News from the Church in Malta
On Thursday 16th February 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the girls’ MUSEUM section in St Julians, as part of his pastoral visit to the parish.
CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in St Julians.
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Symposium
The second symposium of European and African Bishops was held at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, in anticipation of the forthcoming synod on the new evangelization, scheduled for October.
The symposium theme is “Evangelization Today: Communion and Pastoral Collaboration between Africa and Europe.” It is promoted by the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)… Read more »
On Thursday 16th February 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. participated in a Forum about family-work balance, organised by ProgettImpenn at the Hotel Phoenicia.
The main speaker was Dr Rita Borg Xuereb, President of the Diocesan Family Commission, and Mr Joseph Farrugia, Director General of the Maltese Employers Association. An experience was then shared by a married couple and a message was delivered by Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
The Message of Pope Benedict for the 49th World Day of Prayer for Vocations was released on Monday. The theme this year is Vocations, the Gift of the Love of God.
In his Message, the Holy Father calls on the clergy, religious, and catechists of the Church to pay close attention to those members of parish communities, associations and ecclesial movements who sense a call to the priesthood or to a special consecration… Read more »
Bħala parti mill-attivitajiet ta’ ĠimgħaŻwieġ ser tiġi organizzata konferenza bit-tema ‘Bilanċ Xogħol – Familja: Possibbli?’. Din ser issir nhar il-Ħamis 16 ta’ Frar mis-6.30 p.m. sat-8.30 p.m. fil-Lukanda Phoenicia (Ballroom), Floriana. Il-kelliema prinċipali ser ikunu Dr Rita Borg Xuereb, President tal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Familja, u s-Sur Joseph Farrugia, Direttur Ġenerali tal-Assoċjazzjoni Maltija ta’ Min Iħaddem. Ser ikun hemm qsim ta’ esperjenza minn koppja miżżewġa u messaġġ mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona f’għeluq il-konferenza… Read more »
On Saturday 11th February 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the General Assembly of the Diocesan Commission for Youth, held at Mount St Joseph, Targa Gap. Over 120 youth ministers participated in the discussion, focusing on the role and contribution of young people within the church.
Archbishop Paul Cremona along with other church officials were present to listen to the concerns and recommendations of the participants… Read more »
On Monday 8th February 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Diaconia Commission of St Julians and after that, the Liturgy Commission of the same parish as part of his pastoral visit to St. Julians.
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On Sunday 12th February 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass for all couples getting married in 2012, at St John’s CoCathedral, Valletta. This celebration was organised by the Cana Movement.
CLICK HERE to read the Archbishop’s message on this occasion.
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Pope in Sunday's audience
Healing was the theme of Pope Benedict’s weekly Angelus address, delivered this morning in St. Peter’s Square. The Holy Father spoke about today’s Gospel, which relates how a leper had come to Christ, saying “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus replied, saying, “I do will it, be made clean.”
“In that gesture and in those words of Christ,” the Pope said, “is the whole history of salvation, there is embodied the will of God to heal, to cleanse us from the evil that disfigures us and destroys our relationships”… Read more »
ProġettImpenn ser jorganizza għal darb’oħra ‘ĠimgħaŻwieġ’, li qed tiġi ċċelebrata f’aktar minn 20 pajjiż, fost oħrajn fl-Ewropa u fl-Istati Uniti. Għall-ewwel darba, ĠimgħaŻwieġ ser tiġi ċċelebrata wkoll fil-Parlament Ewropew b’diskussjoni taħt il-patrunaġġ tal-Membru Parlamentari Ewropew Slovakka, Anna Zaborska.
F’Malta, ĠimgħaŻwieġ tiftah illum il-Ħadd 12 ta’ Frar. Illejla, fis-6.30 p.m., l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ser jiltaqa’ mal-għarajjes kollha li ser jiżżewġu matul din is-sena, għal ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta… Read more »
