Dr Guido De Marco

Benedict XVI proposed a former president of Malta who died suddenly last week as an example for politicians.

The Pope classified Guido de Marco as a fine statesman, Vatican Radio reported. De Marco died Aug. 12 at age 79. He was the president of Malta between 1999 and 2004, the year in which Malta joined the European Union… Read more »

Taize Community

As the ecumenical Taizé Community marked both the 70th anniversary of foundation and the fifth anniversary of the founder’s death, Benedict XVI pointed to the founder’s “ecumenism of holiness” as an inspiration in “our march toward unity.”

The Taizé Community is marking the fifth anniversary of the death of Brother Roger Schutz, who was killed Aug. 16, 2005, by a mentally disturbed woman… Read more »

Message sent to Archbishop Paul Cremona, from the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. This message was read at the end of the State Funeral of President Emeritus, Professor Guido De Marco, on Monday, 16th August, 2010. Click on the message to enlarge.

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On Friday, 13th August, 2010, the Diocesan Youth Commission (KDŻ) launched the World Youth Day 2011 programme, reaching its climax in August next year, in Madrid. Hundreds of young people attended the event to be among the first to obtain the application of intent to participate in the WYD in Spain. The form was made available on the commission’s website www.kdz.org.mt… Read more »

The bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean have reiterated their solidarity with Haiti as the quake-stricken nation continues to recover from a massive earthquake that hit last January.

The presidents of the episcopal conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, along with the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), said this after meeting last week in Bogota with the president of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti, Archbishop Louis Kébreau of Cap-Haitien, to discuss the needs of the country six months after the natural disaster… Read more »

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Dun Mario Mangion bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa Madonna ta’ Pompei, f’Marsaxlokk.

Dun Mario twieled is-Siġġiewi fit-18 ta’ Mejju, 1981. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fil-kulleġġ ta’ Santu Wistin u wara fil-fakulta ta’ Teoloġija, fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta. Ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1 ta’ Lulju 2007. L-ewwel esperjenza pastorali tiegħu kienet fil-parroċċa taż-Żejtun, fejn ilu viċi-arċipriet għal dawn l-aħħar sentejn… Read more »

Benedict XVI established a new diocese for the southeastern African nation of Malawi, bringing the total number of dioceses in the country to eight.

The new Diocese of Karonga takes territory from the Diocese of Mzuzu and is suffragan to the metropolitan see of Blantyre.

Its first bishop is Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Mzuzu clergy. Bishop Mtumbuka, 52, was working as vice chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi… Read more »

Earlier this month, members of the European Forum of National Laity Committees gathered to reflect on human dignity and to discuss ways of increasing collaboration with the Vatican.

Delegates from 12 countries met July 6-11 in Birmingham at the study assembly of the forum, which draws together the national committees and councils of the Catholic laity in European countries for collaboration purposes… Read more »

Recently, Catholics in England and Wales celebrated the annual Day for Life. Through collections taken up this day, the Church has given substantial donations to local pro-life initiatives.

Over the last two years, an amount of £500,000 ($764,000) has been distributed by the Day for Life archbishops, Archbishop Bernard Longley and Archbishop Peter Smith.

These donations, collected in the parishes on the last Sunday in July each year, go toward grants that are awarded to life initiatives supported by the Church… Read more »