News from the Church in Malta
On Friday, 5th November 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will celebrate a Mass during which Rev. Robert Galea will be ordained to the priesthood. The celebration, which begins at 6.30 pm, will take place at St Julian’s Parish Church. The general public is invited to attend and pray for the holiness of all priests, most especially for Rev. Robert who will be ordained during next Friday’s ceremony… Read more »
“Bħal San Pawl, il-missjunarju jitlaq kollox u jmur f’artijiet imbiegħda jwettaq il-missjoni fdata lilu”.
Hekk qal l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP nhar il-Ħadd li għadda waqt quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-Ġurnata Missjunarja li saret fit-Teatru Grieg f’Ta’ Qali.
Il-quddiesa fetħet il-Villaġġ Missjunarju li din is-sena ttella’ fil-Park Nazzjonali f’Ta’ Qali u li kien imtella’ mill-Uffiċċju Missjunarju.
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On Friday 29th October 2010, a delegation from the Union Haddiema Maqghudin (UHM), led by the Union’s President, Mr Gejtu Vella and the Secretary General, Mr Gejtu Tanti, presented Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. with a copy of the document entitled ‘Vizjoni Socjali 2015.’ During the presentation, Archbishop Cremona referrred to those values by which the Church is guided and the ensuing benefits for society if our vision is based upon such values… Read more »
On Tuesday 26th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP met the Franciscan Sisters’ Community in Mosta as part of his pastoral visit in this parish. That same day, the Archbishop celebrated Mass at Bidnija Chapel and met residents in the neighborhood. Another meeting was held with the Jesuit Fathers who reside at Mount Saint Joseph in Targa Gap, limits of Mosta… Read more »
Holy Land
The faithful worldwide are invited to join the 2,000 cities already planning to participate in a day of prayer for peace in the Holy Land. The 3rd International Day of Intercession for Peace in the Holy Land, an initiative organized by several Catholic youth associations, will take place Jan. 29-30.
Last year, some 1,103 cities worldwide joined Benedict XVI, Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the custos of the Holy Land, and Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, to participate in the prayer for peace… Read more »
It was an extremely beautiful experience. I did not know what to expect, whether I was coming back happy or upset. But the two weeks I passed in Naples were so fulfilling I can proudly say that I came back with something really significant. Since my return I can say that I am more grateful for what I have and am more motivated to help people… Read more »
BIBLE SUNDAY will be celebrated in the Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo on Sunday, 31 October 2010. The theme chosen for this year is taken from the Book of Numbers in the Bible, chapter 6:
May the Lord bless you and take care of you;
May the Lord be kind and gracious to you;
May the Lord look on you with favour
and give you peace… Read more »
Matul il-jiem li għaddiew bdew jitqassmu fid-djar Maltin iktar minn 165,000 djarju tad-Dar tal-Providenza għas-sena 2011.
F’kummenti li ta lil IL-ĠENSillum online, Victor Formosa, kelliemi għal din id-dar, fisser li fl-aħħar ġimagħtejn għadd kbir ta’ voluntiera minn kull qasam tal-ħajja taw daqqa t’id fl-ippakkjar ta’ dawn id-djarji f’envelopes apposta fid-Dar tal-Providenza jew fi djarhom.
Bħal fis-snin l-imgħoddijja, id-djarju fih messaġġ minn Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, kif ukoll il-ħinijiet tal-quddies kollu tal-Ħdud u ta’ matul il-ġimgħa fil-knejjes kollha ta’ Malta u Għawdex… Read more »
Orthodox and Catholics
European Catholic and Orthodox representatives praised a growing awareness of religious rights on their continent and urged governments to allow churches a more active role in ethical debates. In a joint statement from the Greek island of Rhodes, the representatives said bishops and theologians at the second Catholic-Orthodox Forum had welcomed the legal protection given to religious rights by Europe’s democratic constitutions, as well as by international instruments such as the 2000 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union… Read more »
