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ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION OF ADVOCATES FROM THE ECCLESIASTICAL TRIBUNAL

27/04/2011

Without referring to any particular case, the principles for the admission or exclusion of advocates from the Album of an Ecclesiasticcal Tribunal are taken from these documents.

The Apostolic Letter Justi Judicis (art. 6) of 1988 states that “Furthermore from the Album should be removed … those who agree with or are active in associations or movements which promote ways of thinking or acting that are contrary to the faith and the Catholic teachings about morals, or defend proposals and advice about civil order which go against the precepts of natural and christian law”… Read more »

“IT WOULD BE A GREAT PITY IF WE CHOOSE TO GO BACK INTO THE TOMB”

27/04/2011

l-Knisja Kattolika għada tiċċelebra l-ikbar festa tagħha; dik tal-qawmien ta’ Ġesù mill-imwiet, u permezz t’hekk, ir-rebħa fuq il-mewt u d-dnub. Bi tħejjija għal din il-festa, IL-ĠENSillum online tkellmet ma’ Fr Hector Scerri, Kap tad-Dipartiment tat-Teoloġija Fundamentali u Dogmatika fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija dwar is-sinjifikat ta’ din il-festa llum.

San Pawl jgħid li mingħajr riżurrezzjoni, il-fidi tagħna tkun fiergħa. Kif din tista’ tagħmel sens għan-nisrani fil-ħajja ta’ llum? … Read more »

POPE WARNS OF HOSTILITY OF FAITH, RELIGIOUS HISTORY

26/04/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI warned of the consequences of a climate of indifference or even hostility to faith in increasingly secularized Spain and the dangers presented by the current difficult economic climate. Pope Benedict told the new Spanish ambassador to the Vatican that the role of the church and the help it can offer should not be overlooked, especially in such hard times… Read more »

METROPOLITAN SERAPHIM VISITS MALTA

25/04/2011

On the Thursday, 28th April, 2011, at 7.00 p.m. Metropolitan Seraphim El-Suriany, Head of the British Orthodox Church, within the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, will preside at an Ecumenical Service  at Cospicua Parish Church. Metropolitan Seraphim will deliver a sermon on Building Bridges: A Witness to be borne jointly. The Coptic Christians who fell victims to violence in the last months will be commemorated… Read more »

30 APRIL 2011: THE VATICAN LIBRARY CELEBRATES 560 YEARS OF EXISTENCE

24/04/2011

Vatican Library

The Vatican Library celebrates 560 years of existence this year. Its official beginnings date, in fact, from the Brief ‘pro communi doctorum virorum commodo’ (to facilitate the research of scholars) emanated by Pope Nicholas V on 30 April 1451. The Brief established that all important books and other documents within Vatican premises be gathered together in the same place, and that they be made accessible to all for consultation, even lay scholars… Read more »

IN TV APPEARANCE, POPE ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT FAITH, SUFFERING AND WAR

23/04/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

In an unprecedented TV appearance, Pope Benedict XVI answered questions posed by Christians and non-Christians about global conflicts, interreligious relations and human suffering.

One of the most moving questions came from a 7-year-old Japanese girl who lost friends in the recent earthquake and tsunami and who asked: “Why do I have to be so afraid? Why do children have to be so sad? … Read more »

“WE CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE FROM JESUS’S MESSAGE…”

23/04/2011

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ħeġġeġ liż-żgħażagħ biex ma jibżgħux jieħdu fuq spallejhom il-missjoni li jkunu xandara tal-messaġġ Nisrani, waqt li ħeġġiġhom biex jagħżlu lil Kristu sħiħ, u mhux bil-biċċiet.

Huwa kien qed jitkellem fil-parroċċa ta’ San Ġwann, waqt il-manifestazzjoni djoċesana li fakkret Jum iż-Żgħażagħ; rikorrenza annwali mwaqqfa mill-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II fl-1984 u li titfakkar kull sena f’Ħadd il-Palm.

Din is-sena, Jum iż-Żgħażagħ għandu sinjifikat speċjali hekk kif huwa preludju għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni f’Madrid tal-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ f’Awwissu li ġej… Read more »

PRAYER MEETINGS FOR FAMILIES

23/04/2011

The Secretariat for Parishes, together with the Secretariat for the Laity is organizing Prayer Meetings to pray for families.  Maltese Christians are invited to attend so that all together – lay persons, members of the clergy and religious males and females – can meet to offer a moment of prayer for the intentions of all the families in our country. During these meetings, the Rosary dedicated to the Family will be prayed; there will also be a Eucharistic Adoration… Read more »

VATICAN MUSEUMS EXTEND HOURS FOR JPII BEATIFICATION

22/04/2011

Pope John Paul II

The Vatican Museums will extend their hours during the week of Pope John Paul II’s beatification, reports the Holy See.

The Governorate of Vatican City State announced that the Vatican Museums will open from 7 p.m. to midnight (last entrance at 10 p.m.) on the nights of April 26, 27, 28 and 29, and on May 2… Read more »

MAUNDY THURSDAY

22/04/2011

On Thursday 21st April, 2011, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass of the Institution of the Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist.

Click on photos to enlarge… Read more »