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ORDINARY PUBLIC CONCISTORY FOR THE CREATION OF 24 NEW CARDINALS

16/11/2010

The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has announced that in St. Peter’s Basilica at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday 20 November, Pope Benedict XVI will hold an Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of twenty-four new cardinals.

Also in St. Peter’s Basilica, at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 21 November, Solemnity of Christ the King, the Holy Father will preside at a concelebrated Mass with the new cardinals, during which he will give them their ring of office… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP TO INSTITUTE SEVEN SEMINARIANS AS ACOLYTES

16/11/2010

On Thursday, 18th November 2010 at 7 p.m. Archbishop Paul Cremona will preside over a celebration at Luqa parish church, during which he will be instituting seven seminarians as acolytes.

The seven seminarians, who are currently in their sixth year of formation, are: Dillon Bugeja from St. Catherine’s Parish, Zurrieq, Robin Camilleri from St. Andrew’s Parish, Luqa, Roderick Camilleri from the Parish of Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar, Mario Dimech from St.Nicholas Parish, Siggiewi, Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick from the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanga, George Schembri from St George’s Parish, Qormi and Michael Zammit from St.Helen’s Parish, Birkirkara… Read more »

SOLIDARITY WITH CARITAS MALTA

16/11/2010

Over the past two weeks, Caritas Malta has had a flow of requests for help from persons who have a drug-related issue or from their families.  The pressure for help follows two editions of the television programme Xarabank dedicated to drug addiction and the work being done by Caritas with persons who want to rehabilitate themselves.

Caritas Malta said that this was an all-round show of solidarity, involving the Xarabank Team who dedicated much time to the production of these two programmes, the Public Broadcasting Services, the telephone and mobile companies, the Caritas Staff as well as the clients undergoing rehabilitation programmes and their families… Read more »

FUNERAL PROGRAMME OF MONS. NIKOL CAUCHI, BISHOP EMERITUS OF GOZO

16/11/2010

It-Tlieta, 16 ta’ Novembru 2010

12.30:     Tluq tal-Korteo mill-Isptar Mater Dei li jgħaddi mill-Mosta, Burmarrad, San Pawl il-Baħar, Xemxija, Mellieħa.

13.30:     Tluq mill-Marfa bil-Patrol Boat tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta.

14.00:     It-tebut tal-Isqof Cauchi jiġi milqugħ l-Imġarr. Il-Korteo jgħaddi mit-toroq prinċipali ta’ Għawdex sal-Pjazza tal-Għarb.

15.00:     Wasla fil-Pjazza tal-Għarb u dħul fil-Knisja Bażilika Kolleġġjata… Read more »

BISHOP CAUCHI RETURNS TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER’S HOUSE

15/11/2010

The Diocese of Gozo is in mourning following the death of Mgr N. Cauchi who earlier today, passed to eternal life.  During his episcopate, Bishop Cauchi contributed greatly towards the faith-formation of the people of Malta and Gozo and the building of communion within the Church; he also spread the Church’s social teaching and its application in the local context during the past 40 years… Read more »

STUDIES OUTLINE PERILS THE INTERNET MAY POSE

13/11/2010

Kliem ħażin, avvanzi sesswali, stediniet minn irġiel kbar biex jiltaqgħu fir-realtà, pornografija. Dawn huma biss uħud minn forom ta’ abbuż li adolexxenti Maltin jiltaqgħu magħhom fuq l-internet.

Dan ħareġ minn kummenti li kisbet din il-gazzetta elettronika mingħand xi adolexxenti fid-dawl ta’ stħarriġ tal-London School of Economics u ko-finanzjat mill-Unjoni Ewropea bit-titlu Risks and safety on the internet: The perspective of European children, Initial findings from the EU Kids Online survey of 9-16 year olds and their parents u li jista’ jitniżżel minn www.eukidsonline.net… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MEETS GĦARGĦUR YOUTHS, CHILDREN & CATECHISTS

12/11/2010

As part of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Gharghur, on Wednesday 10th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona visited the M.U.S.E.U.M. Catechism centre for girls and met catechists and children. During another meeting held that same day, the Archbishop met the Youth Commission and youths from Gharghur.

CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Għargħur.

Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »

BENEDICT XVI: THE POST-SYNOD APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION “VERBUM DOMINI”

11/11/2010

Pope signing

“Rediscovering the centrality of God’s Word” in personal life and in the life of the Church as well as “the urgency and beauty” of announcing it. This is in brief Benedict XVI’s message in the post-synod apostolic exhortation “Verbum Domini” presented in the Vatican Newsroom today. The document contains the reflections and proposals submitted at the Episcopal Synod on “God’s Word in the life and mission of the Church”, that took place in the Vatican from 5 to 26 October 2008 and is composed of nearly 200 pages, divided into three parts, according to the structure of the topic of the synodal meeting… Read more »

LECTIO DIVINA

11/11/2010

The Theology Students Association is organizing a Lectio Divina next Saturday 13th November at 7:30pm, at the Carmelites’ Priory in Mdina. It will be led by Rev Fr John Curmi, in Maltese. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The exercise of the Lectio Divina is the reflection and contemplation of the will of God for you through the Sacred Scriptures… Read more »