News from the Church in Malta
Pope arrives in Germany
“Politics must be a commitment to justice and must create the essential conditions for peace”. In fact, the “success” of every politician is subordinated to “the criterion of justice, the will to enforce the law, and the understanding of the law”. Benedict XVI delivered this speech during his visit to the Federal Parliament at the Reichstag building in Berlin… Read more »
On Thursday 22nd September 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass and blessed the second floor of St Michael School in St Venera.
The Headmaster of the School shared the events of the evening, with the readers of this website.
September 22nd has been now for some weeks earmarked as the day when we wished to bless and inaugurate the extension on the second floor of St Michael School, a Catholic Secondary School run by the Society of Christian Doctrine, M.U.S.E.U.M… Read more »
At a meeting which took place between the Maltese Episcopal Conference and the Conference of the Religious Major Superiors, it was decided to publish this statement:
With reference to the facts and allegations which led to the decision given by the Magistrates’ Court some weeks back (which is still pending before the Courts, and hence cannot be prejudiced in any way), the Church authorities in Malta and Gozo, declare that they have been given legal advice, in the sense that, in this particular case, the Church, as an institution, does not have any legal responsibility for what was perpetrated by some individuals and that she cannot take upon herself such responsibility… Read more »
A delegation of Christian and Muslim leaders returned to the United States from Iran hoping that their six-day visit will improve relations between the two squabbling countries in a way that diplomatic channels have not. The four-member delegation, which included Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, also hoped to be accompanied on the return home Sept. 19 by a pair of American hikers still being incarcerated by Iranian authorities on charges of espionage and entering Iran illegally, but was sidetracked because a judge who could approve their release was on vacation… Read more »
African elections
The Church must strengthen its role in observing and monitoring elections in African countries where electoral violence prevails, said church representatives from 20 African nations. Noting that 12 African countries are scheduled to hold elections before the end of 2011 and 14 others in 2012, participants in a mid-September conference organized by Catholic Relief Services and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar said that “poor governance is often the source of intimidation, violence or conflicts in Africa during and after elections… Read more »
Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni tal-Knisja f’Malta organiżża seminar ta’ jumejn għall-għalliema u l-learning support assistants(LSAs) li ser jibdew l-impjieg tagħhom fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja matul is-sena skolastika li tibda fil-jiem li ġejjin.
Aktar minn 120 parteċipant minn 30 skola differenti attendew għal dan is-seminar li ntemm llum, it-Tlieta 20 ta’ Settembru 2011, u li sar fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, l-Furjana. Il-parteċipanti ngħataw informazzjoni fuq is-servizzi li jingħataw fl-iskejjel u ġie spjegat lilhom l-ethos u l-kariżma tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja… Read more »
On Monday 19th September, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. attended the inauguration of the Pastoral Year of the Cana Movement at the Attard Pastoral Centre.
Addressing the general assembly, the President of the Cana Movement, Dr Anna Vella, referred to the principal mission of the Movement: that of engaged and married couples. Dr Vella stated that one must bear in mind that those engaged couples who attend the Cana courses would have lived through several different stages of life… Read more »
In this week’s programme the theme is – ‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’ We will discuss how each and every one of us should seek to bring lives to Christ wherever we are.
At the heart of Catholicism is a call and duty to share faith in Jesus through word and action… Read more »
On Saturday, 17th September, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. attended the Opening of the Pastoral Year of the Vocations Centre, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu.
Fr. Michael Bellizzi, director of the Vocations Centre shared his thoughts and the work carried out by this centre, with the readers of this website.
“Minnufih telqu kollox … u marru warajh”
Illum għandna ħafna affarijiet importanti x’nagħmlu. … Read more »
Pope in Castel-Gandolfo
Families who are living for Christ are among the protagonists in the Church’s mission to bring about a new evangelization, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this today before praying the midday Angelus with crowds gathered at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
Reflecting on the passage from Philippians in today’s liturgy, the Holy Father noted how the letter was written around the year 50 A.D., and therein was already a complete synthesis of the mystery of Christ: “incarnation, ‘kenosis,’ that is, humiliation unto death on the cross, and glorification.”
“This mystery itself became one with the life of the Apostle Paul, who wrote this letter while he was in prison, awaiting a sentence of life or death,” the Holy Father explained… Read more »
