News from the Church in Malta
The U.S. bishops have approved funding for 10 more projects in quake-stricken Haiti, bringing the total amount of aid sent by the conference to over $1 million.
After the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the island in January, a special collection in U.S. dioceses raised more than $80 million for Haiti. The Subcommittee on the Church in Latin American of the U.S… Read more »
Il-Caritas Malta qed torganizza kompetizzjoni tal-fotografija taħt il-patroċinju tal-
Malta Photographic Society għall-okkażjoni tas-Sena Ewropea għall-Ġlieda kontra l-Faqar u l-Esklużjoni Soċjali.
Il-Kompetizzjoni, bit-tema: Ilqa’ l-isfida: Ġib il-Faqar fix-Xejn, hija miftuħa għar-risidenti kollha ta’ Malta u Għawdex u tagħlaq fit-23 ta’ Settembru, 2010. Formoli tal-parteċipazzjoni u l-kundizzjonijiet tad-dħul jistgħu jinkisbu mill-ħwienet ewlenin tal-fotografija, il-Caritas Malta u l- Malta Photographic Society. Din il-kompetizzjoni hija sponsorjata mill-Actavis… Read more »
Benedict XVI named three new members to the Congregation for Saints’ Causes.
A Vatican communiqué announced Saturday’s appointment of the three prelates.
Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, 74, who has been serving for the past year as major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, was named to the congregation.
Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke, 62, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, was also appointed to the dicastery… Read more »
In the first six months of 2010, some 1.6 million tourists have visited the Holy Land, a marked increase compared to 2009, and one that Franciscan Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa attributes to a variety of factors.
The number of tourists is up some 39% from last year, and the Custos of the Holy Land told Vatican Radio that this can be attributed first to “a great activity on the part of episcopal conferences, dioceses and parish priests.”
The pilgrims come primarily from the United States, Russia, France, Great Britain, Germany and Italy… Read more »
One of Hong Kong’s four new permanent deacons says his vocation is linked to Pope John Paul II, and particularly to the Pontiff’s death.
Deacon Stephen Kwok Ping-fai was one of four to be ordained July 24 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong.
Decon Kwok, 45, recounted to the Catholic Weekly that the news coverage of the Pope’s death in 2005 led him to reflect on his baptismal vocation… Read more »
On Friday, 6th August, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the Summer Camp organized by the Sisters of Mother Theresa, at the Maria Assunta School, Hamrun. This summer school, held annually, welcomes children from Valletta, Bormla Birgu and Senglea. During the five weeks of summer camp these children, some of them coming from broken families, are thought various crafts including singing, in order to show them that despite everything else God is always with them… Read more »
Introduction
Every employee is entitled to a day of rest, and this right is safeguarded by means of the appropriate legislation which prescribes employees’ working conditions. In Malta, it is also the norm that Sunday is reserved as a day of rest, and this norm was affirmed during the British rule. The British statute, based upon Canon and Roman Laws, forbade work and commercial activities on Sundays… Read more »
Id-divorzju jittieħed fis-social network tal-persuna li tkun qed tiddivorzja. Bħal forom oħrajn ta’ mġiba soċjali, jista jittieħed bejn il-ħbieb, qraba u kollegi. Mhux biss, iżda persuna tista’ tkun ‘carrier’ tad-divorzju hekk kif tinfluwenza lil persuni terzi li lilhom tirrakkonta stejjer dwar persuni li jkunu qed jiddivorzjaw.
Fi kliem ieħor, id-deċiżjoni ta’ koppja li tiddivorzja tinfluwenza lill-ħbieb, kollegi u l-familja tal-koppja biex jiddivorzjaw… Read more »
On Wednesday, 4th August, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. participated, together with the parish priests of Malta, in the celebration, held at Mtarfa, on the Feast of St. John Maria Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests. This celebration, held annually, included a presentation on the life of the Saint, time dedicated to reflection and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Three lay persons involved in parish work exchanged experiences… Read more »
Over 40,000 people gathered recently for a Eucharistic celebration on a Sunday, to mark the 400th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Arequipa, known as the “Rome of Peru.”
Benedict XVI sent Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, former prefect of the Congregation for Bishops as well as the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, as his special envoy for the event.
The cardinal presided over the Mass, during which he said: “May God bless Arequipa… Read more »
