Friday July 22 – President George Abela was presented with the Official Memorandum of the Young People’s Forum 2010/2011. The document draws the immediate opinions of young people on social media and its impact on the individual and society. The Memorandum was also presented to Archbishop Paul Cremona earlier in July.

The Forum is a discussion exercise that advances the voices of young people to key decision makers both within society and the church.  … Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday prayed for the victim’s of Friday terrorist attack in Norway, which took nearly 100 lives. Speaking after his Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father said, “Unfortunately, yet again, comes news of death and violence,” and expressed his deep sorrow. He reiterated a “grief-stricken” appeal to all to forever abandon the way of hatred and to flee from the logic of evil… Read more »

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. left Malta on Thursday evening, 21st July 2011, to lead a pilgrimage for the sick in Lourdes organised by the Society for the Transport of Sick People. The Archbishop is accompanied by Mgr Annetto Depasquale, Vicar General and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca. The pilgrimage is being attended by 130 people, including sick people, volunteers and pilgrims. They will return to Malta on Wednesday 27th July, 2011… Read more »

WYD2011

Nine out of ten youth interviewed by a Spanish research institute consider World Youth Day to be an “experience that changes your life.”

Gabinete de Análisis Demoscópico (Office of Analysis of Public Opinion), known by the acronym GAD, surveyed 1,800 youth from around the world that follow news about World Youth Day. The project was directed by sociologist Gonzalo González Sanz… Read more »

The Refugees Section of the Emigrants’ Commission pays its respects to Ashih TEKLEAB HAILE, a refugee from Eritrea who escaped from his home land to save his life and who passed away tragically in Malta, yesterday, 20th July 2011, after saving a French man from drowning.

32 year old Tekleab is married to Selemawit Hagus Belay. They met and married in Sudan in 2006 and arrived in Malta by sea in October 2009… Read more »

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This year, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited six parishes between January and March. His first Pastoral Visit was held in Zabbar parish followed by Marsascala, Fgura, Fleur de Lys, Swatar and Birkirkara. To date, the Archbishop visited 36 out of 70 parishes. Four years ago, at the start of his episcopate Mgr Paul Cremona O.P. had clearly expressed his wish to visit all parishes in Malta… Read more »