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MASTER OF PONTIFICIAL CELEBRATIONS IN MALTA IN PREPARATION FOR POPE’S VISIT

06/03/2010

On Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010, Msgr. Guido Marini, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, arrived in Malta from the Vatican.  Msgr. Marini held a number of meetings with the organizers of the Pope’s visit, especially with those involved in the liturgical celebrations. Msgr. Marini and his entourage met with a group of seminarians who will be involved in the Mass service, celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday 18th April… Read more »

SAINT GEORGE PRECA BUST IN MELBOURNE

06/03/2010

Maltin Awstraljani f’Melbourne dan l-aħħar kixfu bust ta’ San Ġorġ Preca fiċ-ċentru tal-komunità tal-Maltin f’Parkville.

Il-bust tal-ewwel qaddis Malti nkixef u kien imbierek mill-Isqof Malti Mons Joseph Grech, DD, li kkonċelebra quddiesa tal-okkażjoni flimkien ma’ saċerdoti Maltin. Iċ-ċerimonja saret nhar is-Sibt, 20 ta’ Frar, fil-kappella ta’ San Pawl, Parkville.

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MANIKATA PASTORAL VISIT PROGRAMME

06/03/2010

6th – 8th March, 2010

Saturday, 6th March

5.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at Manikata Parish for the official opening of the Pastoral Visit.

7.15 p.m. The Archbishop meets the farmers of Manikata.

Sunday, 7th March

10.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets the Youth Commission and youths from Manikata Parish.

11.30 a.m. The Archbishop holds a meeting with the Manikata Parish Pastoral Council and stays with them for lunch… Read more »

BENEDICT XVI TO VISIT SPAIN IN NOVEMBER

05/03/2010

Benedict XVI will visit Santiago de Compostela this Nov. 6 for the Jacobeo Holy Year, and go to Barcelona the next day to consecrate that city’s church of the Sagrada Familia.

This was announced today by the archbishops of the two cities, Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach of Barcelona and Archbishop Julián Barrio of Santiago.  Archbishop Barrio said the Holy Father had expressed his desire to go to Santiago as a “pilgrim of faith.” The prelate was at the Vatican on Monday to invite the Holy Father to his country… Read more »

COUNCIL OF EUROPE: REAL MADRID SUPPORTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN

05/03/2010

Real Madrid supports the campaign launched by the Council of Europe for children’s rights, “Raise your hand against smacking”. Today, on the occasion of the opening of the “Sport and Education” Forum, organised by the Real Madrid Foundation at the Bernabéu Stadium, Emilio Butragueño, the football team’s director for institutional relations, will give the deputy secretary general of CoE, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the players’ signatures in support of the campaign… Read more »

PLANS FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO POPE’S MEETING WITH YOUTHS UNVEILED

04/03/2010

On Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010, further details were given about the Pope’s meeting with youths at the Valletta Waterfront to be held on Sunday 18th April. This activitity will include a concert by Malta’s top Christian bands, and a guest appearance by the popular band Winter Moods. This band was chosen by popular demand following consultation with youths. This concert will also include the participation of solo artists, dancers, musicians and a main choir… Read more »

World Youth Day Song Contest

04/03/2010


The 2010 WYD Song Contest was held on Saturday, 27th February, 2010 at the Salesian Oratory in Sliema with the participation of seven Christian Bands, namely: Altaer, Footprints, His Project, Rise, StageCraft, The Cross and The Prophecy.  The turnout for this Contest was fantastic with the Salesian Theatre at maximum capacity and the crowd cheering throughout the band’s peformances… Read more »

SCHEMES IN PREPARATION OF POPE’S VISIT

04/03/2010

The Theological Commission of the Church in Malta has just published a book with extracts from Pope Benedict XVI’s teachings. Fr Hector Scerri, the President of the Theological Commission, said that this book can help Christians prepare themselves for Easter and for the Pope’s visit to Malta. These exctracts have been taken from the Pope’s writings and speeches. The booklet is divided into 18 schemes, all focusing on particular aspects of the Pope’s teachings… Read more »

LECTIO DIVINA

04/03/2010

L-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija flimkien mal-Fakulta tat-Teoloġija fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta u l-Istitut Karmelitan  qegħdin jorganizzaw Lectio Divina nhar is-Sibt 6 ta’ Marzu fit-8.00pm fil-Kunvent tal-Patrijiet Karmelitani fl-Imdina immexxija minn Rev Fr. Charlo’ Camilleri O Carm.

L-eżerċizzju tal-Lectio Divina huwa l-għarfien u t-twettieq bl-għemil tar-rieda ta’ Alla permezz tal-Kotba Mqaddsa. It-terminu Lectio Divina jfisser qari tal-Kelma ta’ Alla… Read more »

MUSLIMS, CATHOLICS DISCREDIT RELIGION-INSPIRED VIOLENCE

03/03/2010

Violence

Muslim and Catholic representatives have joined their voices in rejecting the manipulation of religion to justify political interests, violence or discrimination.

A historic declaration signed by the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and a Sunni leader from the Al-Azhar university marked the conclusion of an annual meeting held last week in Cairo. The meetings gather members of the pontifical council and the Al-Azhar permanent committee for dialogue among the monotheistic religions… Read more »