Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI will be praying in October for Catholic universities, particularly that they might become places where people find a faith-reason unity.

The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for October. His general prayer intention is: “That Catholic universities may increasingly become places where, in light of the Gospel, people may experience the unity of faith and reason.”

The Holy Father also chooses an apostolic intention for each month… Read more »

World Religions thread

Citizens of the United States might be among the most religious of the developed world, but when it comes to knowing about religions, U.S. atheists score higher than U.S. Christians. This is one of the results shown by a survey from the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, which was released Tuesday.

The survey asked 32 questions about religion — such as what religion was Mother Teresa, where Jesus was born, what religion are most inhabitants of Indonesia, and if the Dalai Lama is Buddhist… Read more »

Radio Maria

The Catholic broadcasting company Radio Maria continues to grow worldwide, now present in 54 nations with 65 new broadcasting stations in various languages.

Recently, the Catholic chain has been welcomed in Switzerland, Slovakia and Ukraine.

Three new broadcasting stations in the United States have also been incorporated to the Global Family of Radio Maria: in Washington, Boston, and an additional one in Chicago for Italian-speaking listeners… Read more »

The Malta Bible Society is organising 8 new Bible Courses and a One Day Seminar between October and December 2010.  The aim of these courses is to help in the better understanding of the Bible and its message.

The themes of the courses vary to suit everyone’s needs.  The lecturers are experts in their subjects.

The courses are held in the morning between 0900 and 1300 and in the evening between 6.00 and 7.30 p.m… Read more »

The international workshop of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions of the Catholic Church has taken place in Vilnius, Lithuania between the 17th and 19th September. The theme was “The Gift of Freedom: A History of Transitions and Challenges”, in recognition of the fact that 2010 is a special anniversary for Lithuania, marking twenty years since the re-establishment of independence after the end of Soviet rule… Read more »

Pope on the occasion of the World Meeting of the Families in Valencia, Spain

The next World Meeting of Families is not till 2012, but Benedict XVI is asking families and parishes to begin preparations a year in advance, availing of Pope John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation “Familiaris Consortio. The German Pontiff made this request in an Aug. 23 letter to the president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli… Read more »

The Secretariat for Maltese Priests who serve the Church abroad (SMPO) greet priests, religious and laity who are performing missionary duties and wish to express their appreciation for the sterling work they perform in this particular field.

The Secretariat wishes to invite the Maltese people to pause for a moment and reflect, together as a family or within groups, upon the difficulties which those missionaries who are working in Pakistan and India are presently facing… Read more »

Fr Saviour Grima OSA whose latest responsibility has been that of parish priest at St Augustine Church in Valletta has been appointed as new Director of the Millennium Chapel and WOW.  Fr Hilary Tagliaferro who founded the Millennium Chapel ten years ago will remain active at Millennium Chapel and will assist  Fr Saviour Grima to take on his role and to provide his constant support and experience… Read more »