News from the Church in Malta
Osama Bin Laden
The Vatican is calling for reflection, not celebration, in the wake of the death al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks that killed more than 3,000.
U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night that a team of Navy SEALS assaulted the villa in which bin Laden was hiding, and killed him after a brief firefight… Read more »
The Theology Students’ Association (GhST) is once again organising its Annual Academic Evening in honour of St Thomas Aquinas under the distinguished patronage of Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. This event will be held at the Grand Ballroom, Hotel Phoenicia, Floriana on Wednesday 4th May 2011 at 19:00hrs.
Prof Sigrid Muller, Vice-Dean and Lecturer of Moral Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna will deliver a lecture on ‘Searching for Happiness’… Read more »
Minkejja li d-divorzju ilu s-snin legali fl-Ingilterra, l-għadd tal-koppji li jiddeċiedu li jgħixu flimkien mingħajr ma jiżżewġu qiegħed dejjem jiżdied. Flimkien mal-għadd dejjem jikber ta’ trabi li jitwieldu barra ż-żwieġ, li llum ilaħħqu għal madwar 45 fil-mija, il-koabitazzjoni llum qed titqies bħala fattur importanti li qed iwassal għal aktar faqar soċjo-ekonomiku fil-pajjiż.
Dawn il-fatti joħorġu minn studju dwar l-istorja tal-famlija bl-isem ta’ ‘History and Family: setting the records straight… Read more »
Nhar il-Ħadd 1 ta’ Mejju, 2011, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. inawgura Ċentru Parrokkjali ġdid f’Ħad-Dingli. Iċ-ċerimonja tal-inawgurazzjoni taċ-ċentru li ġie ddedikat lill-Familja Mqaddsa saret fi tmiem Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla ċċelebrata fil-beraħ quddiem l-istess binja.
Dan iċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali għandu jgħin lill-parroċċa ta’ Ħad-Dingli taħdem f’ambjent aktar modern u spazjuz li jagħti ċ-ċans lill-għaqdiet tagħha jkunu ta’ servizz akbar għall-komunita’ kollha residenti fi ħdanha. … Read more »
Church leaders in Maharashtra have added their voice to a movement opposed to several proposed nuclear projects in the state, including what would be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world. “We don’t want a Chernobyl nuclear disaster or Fukushima crisis to happen in India,” Bishop Alwyn Barreto of Sindhudurg told the Asian church news agency UCA News April 28. He said the diocesan center for social action organized meetings to educate people on the consequences a nuclear accident could have on the western coastal region… Read more »
Beatification of Pope John Paul II
Benedict XVI bestowed the status of “blessed” on the late John Paul II this morning in Saint Peter’s Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass.
The throngs cheered as Pope Benedict pronounced the formula of beatification for John Paul and a giant banner bearing the Polish pontiff’s portrait was unveiled over the facade of St Peter’s basilica… Read more »
Nhar it-Tlieta 26 t’April saret laqgħa oħra ta’ Talb għall-Familji. Din saret fil-Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żurrieq bis-sehem tal-Parroċċi ta’ Ħal Kirkop, Mqabba, Qrendi u Ħal Safi li jiffurmaw parti mill-istess Unità 16.
Dawn il-laqgħat qed jiġu organizzati mis-Segretarjat tal-Parroċċi flimkien mas-Segretarjat tal-Lajċi li għalihom l-insara Maltin kollha huma mistiedna jattendu sabiex ilkoll flimkien, kemm lajċi, kemm saċerdoti kif ukoll reliġjużi rġiel u nisa, jiltaqgħu f’mumenti ta’ talb għall-familji kollha ta’ pajjiżna. … Read more »
On Friday 29th April, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over a lecture by Abba Seraphim El souriani, Metropolitan of Glastonbury, Head of the British Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, at Aula Magna, Valletta.
Click on photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta. Tel: 21236723… Read more »
Immaġina li xi ħadd jistiednek ittir miegħu fuq ajruplan b’magna waħda, bi storja ta’ ħsarat spissi fil-magna. Int, pulit pulit, tiċħad l-istedina. Imma l-pilota jgħidlek: “Għax qed tibża’? M’intix qed tara li jien nirkeb fuqu bla l-iċken biża’?” Imma int tibqa’ tirrifjuta. Sakemm ftit ġimgħat wara tisma’ li dak l-imsejken pilota kkaxxja bl-ajruplan.
Miskin: kellu fidi sħiħa fl-ajruplan tiegħu, iżda għarralu!
Hi stupidaġni li tiftaħar li int ma temmen f’xejn… Read more »
Click on the image below to watch the latest edition of the programme ‘Kelma ghall-Hajja’.
Having risen in the morning on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom he had cast out seven devils. She then went to those who had been his companions, and who were mourning and in tears, and told them… Read more »
