News from the Church in Malta
On Friday, 9th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP led the National Pilgrimage, with Bishop Mario Grech along with the participation of both the Dioceses of Malta and Gozo. This pilgrimage was held in preparation for the Papal visit.
During the pilgrimage, which commenced from Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Targa Gap, to the Sanctuary of San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ in St… Read more »
Disarmement agreement
“The achievement of a nuclear weapons agreement between the two most heavily armed nations in the world is news that the World Council of Churches (WCC) has awaited for a long time”. With these words WCC General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit – the world ecumenical organisation that gathers 349 Christian Churches (Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican) – defined the START 2 Treaty, signed by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dimitri Medvedev in the Spanish Hall of the Castle of Prague… Read more »
On Thursday, 8th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP attended a meeting for nurses organized by the Secretariat for Laity at the Catholic Institute, Floriana.
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“While we express our sympathy with the victims, we feel the need to repent for the sins of those who committed these abuses. We suffer humiliation in knowing that these have been committed by those who, in the name of the Church, had the task of educating and protecting the young. It is a time of humiliation for the whole Church”. This is a passage from the message “of pain and repentance” that the archbishop of Malta, mgr… Read more »
Recently, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, sent a letter to the Church in Ireland, regarding the tragic incidents involving the sexual abuse of minors. In his letter, he made reference to the horror surrounding these crimes. He referred to them as “criminal and sinful acts”. Much to the shame of the Church, these crimes are more horrifying when they are perpetrated by members of the clergy. … Read more »
“Dan hu l-irxoxt tagħna… meta nitgħallmu nagħrfu l-ħajja, li l-ħajja clean (bla droga) tagħtina sodisfazzjon iktar mill-ħajja bid-droga… il-konsegwenzi tad-droga koroh wisq… itellgħuk… itellgħuk fuq il-kalvarju”.
Hekk qal lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online Matthew (l-ismijiet huma fittizji biex titħares l-identità tal-persuni), żagħżugħ ta’ 22 sena li bħalissa qiegħed jagħmel il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga f’San Blas. L-istess bħal Mark, li hu tampar Matthew u li wkoll qiegħed fuq dan il-programm, għal numru ta’ snin, il-ħajja kienet appuntu kalvarju, li fiha, issa, xaqq id-dawl tal-‘qawmien’… Read more »
Fr Raniero Cantalamessa
The preacher of the Pontifical Household is expressing regret if Jewish sensibilities were offended by his Good Friday sermon given in the presence of Benedict XVI. He says his intention was a “friendly one.” Father Raniero Cantalamessa, during the liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, read a passage from a letter he had received from a Jewish friend. The letter’s author stated that he saw in recent media attacks of the Pope and the Church something reminiscent of the “more shameful aspects of anti-Semitism.”
Afterward, some press reports of Father Cantalamessa’s remarks stirred up fierce criticism from the Jewish world… Read more »
On Wednesday, 7th April, 2010, details were announced regarding the arrival and departure ceremonies of Pope Benedict XVI in Malta during a press conference held at the Malta International Airport (MIA).
A group of entities, amongst them MIA, the Office of the Manager, Airport Security (OMAS) and Air Malta along with the Armed Forces of Malta will be involved in the setting up and running of the ceremonies… Read more »
In preparation for the Papal visit, a National Pilgrimage will be held next Friday, 9th April, under the auspices of the two Dioceses of Malta and Gozo. The pilgrimage will commence at the Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Targa Gap at 6.15pm and end with a short ceremony in the square opposite the Sanctuary known as San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ in St… Read more »
On Sunday, 28th March, 2010, the Archdiocese of Malta joined the rest of the Catholic world to celebrate World Youth Day. The celebrations started off with a bike pilgrimage from the Parishes of Zabbar to Zejtun. AWorld Youth Day replica of the Cross and Icon, were transported during the pilgrimage. Being the year dedicated to the priesthood, a number of workshops were organised, giving youths the opportunity to meet with priests who work in fields related to youth, parishes and schools amongst others… Read more »
