On Thursday 8th March 2012, a Thanksgiving Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral in Mdina, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca.

Concelebrating Mass with Mgr Mercieca were Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., Mgr Bishop Mario Grech, Mgr Bishop Francis Adeodato Micallef OCD, Monsineurs of the Metropolitan Chapter and  many diocesan and religious priests, amongst which was Fr Gwann Mercieca, Mgr Mercieca’s brother… Read more »

Pope's visit to Mexico

Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting Mexico from March 23-26. It will be his first visit to the country, which John Paul II visited five times. It is the first leg of a two-country tour of Latin America. The Pope will visit Cuba for three days after leaving Mexico.
The Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre said the people of the country are looking forward to the visit… Read more »

The Pope’s Message reads as follows:

On the happy occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of the Most Reverand Joseph Mercieca, Archbishop Emeritus of Malta, I give thanks to God for the many graces bestowed on the Church through the Archbishop’s pastoral charity and dedicated ministry. I pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to sustain Archbishop Mercieca with strong faith and generous love… Read more »

On Monday 5th March 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P.  met children who attend Catechism lessons at the Catechetical Centre of Tal-Ibrag Church, as part of his pastoral visit to the parish. Later on, the Archbishop met Catechists at the Parish Centre.

CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Tal-Ibrag.

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On Monday 5th March 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P.  met  the Pastoral Parish Council, the Parish Economical Council and the Commission for the Implementation of the Synod, at the Parish Office of Tal-Ibrag.

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The importance of silence in our relationship with God

Pope Benedict XVI held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, during which he concluded his series of catechesis of Jesus’ own prayer. The particular focus of Pope Benedict’s remarks was the importance of silence in our relationship with God.
In Christ’s own life and prayer, and especially in his experience of the Cross, we see a constant interplay of word and silence… Read more »

Pope during lenten talks

When life feels like a dark and silent tunnel, faith gives a Christian light and music, Pope Benedict XVI said at the end of his weeklong Lenten retreat.

Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa led the pope’s retreat Feb. 26-March 3 in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, offering the pope and top Vatican officials three meditations each day on the theme “Christians’ Communion With God.”

Thanking the cardinal at the end of the retreat, Pope Benedict said Cardinal Monsengwo “seasoned these meditations with beautiful stories — taken mostly from your beloved African land — which gave us joy and helped us.”

The pope said he was particularly struck by the cardinal’s story about a friend of his who was in a coma and “had the impression of being in a dark tunnel, but at the end he saw a bit of light and heard beautiful music.” “This can be a parable of our lives,” the pope said… Read more »