Poverty

“The best prevention against poverty is education”. This is one of the principles expressed on the website www.zeropoverty.org which supports the Caritas Europe’s campaign against poverty and social exclusion.

Such campaign (presented yesterday in the premises of the European Parliament, in Brussels) has officially started: on the website, people may subscribe to the petition which lists four main goals (eradicate children’s poverty, increase social security, increase the supply of personal and health-care services, increase employment), learn about the many activities planned by Caritas in 2010, proclaimed by the EU as the Year Against Poverty, find tools and materials for local action… Read more »

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP, l-Erbgħa, 27 ta’ Jannar 2010, ltaqa ma’ numru ta’ principali tal-kulleġġi tal-Gvern.  Fuq xewqa tagħhom stess, il-prinċipali tal-kulleġġi ddiskutew fost affarjiet oħra, il-pjan tagħhom biex iġeddu l-missjoni ta’ taghlim fid-dawl tat-twemmin Nisrani. Għal din il-laqgħa kienet preżenti Dr Grace Grima, Direttur Ġenerali għall-kwalita u standards fl-Edukazzjoni.

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‘Għandna ngħidu grazzi lill-Mulej għal persuni karizmatiċi li jibgħat fil-Knisja, bħal Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi’. Dan qalu L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona fiċ-ċerimonja tat-tberik tal-Bitħa Dun Mikiel li saret it-Tlieta, 26 ta’ Jannar 2010, fid-Dar tal-Providenza. L-Arċisqof kompla jgħid li dan hu zmien importanti għax huwa l-bidu ta’ proċess biex lill-Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi nibdew inħarsu lejn il-wirt li ħalla, mhux daqstant il-bini tad-Dar tal-Providenza imma l-ispirtu u l-karizma tiegħu… Read more »

Fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Franġisk de Sales, patrun tal-ġurnalisti, it-Tnejn 25 ta’ Jannar, 2010, id-direzzjoni ta’ Leħen is-Sewwa orġanizzat Quddiesa għall-ġurnalisti li ġiet ċċelebrata mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP. Fl-omelija tiegħu, l-Arċisqof tkellem dwar l-importanza li Alla jagħti lit-tixrid tal-Kelma. Semma kif anke San Pawl kien xandar li uża l-mezzi disponibbli dak iż-żmien biex iwassal il-Kelma ta’ Alla. L-Arċisqof spjega kif San Pawl mhux biss uża l-kelma iżda anke l-kelma miktuba biex seta’ jwassal il-Kelma saħansitra meta ma kienx preżenti… Read more »

Vatican State

The Holy See’s financial situation could improve this year, but the situation continues to be one of “continual difficulties,” the Vatican reports. A communiqué released today by the Vatican press office notes that 2010 could “reflect the hope of a possible economic and financial evolution.”  The note was released at the end of a two-day meeting of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See… Read more »

ATTARD: Ċentru Parrokkjali Ġwanni Pawlu II; kuljum, mill-5.00am sal-10.00pm.

BALLUTA: Kappella ‘Ibqa’ Magħna Mulej’ fi Triq it-Torri;Winter: 21 December to 20 March – 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Spring: 21 March to 20 June – 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Summer: 21 June to 20 September – 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Autumn: 21 September to 20 December – 6:30 a.m… Read more »

On Saturday 23rd January, at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. welcomed those involved in ecumenical activities in the Archdiocese of Malta. This meeting – the first of its kind – was organized by the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission on the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

In a short welcome address, Fr Hector Scerri, President of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, thanked the Archbishop for graciously hosting those who locally are actively engaged in ecumenism… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The theme of this year’s World Communications Day – The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word – is meant to coincide with the Church’s celebration of the Year for Priests. It focuses attention on the important and sensitive pastoral area of digital communications, in which priests can discover new possibilities for carrying out their ministry to and for the Word of God… Read more »