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EGYPT ISLAM CENTER FREEZES DIALOGUE WITH VATICAN

24/01/2011

The Islamic Research Council of the University of al-Azhar, the highest authority of Sunni Islam, is freezing dialogue with the Vatican in protest of Benedict XVI’s defense of Christians in Egypt.

This is the latest development in relations between Egypt and the Vatican that have become strained in the wake of a Jan. 1 attack on a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, which caused the death of more than 20 people leaving the Divine Liturgy… Read more »

POPE MAKES MORAL APPEAL TO ITALIAN PUBLIC OFFICIALS

22/01/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI has said public officials must offer a strong moral example, his first apparent comment on the sex scandal engulfing Italy’s PM.

Though Silvio Berlusconi’s name was not explicitly mentioned, the Pope’s words echo those of a senior Vatican official who said the issue was troubling.

Mr Berlusconi’s lawyers have said he will not attend questioning on charges that he paid for sex with a minor… Read more »

FUNERAL ARRENGEMENTS OF ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL GERADA

21/01/2011

On Monday, 24th January, 2011 at 4.00 p.m, the funeral cortege will leave Mater Dei Hospital for the parish of Zejtun, where Archbishop Gerada used to reside.  At 4.30 p.m. it will arrive at Carlo Diacono square and make its way towards the Oratory (near the Parish Church) . The cortege will  be made up of clergy, religious and social movements.  There will be prayers for the repose of the soul of Mgr… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL GERADA RETURNS TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER’S HOUSE

21/01/2011

The death is announced of Archbishop Emmanuel Gerada from Zejtun.  Mons Gerada was born on 18th May 1920.  In 1967 he was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Nomentum and Auxiliary Bishop of Mgr. Michael Gonzi.  He served in various roles within the Diplomatic Corp of the Holy See. Mg.r Gerada died at 6.30 a.m. at Mater Dei Hospital.

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Vatican diplomat born in Żejtun, Mgr… Read more »

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PROPOSE MEASURES TO REDUCE ABORTION

21/01/2011

Abortion

Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has proposed to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev a series of family policies that would restrict access to abortion, reports the Agence France Presse.

The proposals, which mark the first time the Russian Orthodox Church has suggested specific policies to the Russian government, were sent Monday, ahead of a meeting of the Council of State on the theme of the family… Read more »

FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL

20/01/2011

The celebrations at the Cathedral, Mdina, on the occasion of the liturgical feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, will start on Saturday 22nd January at 5.45 p.m. with the veneration of the relic of St. Paul, followed by Mass and First Pontifical Vespers. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP will preside.

On Sunday, 23rd January at 8.55 a.m, there will be the celebration of the Lauds followed by a Pontifical Concelebrated Mass at 9.30 a.m, presided by Archbishop Cremona… Read more »

‘ECUMENISM HAS ALREADY BORNE FRUIT’ – POPE

20/01/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

The search for Christian unity has not been easy, but it already has drawn Christians closer to one another and made Christianity more attractive to those who do not believe, Pope Benedict XVI said.

A sense of brotherhood among Christians “is the most tangible sign of unity, especially for those outside” the Christian community, the pope said Jan. 19 during his weekly general audience… Read more »

DIOCESAN ECUMENICAL SERVICE AT FLORIANA PARISH CHURCH

20/01/2011

On Wednesday 19th January, 2011, the Parish Church of Floriana was packed with Christians from all denominations who assembled for an Ecumenical Prayer Service on the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP presided, while a number of Christian ministers were present from the following Churches and traditions: Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Evangelical Lutheran… Read more »

EMPHASIZES VALUE OF FAMILY, DIGNITY OF EDERLY

18/01/2011

Family

As the center of Catholicism and the capital of Italy, Rome has a special vocation to be an example of profitable Church-state collaboration, says Benedict XVI.

Detailing areas in which this collaboration should be seen, the Pope today defended the family built on marriage between one man and one woman, the dignity of the elderly, and the need for young people to find work… Read more »