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SIGNS AND RESPONSABILITIES FOR THE CHURCH IN MALTA

24/04/2010

Iż-żjara tal-Papa għandha sservi ta’ “sinjal” għall-Knisja f’Malta biex ma taqtax qalbha quddiem “ċirkostanzi ibsin” u tħeġġeġ evanġelizzazzjoni ġdida mibnija madwar “il-kelma, l-ferħ u l-entużjażmu… li rajna” u nidderiġuh għall-qadi tal-Mulej fl-evanġelizzazzjoni”.

Hekk qal lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP mistoqsi minn din il-gazzetta dwar iż-żjara tal-Papa Benedittu XVI f’Malta fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għaddiet.

Mons Cremona ddeskriva ż-żjara tal-Papa bħala suċċess li l-protagonisti tiegħu kienu dawk in-nies li bi ħġarhom fittxew biex jiltaqgħu mal-Papa Benedittu XVI… Read more »

CROWDS GREET THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF TA’ PINU AS IT MAKES ITS WAY TOWARDS TA’ PINU SANCTUARY

24/04/2010

Il-Kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu li kien Malta bħala parti mill-programm taċ-Ċelebrazzjonijiet f’Għeluq iż-Żjara tal-Papa Benedittu Sittax f’Malta u fl-okkażjoni tal-Preżentazzjoni tal-Warda tad-Deheb li l-Papa offra lill-Madonna ta’ Pinu, ilbieraħ ittieħed lejn is-Santwarju ta’ Pinu waqt pellegrinaġġ nazzjonali mmexxi mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona u minn Nunzju Apostoliku Tommaso Capputo.

Matul il-ġurnata tal-bieraħ kien espost għall-qima tal-pubbliku fil-Knisja Parrokkjali Santa Marija tal-Mosta wara li fit-tlett ijiem ta’ qabel kien fis-Santwarju Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu fil-Belt Valletta… Read more »

Youth Activities on ‘Vocations Day’

24/04/2010

Nhar il-Ħadd, 25 ta’ April, 2010, propju Ħadd wara l-miġja tal-Papa, se jiġi ċċelebrat il-Jum Dinji ta’ Talb għall-Vokazzjonijiet. Bl-għajnuna tas-seminaristi, tħejja programm għal dakinhar sabiex iż-żgħażagħ jiċċelebraw nofs ta’ nhar flimkien u joħolqu preżenza sabiħa. Il-programm jibda b’quddiesa li se tkun trasmessa fuq TVM u wara jitkompla b’attività simili għal treasure hunt li fiha il-parteċipanti jridu “jfittxu” aspetti marbuta mal-mixja vokazzjonali… Read more »

TA’ PINU TITULAR PAINTING RETURNED TO ITS SANCTUARY IN GOZO

24/04/2010

On Friday, 23 April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP led the Pilgrimage with the Ta’ Pinu titular painting to its sanctuary in Gozo. The Basilica of Ta’ Pinu, being a Marian Sanctuary has been given the Goldren Rose by Pope Benedict XVI himself at the Floriana Granaries on Sunday 18th April, 2010.

Christians were invited to accompany the titular painting of the Madonna ta’ Pinu during a carcade from the Mosta Parish Church towards the Sanctuary of Ta Pinu in Gozo… Read more »

ABUSE SCANDAL: GERMANY, THE BISHOP OF AUGSBURG RESIGNS

22/04/2010

Mons Walter Mixa

“The bishop of Augsburg, Mgr. Walter Mixa, handed in his resignation. This was confirmed today by the news office of the diocese, in a release. “On Wednesday, mgr. Mixa asked, in a letter, to resign from his post. The public discussion of the last few weeks about him heavily affected the priests and the congregation of the diocese”. By doing so, Mixa wanted to “avoid further damage to the Church and make for a new beginning”, the release states… Read more »

NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE AND THANKSGIVING MASS FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI’S APPOSTOLIC VISIT TO MALTA

22/04/2010

Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 23 ta’ April, 2010, fit-3:00 p.m, se jiġi organizzat pellegrinaġġ nazzjonali mmexxi mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP u min-Nunzju Appostoliku Tommaso Caputo. L-Insara qed jiġu mistiedna jakkumpanjaw b’carcade il-Kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu mill-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Mosta lejn is-Santwarju Ta’ Pinu f’Għawdex. Fit-triq se ssir waqfa qasira ħdejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa. Għal ħabta tal-4:30p.m, il-kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu u l-pellegrini mistennija jitilgħu fuq il-vapur tal-Gozo Channel bl-isem “Ta’ Pinu”… Read more »

MALTESE BISHOPS’ MESSAGE ON POPE’S VISIT

22/04/2010

Aħna l-Isqfijiet inħossuna fid-dmir li nirringrazzjaw lil Alla għal dak kollu li wettaq fostna permezz taż-Żjara tal-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Benedittu XVI.

Inħossuna grati ħafna lejn il-Papa għall-attenzjoni u l-imħabba li wera magħna.

Ma għandniex kliem biex infissru l-apprezzament tagħna għal-laqgħa mill-qalb li l-poplu tagħna, misjuq mill-fidi, ta lill-Papa.

Aħna konvinti li kienu ħafna dawk li laqgħu l-istedina tagħna biex isaħħu din il-ġrajja bit-talb u s-sagrifiċċji… Read more »

THE POPE COMMENTS ON HIS VISIT TO MALTA. SAYS HE IS “DEEPLY GRATEFUL”

21/04/2010

Pope in Malta

This past weekend I had the joy of visiting Malta for the nineteen hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Saint Paul’s shipwreck and his three-month sojourn there. I am deeply grateful to the civil and church authorities, and to all who received me so warmly. At the Grotto of Saint Paul I thanked God for the abundant fruits of faith, holiness and missionary zeal which the preaching of the Apostle has brought forth on those islands… Read more »

‘THE BIBLE AND ITS MESSAGE’ NEW COURSES

21/04/2010

The Malta Bible Society is organising 6 new Bible Courses between May  and June 2010.  The aim of these courses is to help in the better understanding of the Bible and its message.

The themes of the courses vary to suit everyone’s needs.  The lecturers are experts in their subjects.

The courses are held in the evening between 6.00 and 7.30 p.m… Read more »

FACEBOOK PENALIZED FOR OFFENSIVE PHOTO OF FRENCH BISHOP

21/04/2010

Facebook

The social networking Web site Facebook was recently penalized for allowing the posting of an offensive photo of a French bishop who is not even a member.

“Since last February 23, Bishop Hervé Giraud, bishop of Soissons, Laon and Saint-Quentin, has been seeing his photograph on Facebook together with indecent words,” reported the French episcopal conference on its Web site.

The conference’s article, publicized Thursday, noted, “He is not a member of this social network.” It added that the bishop reported this “illicit content,” but the photo was not removed.  … Read more »