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Archbishop Antonio Mennini, until now the Pope’s representative to the Russian Federation, is now the Holy See’s first apostolic nuncio to the country, the Vatican is reporting.

The archbishop presented his letters of credence to Foreign Affairs Minister Sergej Lavrov on July 15 in a ceremony that was followed by a “cordial” meeting, reported the Vatican press office.

Last December, Benedict XVI and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to upgrade relations between the two sides to full diplomatic ties, which raises the level of representation to apostolic nuncio and embassy… Read more »

Nhar it-13 ta` Awissu, 2010, ser nagħtu bidu uffiċċjali għas-sena tal-World Youth Day 2011. L-attivita` ser tieħu forma ta` Ċelebrazzjoni Ewkaristika u Kunċert ta` mużika Kristjana f’atmosfera ta` festa għaż-żgħażagħ. Din ser issir fl-Imġarr, Malta bil-kollaborazzjoni taz-żgħażagħ Imġarrin li ġew ikkummissjonati li jikkoordinaw din il-festa. Il-Parroċċa tal-Imġarr tkun qed tħejji għall-festa ta` Santa Marija, u għalhekk ser ningħaqdu maż-żgħażagħ Imġarrin f’festa waħda… Read more »

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In the preparation for the visit of 10,000 youth with disabilities coming to Madrid for the 2011 World Youth Day, volunteers are receiving special training as helpers for the handicapped.

The Alares Foundation signed an agreement with World Youth Day organizers and its collaborator, the Madrid Vivo Foundation, about a program to train volunteers in caring for those with disabilities.

The Alares Foundation is committed to teach the volunteers to aid disabled visitors in a way appropriate to their needs… Read more »

The Archbishop’s Curia would like to announce that with effect from today, Tuesday, 27th July 2010, all temporary directives regulating Holy Communion are revoked.  These directives were put into practice in July 2009 owing to a number of medical cases involving Influenza caused by the A-H1N1 virus.  This decision has been taken since the Curia has now  been informed by the local Health Authorities that in Malta, there are no longer any reports of patients suffering from the said virus… Read more »

On Monday, 26th July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Blata l-Bajda Chapel, with a group of priests who follow the spirituality of Saint George Preca, on the occasion of the 48th anniversary from his death.

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Pope in Castel Gandolfo

A video clip from the Vatican Television Center offers an inside look at Benedict XVI’s time of “rest” at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.

The images portray the Pope going over a manuscript in his office, contemplating the landscape from a window of the apostolic palace and reciting the rosary together with his secretary, Monsignor Georg Gaenswein… Read more »

Pope in Castel Gandolfo

Before he prayed the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI addressed those present beneath the balcony of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo. He referred to today’s gospel and emphasised the importance of prayer, especially the praying of the Our Father. In his reflections, he said that “he who prays, is never alone. His prayers are one with the Churchs’ prayer”.

After the Angelus, as usual, he greeted those present in different languages, including the English.  … Read more »

For any institution, the founding years are the most inspiring. The founding years of the Catholic Church were recorded particularly in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospels are an account of the life of its Founder, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the way that he prepared the first apostles and disciples to form the backbone of the Church… Read more »

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“The Friends of Jesus” is the title of a new book for children by Benedict XVI in which he recounts the story of the twelve Apostles and St. Paul.

The book, forty-eight pages long and illustrated by the Italian artist Franco Vignazia, has been published by the publishing house San Giuliano Milanese. It brings together a number of passages from the Pope’s catecheses in his Wednesday general audiences, according to the “Osservatore Romano” newspaper… Read more »