News from the Church in Malta
Week of Prayer 2012
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today 18 January, under the theme “We will all be changed by the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ”. The Week is promoted by the World Council of Churches (WCC), a worldwide fellowship of 349 Churches seeking unity, common witness and Christian service. The Catholic Church participates in this ecumenical initiative, despite not being a member of the WCC… Read more »
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being celebrated from Wednesday 18th to Wednesday 25th January. A National Ecumenical Service is being held on Thursday 19th January at 6.30 p.m., at St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Valletta.
The Service will be led by the Chancellor of St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Canon Simon Godfrey. Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will deliver a reflection on this year’s theme, “We will all be changed by the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 15:51-58)… Read more »
Family
With some 140 days remaining before the 7th World Meeting of Families, which will include the participation of Benedict XVI in Milan, the preparations are intensifying.
A symposium to prepare for the May 30 to June 3 meeting was held this week at the Pontifical Lateran University.
The symposium, fruit of synergy between the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and the Family and the Pontifical Pastoral Institute Redemptor Hominis of the same athenaeum, was titled “Such a Family for Such a Society.”
Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and one of the organizers of the World Meeting, was one of the participants… Read more »
On Sunday 15th January 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at St Theresa Sanctuary, St Joseph the Worker Parish, Birkirkara and later met the people.
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On Sunday 15th January 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Liturgical Commission, at St Joseph the Worker Parish Centre, Birkirkara.
CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Birkirkara.
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On Saturday 14th January 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated mass at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, for those couples who got married during 2011.
In his homily, Archbishop Cremona referred to Christian marriage as a vocation. He highlighted the importance of distinguishing between a wedding and Christian marriage. The Archbishop explained that the wedding lasts only for a day, whereas Christian marriage lasts a lifetime. … Read more »
The number of Church marriages registered in the Archdiocese of Malta during the year 2011 was 1,520.
1,315 of the total number of marriages registered during 2011, were marriages between Maltese citizens. There were 66 marriages between Maltese and foreigners, divided as follows: 31 between Maltese Catholics and foreign Catholics; 23 between Maltese Catholics and foreign Christians; 12 between Maltese Catholics to non-Christians. … Read more »
Data: Is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Jannar 2012
Post: WOW Millennium Chapel – Paceville
Ħin: 9.15am – 12.30pm
Prezz: €7.00 (prezz issussidjat li jinkludi l-kafe/te’)
Bħala parti mill-programm ta’ ongoing formation ikkoordinat mis-Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi, flimkien mal-KDŻ u l-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali, din is-sena sa jiffokkaw ħafna fuq is-sinteżi bejn il-fidi u l-kultura. Għal dan il-għan qed jorganizzaw Seminar bit-tema: It-Teatru… il-Karattru… Read more »
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Proclaiming Jesus Christ the one Saviour of the world “constitutes the essential mission of the Church. It is a task and mission which the vast and profound changes of present-day society make all the more urgent” (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 14). Indeed, today we feel the urgent need to give a fresh impetus and new approaches to the work of evangelization in a world in which the breaking down of frontiers and the new processes of globalization are bringing individuals and peoples even closer… Read more »
The Episcopal Ordination of Fr Prospero Grech OSA will be held on 8th February 2012, at 6pm, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP and Fr Prospero Grech, recently decided upon this date, following the announcement by Pope Benedict XVI that Fr Prospero will be nominated one of the new Cardinals to the Concistory on 18th February.
In Malta, Fr Prospero will be consecrated as a Bishop by Mgr Giuseppe Versaldi, Archbishop and President of the Prefecture for Economic Affairs at the Holy See… Read more »
