“German Churches congratulate Christian Wulff for being elected Federal President of Germany” on 30th June. Msgr. Robert Zollitsch, President of the Bishops’ Conference, and Nikolaus Schneider, President of the Council of the Evangelical Church gave the newly elected president their best wishes. The new president, said Msgr. Zollitsch, “accepts the task in a difficult situation”. As for Schneider, he points out “the great expectations and hopes linked to this election”… Read more »

On Friday, 9th July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP attended the graduation ceremony at the Caritas Centre of San Blas. Archbishop Cremona praised the sense of initiative shown by Caritas especially since 17 graduates could start their lives all over again.

The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, opposition leader, Dr. Joseph Muscat and Caritas director, Mgr Victor Grech were present for the ceremony… Read more »

WYD 2011 logo

Registration for World Youth Day Madrid is an act of solidarity, for it will help young people from countries with economic difficulties participate in the 2011 event. This is the message of the advertising campaign, featuring about 300 young people from different countries, that was launched last Tuesday to promote registration for World Youth Day Madrid.

The campaign is multilingual (in Spanish and English) and is to be broadcast on the Internet (social networks) and through the media, television and radio… Read more »

On Friday, 9th July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP was presented with a copy of the New Testament on CD, produced by the Malta Bible Society.

Click on the photo to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re

Made public today was a Letter, written in Latin and dated 14 May, in which the Holy Father appoints Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the fourth centenary of the archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru, due to take place from 14 to 18 July.

Also made public were the names of the members of the mission due to accompany the cardinal, they are: Fr… Read more »

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 »