Pope during his last Audience

Benedict XVI announced today the theme for the next general assembly of the Synod of Bishops: The new evangelization. The Pope made the announcement today at the closing Mass of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, and repeated it before praying the Angelus at midday with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

The next Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in 2012, and will be dedicated to the theme “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith,” the Pontiff said… Read more »

2010

“This is the European Year against Poverty and Social Exclusion. This visit is an acknowledgement of the key role played by the Catholic Church in the fight against these two evils”. This is how te President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, comments the confirmation of the private audience granted him by Pope Benedict XVI on 25th October in the Vatican.

”The fight against poverty and social exclusion requires a partnership between all players involved – Buzek states -… Read more »

Fr Rene' Camilleri

On the 27th anniversary from the presentation by the Holy See, of the Charter of the Rights of the Family, ProgettImpenn organised a conference at the Catholic Institute, Floriana, on Friday, 23rd October 2010. The guest speaker, Fr Rene’ Camilleri, reiterated that there is no doubt that today, 27 years after its publication, the Charter is still relevant; yet one must ask whether this Charter is actually a remedy for all that ails marriage and the family in our age.  … Read more »

On Friday, 22nd October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona visited the Lands Department. The Hon Jason Azzopardi, Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Land, welcomed the Archbishop on his first visit to the offices.

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Il-Caritas Malta qed torganizza Wirja tal-Arti fil-Berġa ta’ Kastilja bil-partecipazzjoni tal-artisti ewlenin John Martin Borg, Celia Borg Cardona, Anton Calleja u Andrew Diacono. Il-Prim Ministru Dr. Lawrence Gonzi ser jinawgura l-wirja nhar l-Erbgħa, 27 ta’ Ottubru 2010. Il-Wirja tkun miftuħa għall-pubbliku kuljum mill-4.00 p.m. sat-8.00 p.m. sas-Sibt, 30 ta’ Ottubru, 2010. Is-Sibt tkun miftuha wkoll filgħodu.

L-artisti, li esegwew ix-xogħolijiet tagħhom speċifikament biex jinbiegħu f’din il-wirja, ser jagħtu parti mill-qligħ tagħom lill-Caritas Malta biex jikkontribwixxu lejn l-ispejjeż li din l-organizzazzjoni tagħmel biex tagħti servizzi b’xejn lil persuni f’diffikultà… Read more »

Middle East

For now at least, the work of the synod on the Middle East is focused on 41 proposals that, after further revisions, will be presented to Benedict XVI this Saturday.Among the most representative topics included in these proposals is ecumenical dialogue, interreligious dialogue with Muslims and Jews, and the decisive importance of the Christian presence in the Middle East. Regarding this last objective, the synod fathers have been stressing a duty to protect the identity of the Eastern Catholic Churches, to reinforce communion within the Catholic Church among bishops, clergy and faithful (ad intra) and with the other Churches and ecclesial communities (ad extra)… Read more »

New Cardinals on Nov 20

Benedict XVI announced the names of 24 prelates who will be created cardinals, 20 of whom qualify as electors in the case of a conclave for a Papal election. The Pope made the announcement today at the end of the general audience. The cardinals will be created in a consistory on Nov. 20, the eve of the Solemnity of Christ the King… Read more »

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 »