Benedict XVI will visit Santiago de Compostela this Nov. 6 for the Jacobeo Holy Year, and go to Barcelona the next day to consecrate that city’s church of the Sagrada Familia.

This was announced today by the archbishops of the two cities, Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach of Barcelona and Archbishop Julián Barrio of Santiago.  Archbishop Barrio said the Holy Father had expressed his desire to go to Santiago as a “pilgrim of faith.” The prelate was at the Vatican on Monday to invite the Holy Father to his country… Read more »

Real Madrid supports the campaign launched by the Council of Europe for children’s rights, “Raise your hand against smacking”. Today, on the occasion of the opening of the “Sport and Education” Forum, organised by the Real Madrid Foundation at the Bernabéu Stadium, Emilio Butragueño, the football team’s director for institutional relations, will give the deputy secretary general of CoE, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the players’ signatures in support of the campaign… Read more »

The 2010 WYD Song Contest was held on Saturday, 27th February, 2010 at the Salesian Oratory in Sliema with the participation of seven Christian Bands, namely: Altaer, Footprints, His Project, Rise, StageCraft, The Cross and The Prophecy.  The turnout for this Contest was fantastic with the Salesian Theatre at maximum capacity and the crowd cheering throughout the band’s peformances… Read more »

L-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija flimkien mal-Fakulta tat-Teoloġija fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta u l-Istitut Karmelitan  qegħdin jorganizzaw Lectio Divina nhar is-Sibt 6 ta’ Marzu fit-8.00pm fil-Kunvent tal-Patrijiet Karmelitani fl-Imdina immexxija minn Rev Fr. Charlo’ Camilleri O Carm.

L-eżerċizzju tal-Lectio Divina huwa l-għarfien u t-twettieq bl-għemil tar-rieda ta’ Alla permezz tal-Kotba Mqaddsa. It-terminu Lectio Divina jfisser qari tal-Kelma ta’ Alla… Read more »

Violence

Muslim and Catholic representatives have joined their voices in rejecting the manipulation of religion to justify political interests, violence or discrimination.

A historic declaration signed by the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and a Sunni leader from the Al-Azhar university marked the conclusion of an annual meeting held last week in Cairo. The meetings gather members of the pontifical council and the Al-Azhar permanent committee for dialogue among the monotheistic religions… Read more »

On Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP visited Għaxaq Primary School as part of his Pastoral Visit in this locality. Archbishop Cremona met teachers, students and parents who were present during the visit. The children’s enthusiasm was well evident as a large group of students flocked around the Archbishop to show him their projects. Older students asked the Archbishop questions on a variety of topics and tested their skills with him in the tradional Maltese game, ‘boċċi’… Read more »

abortion

The Spanish bishops are denouncing the recent liberalization of abortion laws in the country as a “serious step backward in the protection of the right to life.”

Auxiliary Bishop Juan Antonio Martínez Camino of Madrid, who is a spokesman for Spain’s episcopal conference, said Thursday at a press conference that the law is also “a greater abandonment of expectant mothers as well as, in the last analysis, a very serious destruction of the common good.” Bishop Martínez addressed the press at the end of a meeting of the permanent commission of the bishops’ conference, which took place the day after the Senate in Spain voted to allow abortion without restrictions up to 14 weeks… Read more »