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MĠARR PASTORAL VISIT PROGRAMME

25th September  – 5th October

Wednesday, 22nd September

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop holds a meeting with the Parish Priest, Rev. Anton Borġ, at the Curia.

Saturday, 25th September

5.15 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Family Commission at the Oratory.

7.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Mġarr Parish and after meets parishioners.

Sunday, 26th September

7.30 a.m… Read more »

Anthony M. Baldacchino meets Pope Benedict XVI

“What am I doing here?” “How long do I have to wait for Him?” Now I remember clearly smiling at all those thoughts which came to mind on the 18 of April of 2010. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen but when Pope Benedict XVI finally arrived, I was astounded.  Being near the Pope was a great opportunity to ask several questions but on the contrary I was so mesmerized upon meeting him that I was left dumbfounded… Read more »

‘BELONG’ ORGANIZES COURSES FOR COUPLES AND NEWLY WEDS

“X’Qed Nistenna fiż-żwieg?”, “Iż-żwieġ għal Dejjem?” “Iż-żwieg sabih!”, “Gideb u ħabi – APRIL FOOL”, “Jaqbillek Tikkoabita?”, u “Mal-kompjuter jien persuna oħra?”

Dawn huma wħud mit-temi li se jkunu indirizzati mill-grupp Belong bħala parti mis-sensiela ta’ laqgħat li se jittellgħu fix-xhur li ġejjin għal koppji għarajjes u miżżewġin żgħażagħ.

F’kummenti lil IL-ĠENSillum online, tfisser li l-grupp Belong jaħdem bis-sħiħ biex jagħti formazzjoni u appoġġ lil koppji li qed jieħdu r-relazzjoni tagħhom bis-serjetà, speċjalment fil-fażi inizjali, jiġifieri fl-għerusija u fil-bidu taż-żwieġ… Read more »

THE ARCHBISHOP CELEBRATES ‘MALTA DAY IN THE UK’

On Saturday, 11th September, 2010, the annual celebration of ‘Malta Day UK’ was held in Westminster, London. This event is popular amongst the Maltese community residing in the U.K.

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. Paul Cremona was invited to attend the activities. Along with the  Westminster Archbishop, Rev. Vincent Nicholas, the Archbishop of Malta concelebrated Mass which was followed by a procession with the Statue of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary… Read more »

VATICAN NOT WORRIED ABOUT UK PROTESTS

The Vatican isn’t worried about the possibility of protests during Benedict XVI’s visit to the United Kingdom next week, says a spokesman.Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi met today with journalists who asked about hostility toward the Sept. 16-19 Papal visit. A campaign called Protest the Pope is organizing a march through London on Sept. 18, which will voice concerns over the Church’s handling of the sexual abuse crisis, among other issues… Read more »

DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY 2010

The Diocesan Assembly of the Church in Malta will be convened next Friday 17th September and Saturday 18th September at the Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni (CAK) in B’Kara. This year, the Diocesan Assembly will focus upon two topics which are related:

• The challenges of new evanglisation for the Church in Malta

• The heart of pastoral work in Malta… Read more »

POPE ASKS FOR INCREASED EFFORTS BY CATHOLICS, JEWS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

Pope Benedict XVI expressed hope that Catholics and Jews would feel a greater desire to work for peace and justice in a troubled world. The pope sent a telegram to Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, to mark the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. In the telegram, released to reporters by the Vatican Sept… Read more »

MALTESE SINGERS TO PERFORM FOR THE POPE

Fost dawk li se jagħmlu parti mill-kor li se janima l-liturġija f’Hyde Park, Londra, waqt iż-żjara tal-Papa Benedittu XVI fl-Ingilterra se jkun hemm il-Maltija Ethel Hili, fiżjoterapista minn Ħ’Attard li f’dawn l-aħħar snin studjat u llum qed taħdem f’dan il-pajjiż.

L-istess kor, li se jkun magħmul minn 160 persuna ta’ nazzjonalità differenti, se jkun jinkludi Maltija oħra, l-Għawdxija Marlene Cauchi… Read more »

POPE TO RECITE KEY MASS PRAYERS IN LATIN DURING BRITAIN VISIT

When Pope Benedict XVI celebrates his public Masses in Great Britain Sept. 16-19, he will recite the eucharistic prayer — the heart of the Mass — in Latin. During the last week of August, the bishops of Scotland, England and Wales distributed 1 million copies of a special papal-visit edition of Magnificat, a widely used prayer booklet containing complete Mass texts… Read more »

REACTION TO KORAN BURNING DAY – “NO TO ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE”

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue received “with great concern” the news of the proposed “Koran Burning Day” on the occasion of the Anniversary of the September 11th tragic terrorist attacks in 2001 which resulted in the loss of many innocent lives and considerable material damage. “These deplorable acts of violence, in fact, cannot be counteracted by an outrageous and grave gesture against a book considered sacred by a religious community – the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue writes in a release -… Read more »