G8 and G20 summit

A $7.3 billion pledge, including $5 billion from the Group of Eight countries, is not enough to stop millions of needless deaths among pregnant women and young children and is not enough for the G-8 leaders to say they’ve lived up to their responsibilities, representatives of Catholic aid groups said. “We’re disappointed with the G-8 leaders,” said Michael Casey, executive director of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, after the June 26-27 G-8 meeting in Huntsville, Ontario… Read more »

On Thursday, 8th July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP attended the opening of the fund-raising marathon in aid of ‘Dar tal-Providenza’, in Siggiewi.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

Pope in Spain

Benedict XVI’s trip to Spain this year for the jubilee year celebrating the Apostle James is a first in history — a Pope has never expressly gone to Spain for the event.

Benedict XVI will arrive in Santiago on Nov. 6, Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio affirmed on Tuesday at a press conference regarding the papal visit.

The Santiago prelate noted the uniqueness of the trip: “It is the first time in the history of the Church that in a holy year the Pope has wished to come expressly,” said the archbishop, who clarified that Pope John Paul II visited this city in 1982 — which was also a jubilee year — “but he did so on the occasion of the pastoral visit he made that year to Spain… Read more »

Pope to visit UK

A Vatican spokesman is confirming Benedict XVI’s September 16-19 trip to the United Kingdom. In a statement released today, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, affirmed that “accepting the invitation of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, and of the bishops’ conferences of England and Wales, and of Scotland, His Holiness Benedict XVI will make an apostolic trip to the United Kingdom from 16 to 19 September.”

The priest noted that the Pope will visit the queen “at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh,” Scotland… Read more »

Pope at Castel Gandolfo

Benedict XVI is moving to the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on July 7th. It was made known by the Prefecture of the Pontifical House today, through a press release issued by the Vatican press room.

“All private and special hearings are not taking place in summertime, said the Prefecture. On Wednesdays 14, 21 and 28 July, general hearings are not taking place… Read more »

On Thursday, 1st July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP as  part of his pastoral visit in Birkirkara, presided over the Parish Assembly at the Parish Hall. CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Birkirkara.

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Pope

Benedict XVI will be praying this month for transparent elections, as well as the promotion of peace, especially in the world’s cities.

The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for July. His general prayer intention is: “That in every nation of the world the election of officials may be carried out with justice, transparency and honesty, respecting the free decisions of citizens.”

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

Christian Unity

The theme for the 44th edition of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2011 (the first took place in 1968) is “One in the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer”. It was chosen by a group of Christian leaders from Jerusalem, including Michel Sabbah, Emeritus Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Munib Younan, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and other members of the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and of the Syrian-Orthodox, Melkite-Catholic, Armenian-Orthodox and Episcopalian churches… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI dedicated today’s Wednesday audience to St. Joseph Cafasso on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his death. The Pope offered lay and religious people in particular the example of a Piedmontese priest who dedicated his life to education, confession, spiritual direction and apostolate among the poor and the prisoners.

“That of St. Joseph Cafasso is a living and topical message”, said the Pontiff… Read more »