‘NIŻŻLU GĦERUQKOM FIH’

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Minn hawn u ftit ieħor aħna se niċċelebraw il-Milied.

Fil-Milied niċċelebraw it-twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù bħala bniedem. Ma nafx jekk timpressjonakomx, iżda jien kemm-il darba naħseb fuqha. Sidna Ġesù Kristu ma sarx bniedem biss fid-dehra, kemm jaqdi l-missjoni tiegħu, iżda qiegħed l-għeruq tiegħu fl-umanità li hu ħaddan. Sar bniedem u għex totalment l-umanità tiegħu: feraħ bħalna, beka bħalna, għex bħalna t-tfulija, ż-żgħożija, u bħala adult… Read more »

On Sunday 28th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona will be reading out his annual Letter to Youth at the Oratorju Qalb ta’ Gesu in Mosta at 6:30 p.m. The day marks the start of the liturgical year; the first Sunday of Advent. The Archbishop’s message follows the current World Youth Day theme, a phrase offered for reflection by the Pope. The chosen theme is: “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the Faith” (Col 2,7)… Read more »

Church leaders in South Korea are calling for peace on the peninsula after Tuesday’s artillery attack by the North on the island of Yeonpyeong. Father Johannes Kim Yong-hwan, chancellor of the Diocese of Incheon, which covers Yeonpyeong, asserted that relations between the North and South have worsened under current South Korean government. He called on South Korea to “introduce dialogue and embrace the North,” according to UCANews… Read more »

On Thursday, 25th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. blessed a new statue of Pope John Paul II at Saint Vincent de Paule residence. The statue is the work of Michael Bonnici who works in the block name for the late Pope. Currently 144 residents are making use of the services offered in this block at Saint Vincent de Paule.

The Parliamentary Assistant within the Ministry for Health, the Elderly and Community Care, Peter Micallef showed the Archbishop around Block Pope John Paul II which has been especially set up for patients suffering from dimensia… Read more »

On Wednesday, 24th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the award ceremony of the Mgr Azzopardi Award, at the Radisson Blu Resort, St. Julians. Mgr Lawrence Gatt and Fr Joseph Borg Micallef were the winners of the award for this year’s edition. Both winners worked closely with disabled persons and their families. Their work has contributed to the creation of a new social conscience with regards to disabled persons… Read more »

Young educated Christian Palestinians would rather stay in their country than emigrate, if given the proper opportunities, according to results of a study commissioned by the Catholic Aid Coordination Committee, a consortium of Christian organizations in Jerusalem.

Sami El-Yousef, Jerusalem regional director of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine, a member of the consortium, said young people have a deep connection to the land and are looking to the church and church organizations to find a way to help them remain in the country by providing adequate job opportunities and help with education and housing… Read more »