News from the Church in Malta
On Friday 30th September, 2011, Mgr Guzeppi Mercieca, Archbishop Emeritus, celebrated Mass on the Day for the Elderly at Christ the King Church, Paola.
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On Sunday 25th September, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Nigret in Rabat as part of his pastoral visit, and afterwards met people living in the area.
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Għal dawn l-aħħar snin, il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) kienet tieħu l-okkażjoni tal-Festa ta’ San Franġisk (4 ta’ Ottubru) sabiex tfakkar u tisħaq ir-responsabbiltajiet speċjali li l-Insara għandhom lejn il-ħolqien u r-relazzjonijiet kollha li jsawruh. Għan-Nisrani u kull min jemmen f’Alla l-Ħallieq ta’ kollox, l-arja, l-art, l-ibħra, il-ħlejjaq kollha, u l-univers kollu, huma mnisslin mill-imħabba infinita t’Alla u xhieda ħajja tagħha. Wieħed mill-ewwel Insara li fehmu sew din il-verità kien appuntu l-fqajjar ta’ Assisi, San Franġisk… Read more »
On Saturday 24th September 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. began his Pastoral Visit to the Parish of Rabat by celebrating Mass and afterwards meeting people.
On Sunday 25th September the Archbishop met members of Civil Society of Rabat.
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This Sunday marks the annual Day for Life in Ireland, with the theme “A call to solidarity and hope in difficult times.”
The event this year is reflecting on “what it means to lead a full and happy life,” a statement from the bishops explained.
The theme springs from Benedict XVI’s visit last year to England, when he said, “Happiness is something we all want, but one of the great tragedies in this world is that so many people never find it, because they look in the wrong places… Read more »
The Church in Malta officially welcomed back young people from their summer experiences with ‘World Café’ – an event held yesterday evening, Tuesday 27th September, at Savio College, Dingli. Over 130 paticipants gathered around specially-arranged coffee tables to share their personal stories from voluntary service, missionary work and the World Youth Day pilgrimage during summer.
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L-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, Mons Mario Grech, ħalla Malta biex jibda l-mawra tiegħu fl-Awstralja fejn se jiltaqà ma’ dawk li hu sejjaħ “ħutna tal-Awstralja”.
Mons Mario Grech mistenni jdum l-Awstalja għal ftit aktar minn xahar. Wera entużjażmu u ħerqa biex jiltaqa’ mal-komunità Maltija li tinsab f’dan il-kontinent. F’kummenti lil RTKnews qabel beda l-vjaġġ tiegħu għall-Awstralja, qal li jinsab kuntent li se jkollu l-opportunità li jagħmel dan il-vjaġġ… Read more »
Caritas Malta has to date raised €49,400 through the fund-raising television programme broadcast on Sunday 25th September 2011. The funds will go towards the services which Caritas Malta offers free of charge to the Maltese public.
A spokesperson for Caritas Malta said today that the organisation thanks the people of Malta for responding generously to its appeal to support the various programmes and services offered free of charge to persons in difficulty… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the Diocesan Assembly of the Church in Malta on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September. This was held at the CAK Centre in Birkirkara.
This annual meeting brings together all the entities of the Church in Malta – the members of the Presbyteral Council and the Diocesan Pastoral Council, the Archbishop’s delegates of Secretariats and Diocesan Commissions, the provincials of religious orders, parish priests, heads of Church schools, leaders of groups and movements of the Church, and various other persons who offer their pastoral services… Read more »
St Peter's Square
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff today published the calendar of celebrations to be presided by the Holy Father in the months of October and November:
OCTOBER
– Sunday 9: 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Pastoral visit to Lamezia Terme and Serra San Bruno, Italy.
– Sunday 16: 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time… Read more »
