ser isiru ġewwa ċ-ċentru parrokkjali (taħt il-knisja) fis- 7.15 p.m.

 Nhar il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Mejju 2011

Kelliem : Dr Arthur Galea Salomone 

 It-Tnejn 9 ta’ Mejju 2011

Kelliem : Fr Brendan Gatt 

 Il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Mejju 2011

Kelliem : L-E.T Mons Mario Grech , Isqof ta’Għawdex

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ST.JOSEPH THE WORKER CELEBRATIONS

03/05/2011

On Friday 29th April, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met sextons, at the Curia, as part of the celebrations of the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Later that day, he met employees and officials of Transport Malta and celebrated Mass at their offices in Marsa.

On Tuesday 3rd May, the Archbishop visited Wasteserve workers and then visited bakers in Qormi… Read more »

VATICAN CALLS FOR REFLECTION AFTER BIN LADEN’S DEATH

03/05/2011

Osama Bin Laden

The Vatican is calling for reflection, not celebration, in the wake of the death al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks that killed more than 3,000.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night that a team of Navy SEALS assaulted the villa in which bin Laden was hiding, and killed him after a brief firefight… Read more »

ANNUAL ACADEMIC EVENING IN HONOUR OF ST.THOMAS AQUINAS

03/05/2011

The Theology Students’ Association (GhST) is once again organising its Annual Academic Evening in honour of St Thomas Aquinas under the distinguished patronage of Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. This event will be held at the Grand Ballroom, Hotel Phoenicia, Floriana on Wednesday 4th May 2011 at 19:00hrs.

Prof Sigrid Muller, Vice-Dean and Lecturer of Moral Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna will deliver a lecture on ‘Searching for Happiness’… Read more »

ENGLAND HAS REACHED THE HIGHEST RECORD OF BROKEN FAMILIES

02/05/2011

Minkejja li d-divorzju ilu s-snin legali fl-Ingilterra, l-għadd tal-koppji li jiddeċiedu li jgħixu flimkien mingħajr ma jiżżewġu qiegħed dejjem jiżdied. Flimkien mal-għadd dejjem jikber ta’ trabi li jitwieldu barra ż-żwieġ, li llum ilaħħqu għal madwar 45 fil-mija, il-koabitazzjoni llum qed titqies bħala fattur importanti li qed iwassal għal aktar faqar soċjo-ekonomiku fil-pajjiż.

Dawn il-fatti joħorġu minn studju dwar l-istorja tal-famlija bl-isem ta’ ‘History and Family: setting the records straight… Read more »

OPENING OF ‘HOLY FAMILY’ CENTRE IN DINGLI

02/05/2011

Nhar il-Ħadd 1 ta’ Mejju, 2011, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. inawgura Ċentru Parrokkjali ġdid f’Ħad-Dingli.  Iċ-ċerimonja tal-inawgurazzjoni taċ-ċentru li ġie ddedikat lill-Familja Mqaddsa saret fi tmiem Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla ċċelebrata fil-beraħ quddiem l-istess binja.

Dan iċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali għandu jgħin lill-parroċċa ta’ Ħad-Dingli taħdem f’ambjent aktar modern u spazjuz li jagħti ċ-ċans lill-għaqdiet tagħha jkunu ta’ servizz akbar għall-komunita’ kollha residenti fi ħdanha.  … Read more »

CHURCH LEADERS JOIN PROTESTS TO HALT INDIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

02/05/2011

Church leaders in Maharashtra have added their voice to a movement opposed to several proposed nuclear projects in the state, including what would be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world. “We don’t want a Chernobyl nuclear disaster or Fukushima crisis to happen in India,” Bishop Alwyn Barreto of Sindhudurg told the Asian church news agency UCA News April 28. He said the diocesan center for social action organized meetings to educate people on the consequences a nuclear accident could have on the western coastal region… Read more »

POPE JOHN PAUL II DECLARED BLESSED

01/05/2011

Beatification of Pope John Paul II

Benedict XVI bestowed the status of “blessed” on the late John Paul II this morning in Saint Peter’s Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass.

The throngs cheered as Pope Benedict pronounced the formula of beatification for John Paul and a giant banner bearing the Polish pontiff’s portrait was unveiled over the facade of St Peter’s basilica… Read more »

PRAYER MEETINGS FOR FAMILIES

01/05/2011

Nhar it-Tlieta 26 t’April saret laqgħa oħra ta’ Talb għall-Familji.  Din saret fil-Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żurrieq bis-sehem tal-Parroċċi ta’ Ħal Kirkop, Mqabba, Qrendi u Ħal Safi li jiffurmaw parti mill-istess Unità 16.

Dawn il-laqgħat qed jiġu organizzati mis-Segretarjat tal-Parroċċi flimkien mas-Segretarjat tal-Lajċi li għalihom l-insara Maltin kollha huma mistiedna jattendu sabiex ilkoll flimkien, kemm lajċi, kemm saċerdoti kif ukoll reliġjużi rġiel u nisa, jiltaqgħu f’mumenti ta’ talb għall-familji kollha ta’ pajjiżna.  … Read more »