News from the Church in Malta
Pope writing
The 12th volume of the collected works of Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Benedict XVI, was presented in the Vatican. On Wednesday the Vatican press office hosted a meeting with journalists to present the German-language volume of Ratzinger’s “opera omnia,” titled, “Kunder des Wortes und Diener eurer Freude — Theologie und Spiritualitat des Weihesakramentes” (Heralds of the Word and Servants of Your Joy)… Read more »
On Thursday, 4th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. participated in a meeting with members of Civil Society in Gharghur as part of his pastoral visit.
CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Għargħur.
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On Friday, 5th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met past RTK Board members, at the Curia.
Seen above (from left to right): Joe Zammit (Secretary), Robert Agius (Member), Dun Anton Cassar (Member), Franco Azzopardi (Chairperson), Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., Fr. Charles Tabone O.P. (Archbishop’s Delegate for Social Communications), Prof. E. Delia (Member) and Mr. Franco Masini (Member)… Read more »
“Fl-ethos tal-bniedem tal-Punent, is-sesswalità umana m’għadhiex titqies bħala aspett serju tal-ħajja tal-bniedem. Svojtajna s-sesswalità mill-verità u t-tifsira proprja tagħha. Is-sesswalità m’għadhiex titqies bħala attività ‘sagra’, u għax timpenja l-persuna bħala tali, issa qed tiġi pubbliċizzata bħala ‘attività mekkanika’.”
Hekk sostna l-Isqof Mario Grech waqt konferenza nazzjonali li saret fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għaddiet dwar ‘Is-Sbuħija tal-Ġisem: lejn it-Teoloġija tal-Ġisem’. Il-konferenza kienet organizzata minn Dar Ġużeppa Debono… Read more »
Il-Kummissjoni Kultura tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta flimkien mal-Kumitat Organizzativ għall-Festi Ċentinarji tal-Parroċċa ta’ Raħal Ġdid qegħdin iniedu t-tielet edizzjoni tal-Festival għall-Korijiet Parrokkjali. Da se jsir nhar l-Erbgħa 10, il-Ħamis 11 u l-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Novembru. Din is-sena l-Festival se jinżamm fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Raħal Ġdid bħala parti mill-festi ċentinarji tal-Parroċċa.
F’din it-tielet edizzjoni se jipparteċipaw korijiet parrokkjali minn dawn l-ibliet u rħula: Gwardamanġa, Ħal Safi, Ħaż-Żabbar, Marsaxlokk, Mosta, Raħal Ġdid, San Bastjan, Ħal Qormi, San Ġiljan u Żurrieq… Read more »
Nhar l-Erbgħa, 3 ta’ Novembru, 2010, il-Kummissarju Għoli tal-Awstralja għal Malta, l-E.T. Ms Anne Quinane, akkumpanjata minn Mons. Philip Calleja, marret il-Monasteru tas-Sorijiet tal-Klawsura ta’ Sant Ursola, il-Belt, iżżur liż-żewġt aħwa Sr Christine u Lillian Borġ, it-tnejn imweldin l-Awstralja.
Hi saret taf bihom f’laqgħa li kellha ma’ ommhom, wara l-Quddiesa li ġiet iċċelebrata fl-KonKatidral ta’ San Ġwann nhar il-Ħadd 24 ta’ Ottubru, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-kanonizzazzjoni ta’ l-ewwel Qaddisa Awstraljana, Sr Mary of the Cross (Mary Helen MacKillop)… Read more »
‘How can Catholics live in a media saturated culture?’ and ‘The World in our face – How do people of faith download the best and leave the rest?’ will be addressed during two seminars that will be held on Friday 5th and Saturday, 6th November, 2010. The guest speaker will be Rev Dr Richard Leonard SJ, a lecturer at the Ponticial Gregorian University in Rome… Read more »
Pope greets the crowd
Benedict XVI is dedicating the month of November to pray for those who use drugs, or who are dependent on other substances.
The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for November.
His general prayer intention is: “That victims of drugs or of other dependence may, thanks to the support of the Christian community, find in the power of our saving God strength for a radical life-change.”
The Pontiff also chooses an apostolic intention for each month… Read more »
On Saturday, 29th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the Caritas General Assembly at the Curia.
CLICK HERE to download Mgr. Victor Grech’s address during the Caritas General Assembly.
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L-Isqof t’Għawdex Mario Grech ħabbar li se jingħata bidu għall-proċess djoċesan biex tkun evalwata l-possibilità ta’ elementi ta’ qdusija fil-ħajja ta’ Dun Mikiel Attard, li miet sitt snin ilu. Dan, għalhekk, huwa l-bidu tal-proċess ta’ beatifikazzjoni ta’ dan is-saċerdot Għawdxi.
L-Isqof Grech ħatar lil Dun Anton Sciberras tas-Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl bħala l-Postulatur tal-Kawża ta’ Dun Mikiel Attard, u lil Fr Daniel Xerri, Rettur tas-Seminarju t’Għawdex, bħala Viċi-Postulatur… Read more »
