News from the Church in Malta
Santiago de Compostela
The Holy Father has sent a Letter to Archbishop Julian Barrio Barrio of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to marks today’s closing of the Compostela Holy Year.
The people who have made the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela during the course of this year “must return to their homes as the disciples of Emmaus returned to Jerusalem”, the Pope writes… Read more »
On New Year’s day 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP, Bishop Annetto Depasquale and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca welcomed representatives of civil authorities and constituted bodies to exchange greetings for the New Year, at the Archbishop’s Palace, Valletta.
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L-isfidi għall-2011 huma tlieta: l-awtentiċità tal-għixien tal-valuri Nsara, li wieħed jegħleb it-tentazzjoni li xi bnedmin jingħataw il-ġenb minħabba preġudizzji, il-vjolenza, is-serq u d-dipendenza fuq l-alkoħol, id-droga, logħob tal-azzard u t-tisħiħ tal-istabbilità fiż-żwieġ u l-familja anki billi “ma nħallux lis-soċjetà Maltija tibdel in-natura taż-żwieġ dejjiemi bid-divorzju”.
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP kien qed jitkellem ma’ IL-ĠENSILLUM online dwar l-isfidi li se tkun qed tiffaċċja s-soċjetà Maltija b’mod inġenerali u l-Knisja f’Malta b’mod partikolari matul is-sena l-ġdida… Read more »
The Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the 44th World Day of Peace, which will be celebrated on 1st January 2011 is based on the theme ‘Religious Freedom, The Path to Peace’. This theme is extremely central, especially because it profoundly affects the other dimensions of human life in contemporary society. The voice of the Church with regards to the right to religious freedom – and other related individual freedoms – is clearly outlined in the Pope’s Message, while reference is made to other Church documents which pronounce themselves on these issues… Read more »
Thursday in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received participants in an international congress of the International Federation of “Pueri Cantores”, currently being held in Rome.
The Pope addressed the group in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Polish and Ukrainian. “As you use your talents and your faith to sing God’s praises, you give voice to the natural desire of every human being to glorify Him, with songs of love”, he said… Read more »
Pope Benedict’s decision to send a Vatican delegation to a United Nations conference on racism has opened a new rift in relations with Jewish groups, which say it is being used as a platform to attack Israel.
The Jewish groups criticised the Vatican just before diplomats walked out of the conference when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel of establishing a “cruel and repressive racist regime” over Palestinians… Read more »
Tħabbret il-mewt tal-Isqof Malti Joe Grech li huwa minn Ħal Balzan. Huwa kien Isqof tad-Djoċesi ta’ Sandhurst ġewwa Victoria, l-Awstralja. L-Isqof Grech li kellu 62 sena miet llum, it-Tlieta, 28 ta’ Diċembru 2010, fit-3.00 p.m. (5.00 a.m. ħin lokali). Huwa sar Isqof ta’ Sandhurst nhar is-27 ta’ April 2001 u kien responsabbli għall-emigranti u r-refuġjati, u għaż-żgħażagħ f’isem il-Konferenza Episkopali Awstraljana.
Eks-għalliema, studjuż tal-Iskrittura, eks-kappillan tal-Isptar San Luqa, missjunarju Sależjan. Ilkoll saċerdoti, illum ta’ ċerta età, miġbura fid-Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara, mogħtija kull kura u mħabba mill-Qaddejja taċ-Ċenaklu, li jieħdu ħsiebhom daqslikieku kienu wliedhom. Mort niltaqa’ ma’ xi wħud minnhom. Taw ħajjithom lill-oħrajn, jaħdmu fil-parroċċi ta’ Malta u f’istituzzjonijiet oħra tal-Knisja.
L-aktar anzjan minnhom hu l-Kan George Sciriha, fi żmienu għalliem bil-mustaċċi tal-lingwa Taljana. B’passjoni u mħabba tixgħel għal dak kollu li hi beltu l-Isla, fejn bħala saċerdot ta servizz tista’ tgħid tul ħajtu kollha… Read more »
L-għada tal-Milied, il-Ħadd 26 ta’ Diċembru 2010, numru kbir ta’ nies żaru l-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, Floriana, biex iwasslu l-isbaħ xewqat lill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P, lill-Isqof Annetto Depasquale u lill-Arċisqof Emeritus Ġuzeppi Mercieca.
Fost dawk li attendew, id-direttur tal-Caritas, Mons. Victor Grech li mexxa grupp ta’ rappreżentanti li jaħdmu mal-familji fil-bżonn fis-servizz tad-djakonija fil-parroċċi. F’kelmtejn tal-okkażjoni, Monsinjur Grech tkellem dwar il-ħidma tal-Caritas biex tikxef il-wiċċ tal-faqar u biex dejjem tkun fuq in-naha tal-fqir u l-batut… Read more »
