A new Pentecost is looming just over the horizon, with only 100 days till the World Youth Day in Madrid, says the cardinal archbishop of the host city. Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela called the faithful of his archdiocese to the final leg of preparation in a note released Sunday. The Madrid World Youth Day is scheduled for Aug 16-21.
“We have not failed to prepare ourselves and to dispose ourselves spiritually and pastorally so that Madrid’s World Youth Day with the Holy Father, accompanied by bishops and presbyters from all the dioceses of the world, will again be the providential occasion for a profound, authentic and joyful encounter with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who calls young people in his Church so that their lives, often depressed and broken, and others fresh and vigorous, will be rooted and built up in him, the only one who can offer them and give them truth, hope and love,” the cardinal said… Read more »

In Africa 4.5 million children under the age of 5 and 265 000 mothers die each year. Most of these deaths are related to pregnancy and childbirth and could be avoided by ensuring basic health care. According to the report of the NGO Save the Children on “The State of Mothers in the World”, 48 million women each year give birth without any professional assistance and even without having received any checkups during pregnancy… Read more »

On Wednesday 11th May, 2011, the Cana Movement is organising an information session on Divorce to be held at the Catholic Institute, Floriana at 7pm. Those present will be addressed by Dr Robert Tufigno who will focus on the legal aspect and Dr Mario Pace who will address some FAQs regarding the topic. Read more »

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Kuntrarjament għal dak li sostna l-Imħallef Emeritu Philip Sciberras ma’ The Sunday Times il-Ħadd li għadda, il-Knisja mhux talli ma tagħmilx qligħ mit-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, imma talli skont l-aħħar Rapport Finanzjarju u Pastorali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, dan qed jiswa lill-Knisja madwar €500,000 fis-sena.

L-Imħallef Sciberras sostna ma’ The Sunday Times li “l-kampanja tal-Knisja kontra d-divorzju hi motivata minn konsiderazzjonijiet finanzjarji għaliex tista’ titlef l-eġemonija tagħha fuq l-annullamenti taż-żwieġ”… Read more »

The U.S. bishops are encouraging participation in the World Day of Prayer for Vocations by offering resources for use on this day, which will be celebrated May 15 this year.

The theme for this 48th Day of Prayer for Vocations is “Proposing Vocations in the Local Church.”

The bishops echoed the call of Benedict XVI, who in his message for this day stated: “Every Christian community, every member of the Church, needs consciously to feel responsibility for promoting vocations… Read more »

People of every epoch and in every culture have prayed because human beings have always recognized that there is something greater than themselves in the universe, Pope Benedict XVI said. “Human life is a mix of good and bad, of undeserved suffering and of joy and beauty, which spontaneously and irresistibly push us to ask God for light and interior strength,” to save us in this life and assure us that there is life beyond the grave, the pope said May 4 at his weekly general audience… Read more »

The statement issued today by the IVA Movement with respect to the declaration of nullity is confusing a number of important points regarding the difference between divorce and a declaration of nullity.  The statement makes reference to problems which arise after some years of marriage.  Unless these problems are rooted in situations which existed at the moment of marital consent, they cannot serve as a base for a declaration of nullity, either by the Civil Court or by the Church Tribunal.  … Read more »

Fix-xahar ta’ Mejju ġewwa l-Parroċċa Madonna tal-Karmnu Fgura ser isiru tliet laqgħat ta’ formazzjoni  miftuħin għal kulħadd dwar iż-żwieġ u l-familja. Dawn il-laqgħat ser isiru ġewwa ċ-ċentru parrokkjali (taħt il-knisja) fis- 7.15 p.m.

 Nhar il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Mejju 2011

Kelliem : Dr Arthur Galea Salomone 

 It-Tnejn 9 ta’ Mejju 2011

Kelliem : Fr Brendan Gatt 

 Il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Mejju 2011

Kelliem : L-E.T Mons Mario Grech , Isqof ta’Għawdex

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