News from the Church in Malta
Ordination of priests
In a letter to seminarians, Benedict XVI affirmed that the priesthood is not something of the past, but is needed for the future, as people will always need ministers to bring them to God. In the message published today, but which was written for the end of the Year for Priests, which ended in June, the Pope recalled a conversation he had with a military commander in 1944, after being drafted for the service… Read more »
On Saturday 16th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Mosta Parish Church, for the official opening of the pastoral visit. Archbishop Cremona’s homily on the occasion of the pastoral visit evolved not only on the subject of what it means to be a parish, but also around the pastoral note on Marriage and the Family… Read more »
On 23rd October 1983, only two years after the promulgation of Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio, the Pontifical Commission on the Family of the Holy See, released its ‘Charter of the Rights of the Family’, a document of immediate and far-reaching significance for our society. In this Charter are enshrined “the fundamental rights that are inherent in that natural and universal society which is the family”… Read more »
On Sunday, 17th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the ordination to the Diaconate of seven seminarians, at the Mdina Cathedral.
The Archbishop’s message for this occasion is available in Maltese.
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Read more »Australians at the Vatican ceremony Pope Benedict XVI has officially recognised Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop, a Melbourne-born nun who worked with needy children. She was canonised with five others, including Brother Andre, a Canadian monk credited with miraculous healings. MacKillop, who died in 1909, clashed with senior clergy and was briefly excommunicated, in part for exposing a sex-abusing priest. Thousands of Australians are in Rome to witness the ceremony…
Patri Wistin Vella ocd se jkun il-kappillan il-ġdid għall-parroċċa f’Ta’ Xbiex b’effett minn nhar it-Tlieta, 23 ta’ Novembru, 2010. Dakinhar, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP se jippresiedi Quddiesa kkonċelebrata li tibda fis-6.00 p.m.
Imwieled il-Mellieħa, Patri Wistin Vella daħal mal-Karmelitani Tereżjani bħala aspirant fil-kunvent Santa Tereża f’Bormla. Il-formazzjoni tiegħu rċeviha hawn Malta, l-Ingilterra u l-Italja. Ġie ordnat saċerdot fil-15 ta’ Marzu, 1975. Kien surmast tal-aspiranti u tal-istudenti f’Malta u fit-Tajwan; kien superjur lokali f’Bormla, f’Tas-Silg u fit-Tajwan; u kien chaplain f’dar tal-anzjani… Read more »
Għada l-Ħadd 17 ta’ Ottubru, il-knejjes kollha ma’ Malta u Għawdex se jkunu qegħdin idoqqu l-qniepel tagħhom għal għaxar minuti f’nofsinhar biex ifakkru l-Jum Internazzjonali għall-Qirda tal-Faqar.
L-attività tad-daqq tal-qniepel għandha l-għan li tħajjar lill-poplu jkun iktar sensittiv dwar ir-realtà tal-faqar u l-esklużjoni soċjali. Din l-attività qed issir bħala parti mill-kampanja tas-Sena Ewropea 2010 fil-Ġlieda kontra l-Faqar u l-Esklużjoni Soċjali (EY2010).
Is-17 ta’ Ottubru huwa l-Jum Dinji biex Jingħeleb il-Faqar Estrem u dan beda jiġi mfakkar mill-Assemblea Ġenerali tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti fl-1992 bħala l-Jum Dinji għall-Qedra tal-Faqar… Read more »
On Thursday, 14th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona attended the Mother’s Prayers International Conference at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Naxxar. Around 70 women representing their respective countries attended this conference . Ms. Veronica Williams, the founder of the ‘Mother’s Prayers’ group was also present.
Speaking about the role of the mother and the difficulties faced in raising children, Arcbhishop Cremona said that with the help of the Mother of Jesus, all obstacles can be overcome… Read more »
On Wednesday, 13th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over a meeting for midwives organized by the Secretariat for Laity, at Mater Dei hospital.
Around 70 midwives attended for the meeting which involved an exchange of experiences. Some of the midwives spoke about the dumbfounding miracle of life, an experience which they get to live everyday. They also spoke about some of they experience on a daily basis… Read more »
