News from the Church in Malta
Pope during Eucharist
Following today’s Mass for the closure of the twenty-fifth Italian National Eucharistic Congress, the Holy Father prayed the Angelus in the shipyard of the city of Ancona. Before the Marian prayer the Pope reminded faithful present that “the Angelus invites us to imitate Mary Most Holy, to contemplate the well of love from which the Sacrament of the Eucharist comes”… Read more »
F’Ottubru li ġej il-Knisja se tiftaħ żewġ skejjel primarji ġodda, waħda fis-Seminarju tal-Virtù, u l-oħra fil-Kulleġġ Missjunarju ta’ San Pawl. Il-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin qed jistenna l-permess tal-MEPA biex jibda l-bini ta’ skola primarja oħra.
“Sar sforz straordinarju biex kollox jitlesta u biex l-iskola primarja tibda b’mod normali mal-iskejjel l-oħra,” qal Fr David Cilia, is-Surmast tal-iskola tas-Seminarju lil IL-ĠENSillum online. “Bi pjaċir ngħid li l-iskejjel tal-Kulleġġ Missjunarju ta’ San Pawl u s-Seminarju Malta se jilqgħu l-istudenti l-ġodda fil-livell primarju fl-iskejjel il-ġodda.”
Fr Cilia kompla jgħid li s-Seminarju se jospita l-istudenti ta’ Santu Wistin għal din is-sena sa ma tinbena l-iskola tagħhom matul is-sena skolastika li ġejja… Read more »
In order to celebrate the Feast of St.Francis, the Franciscan Fathers, together with the Hamrun Local Council, are organizing an evening of song, food and games on Saturday 17th September 2011 and 8p.m. On Sunday 18th September 2011 there will be the blessing of animals at 10 a.m. in front of the Church. At 8.30 a.m. the Scouts’ Band will begin and at 9 a.m… Read more »
THE CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSIONS
“Inter-religious and intercultural relations – chances and challenges for our solidarity”
An Albanian contribution to the construction of Europe
Representatives of the 30 national commissions, including Malta, that constitute the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions (Justice and Peace Europe) will meet in Albania between the 16th and 20th of September 2011 for the annual international workshop and general assembly… Read more »
Minn meta kien imniedi f’Ottubru 2009 sal-aħħar tas-sena li għaddiet, is-sit elettroniku tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta – www.maltadiocese.org, kellu 256,078 hit minn 119,825 absolute unique visitors, li b’kollox bejniethom żaru 892,045 paġna.
Is-sit elettroniku qed jinżamm aġġornat b’mod regolari u kemm ilu li kien imniedi, baqa’ jiġi żviluppat. Kelliemi għall-Kurja tal-Arċisqof qal lil IL-ĠENSillum online li “l-websajt intlaqgħet tajjeb ħafna u tiġi segwita minn għadd sodisfaċenti ta’ nies b’mod interattiv”… Read more »
On Wednesday 7th September 2011, members of the Order of the Knights of St John gathered at St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta for the traditional memorial service for those knights of the Order who gave their lives in defence of Christianity and Malta during the Great Siege of 1565.
Pontifical Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. and assisted by members of the Cathedral Chapter of the Co-Cathedral… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
In prayer, there must be a certainty of God’s presence, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope stressed this fundamental point today when he continued his catechesis series on prayer at the general audience held in St. Peter’s Square.
The Holy Father took up Psalm 3 for a reflection on faith in God’s presence as the basis of prayer… Read more »
Germany flag
For the occasion of Benedict XVI’s apostolic trip to Germany, due to take place from 22 to 25 September, statistics have been published concerning the Catholic Church in that country. The information, updated to 31 December 2010, comes from the Central Statistical Office of the Church.
Germany has a population of 81,751,000 of whom 24,675,000 (30.18 percent) are Catholic… Read more »
On Tuesday 6th September 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. arrived back in Malta after leading a pilgrimage in Lourdes organized by the Lourdes Voluntary Association. Attending this pilgrimage were 350 people, which included 120 patients, 6 doctors, 12 nurses, a therapist and a pharmacist. Each patient was accompanied by a helper.
This year, the Lourdes Voluntary Association is celebrating their 10th anniversary… Read more »
Evangelisation
Benedict XVI is reiterating the importance of Christian unity for the success of the new evangelization.
The Pope spoke of these two papal priorities and their interrelatedness in a letter addressed to the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch.
The letter was on the occasion of the 12th Inter-Christian Symposium, promoted by the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality at the Pontifical Athenaeum Antonianum and by the Orthodox Theological Faculty at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki… Read more »
