Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs

Cuba’s foreign minister said his government was looking forward to welcoming Pope Benedict XVI and exchanging points of view with him, even after the pope used his in-flight news conference to criticize Marxist ideology.

Bruno Rodriguez, the foreign minister of Cuba’s communist government, was asked about the pope’s remarks March 23 during the opening of the Havana press center for the papal visit… Read more »

Pope during mass in Cuba

Celebrating an outdoor Mass on his first day in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the struggles of the country’s Catholics after half a century of communism and described human freedom as a necessity for both salvation and social justice.

The pope spoke March 26 in Antonio Maceo Revolution Square, in Cuba’s second-largest city. He had arrived in the country a few hours earlier, after spending three days in Mexico… Read more »

The Church Secretariat for Social and Charitable Action is organizing a Week of Sacrifice between Friday 30th March, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows and 6th April, Good Friday.  The theme for this year is The Joy of Giving.  The Secretariat has selected this theme to signify that when one gives from the heart, it brings happiness.  On the contrary, self-centeredness causes one to suppress the good in oneself and life loses its meaning… Read more »

On Friday, 23rd March 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. attended the Annual General Meeting of the Cana Movement. The meeting was attended by a number of members who offer their voluntary services within the Movement. In their addresses, both the President, Dr Anna Vella and the Director, Rev Dr Joseph Mizzi, stated that it is important that Cana is not just viewed as a service-provider, an agency which offers several different services to families; rather it should retain its full identity as a Movement… Read more »

Pope Benedict in Mexico

Pope Benedict XVI has condemned drug-trafficking and corruption at a huge open-air Mass in central Mexico. He urged Catholics to look to their faith in response to poverty and crime and to reject violence and revenge.

More than 500,000 people gathered to hear his message beside the Christ the King monument in Silao – one of the most important symbols of Mexican Catholicism… Read more »

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will lead Lenten sermons for separated persons as from Monday 26th to Thursday 29th March, daily at 7.00 p.m.  These talks will be held at Sarria Church, Floriana. Similar talks for seperated persons were also held last year.

When asked to comment about these Lenten sermons, the Archbishop said that the Church wants to spread the message of the Gospel to all people, particularly those who are passing through situations in life which require consolation and encouragement… Read more »

On Wednesday 21st March 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Liturgy Commission of Pembroke. Later on, the Archbishop met the Diaconia Commission and presided over a meeting of the Parish Assembly.

CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastral Visit in Pembroke.

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