On Thursday, 18th November 2010 at 7 p.m. Archbishop Paul Cremona will preside over a celebration at Luqa parish church, during which he will be instituting seven seminarians as acolytes.

The seven seminarians, who are currently in their sixth year of formation, are: Dillon Bugeja from St. Catherine’s Parish, Zurrieq, Robin Camilleri from St. Andrew’s Parish, Luqa, Roderick Camilleri from the Parish of Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar, Mario Dimech from St.Nicholas Parish, Siggiewi, Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick from the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanga, George Schembri from St George’s Parish, Qormi and Michael Zammit from St.Helen’s Parish, Birkirkara… Read more »

Over the past two weeks, Caritas Malta has had a flow of requests for help from persons who have a drug-related issue or from their families.  The pressure for help follows two editions of the television programme Xarabank dedicated to drug addiction and the work being done by Caritas with persons who want to rehabilitate themselves.

Caritas Malta said that this was an all-round show of solidarity, involving the Xarabank Team who dedicated much time to the production of these two programmes, the Public Broadcasting Services, the telephone and mobile companies, the Caritas Staff as well as the clients undergoing rehabilitation programmes and their families… Read more »

The Diocese of Gozo is in mourning following the death of Mgr N. Cauchi who earlier today, passed to eternal life.  During his episcopate, Bishop Cauchi contributed greatly towards the faith-formation of the people of Malta and Gozo and the building of communion within the Church; he also spread the Church’s social teaching and its application in the local context during the past 40 years… Read more »

Click on the image below to watch the latest edition of ‘QalbinNies’.

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As part of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Gharghur, on Wednesday 10th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona visited the M.U.S.E.U.M. Catechism centre for girls and met catechists and children. During another meeting held that same day, the Archbishop met the Youth Commission and youths from Gharghur.

CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Għargħur.

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Pope signing

“Rediscovering the centrality of God’s Word” in personal life and in the life of the Church as well as “the urgency and beauty” of announcing it. This is in brief Benedict XVI’s message in the post-synod apostolic exhortation “Verbum Domini” presented in the Vatican Newsroom today. The document contains the reflections and proposals submitted at the Episcopal Synod on “God’s Word in the life and mission of the Church”, that took place in the Vatican from 5 to 26 October 2008 and is composed of nearly 200 pages, divided into three parts, according to the structure of the topic of the synodal meeting… Read more »

The Theology Students Association is organizing a Lectio Divina next Saturday 13th November at 7:30pm, at the Carmelites’ Priory in Mdina. It will be led by Rev Fr John Curmi, in Maltese. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The exercise of the Lectio Divina is the reflection and contemplation of the will of God for you through the Sacred Scriptures… Read more »

From an ecumenical service

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity will celebrate its 50th birthday with an ecumenical event this Nov. 17.

The event will be presided over by Archbishop Kurt Koch, president of the council, and will be attended by Cardinal Walter Kasper, retired president, Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, and Metropolitan Pergamo Ioannis (Zizioulas) of the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople… Read more »