When attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist, Catholics must be filled with gratitude for God’s great gifts, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of his former students. “Despite the fact that we have nothing to give in return and we are full of faults,” the pope said, Jesus “invites us to his table and wants to be with us.” The pope presided at a Mass Aug… Read more »

Benedict XVI will be praying in September for authentic social progress and an end to bloody conflicts and wars.

The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for September. His general prayer intention is: “That in the least developed regions of the world the announcement of the Word of God brings renewal to the hearts of all, prompting them to be protagonists of an authentic social progress.”

The Holy Father also chooses an apostolic intention for each month… Read more »

Between Saturday, 28th August and Thursday, 2nd September, 2010, at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù, some 85 European Discalced Carmelite Students and their formators are being hosted by their confreres in the Malta Province to discuss Evangelisation in a European context flowing from the missionary spirit of St Paul.

During this meeting which comes to an end tomorrow, various speakers will be giving accounts on the experiences of intense Christian community living with orphans, disabled and senior persons in Colombia; of dialogue with people of other faiths in Basle, Switzerland; of relations with Muslims in Kuwait by its former Bishop Mons… Read more »

I was the fortunate youth from Munxar, who was selected to represent the Gozitan youths during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in Malta.  I was nominated by the parish of St Paul’s shipwreck where I am active as a catechist (at the Museum Branch of Sannat) and well involved in the Youth Movement. Luckily the draw was on my side! I was so excited to be near the Pope on the catamaran from Kalkara to the Valletta Waterfront… Read more »

On Saturday, 28th August 2010, at the Parish of St Paul’s Bay, the year dedicated to the 1950th anniversary since the shipwreck of St Paul was brought to a close.  In our tradition, St Paul’s Bay has always been closely associated with Paul’s shipwreck and his visit to Malta.

The festivities, which were most significant, commenced at the Parish Church, with the celebration of mass, presided over by Archbishop Paul Cremona.  … Read more »

Some historic and noteworthy events await the Holy Father and Vatican officials after the summer break, when the Eternal City springs back to life.

Benedict XVI will be staying at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo at least until the end of next month, but before he returns to Rome he has three important engagements to fulfill.

The most significant will be his much-anticipated visit to Great Britain on Sept… Read more »

On Friday, 27th August, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Casa Leone in Saint Julians to celebrate the 100th birthday of three residents: Mary Caruana, Josephine Calleja and Jospehine Camenzuli.

Mary Caruana was born in Birgu on the 14th September 1910 and is the youngest of six siblings; three males and three females. Before moving to Casa Leone, Mary and her family lived in B’Buġia… Read more »

Catholics in the United States will begin using the long-awaited English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent in 2011, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said Aug. 20. The cardinal’s announcement as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops marks the formal beginning of a more than 15-month period of education and training leading to the first use of the “third typical edition” of the Roman Missal at English-language Masses in the United States on Nov… Read more »