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NEVERTHELESS WE MUST RUN AGROUND ON SOME ISLAND – POPE BENEDICT XVI’S FIRST VISIT TO MALTA

10/04/2010

Beloved Sons and Daughters,

It has always been our firm conviction that the shipwreck which caused the apostle Paul to be washed ashore on our islands did not happen merely by coincidence.  In much the same way, today, we feel that it is indeed providential that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has chosen to make this pastoral visit to our country.

Two thousand years ago, during his short stay among us, and through his preaching of the Gospel, Paul introduced the Maltese and Gozitan people to Jesus Christ; as they came to know Him, Christian hope was instilled in their hearts.  … Read more »

NEW WEBSITE FOR RTK RADIO

10/04/2010

Radju RTK issa għandu s-sit elettroniku tiegħu, www.rtk.org.mt, u slogan ġdid: Radju b’Differenza. Is-sit tnieda din il-ġimgħa miċ-Chairman tal-Media Centre, Franco Azzopardi, wara ħidma kollettiva li saret mill-kumpanija ICA, flimkien ma’ Sylvana Magro, Manager Sales & Marketing Media Centre, il-maniġment u impjegati ta’ Radju RTK… Read more »

MALTA AND GOZO DIOCESES UNITE FOR NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE

10/04/2010

On Friday, 9th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP led the National Pilgrimage, with Bishop Mario Grech along with the participation of both the Dioceses of Malta and Gozo. This pilgrimage was held in preparation for the Papal visit.

During the pilgrimage, which commenced from Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Targa Gap, to the Sanctuary of San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ in St… Read more »

DISARMAMENT AGREEMENT: WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, “LONG-AWAITED NEWS”

09/04/2010

Disarmement agreement

“The achievement of a nuclear weapons agreement between the two most heavily armed nations in the world is news that the World Council of Churches (WCC) has awaited for a long time”. With these words WCC General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit – the world ecumenical organisation that gathers 349 Christian Churches (Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican) – defined the START 2 Treaty, signed by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dimitri Medvedev in the Spanish Hall of the Castle of Prague… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP HOLDS A MEETING WITH NURSES

09/04/2010

On Thursday, 8th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP attended a meeting for nurses organized by the Secretariat for Laity at the Catholic Institute, Floriana.

Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »

MALTA: THE SCANDAL OF ABUSE, THE BISHOPS’ “MESSAGE OF PAIN AND REPENTANCE”

08/04/2010

“While we express our sympathy with the victims, we feel the need to repent for the sins of those who committed these abuses. We suffer humiliation in knowing that these have been committed by those who, in the name of the Church, had the task of educating and protecting the young. It is a time of humiliation for the whole Church”. This is a passage from the message “of pain and repentance” that the archbishop of Malta, mgr… Read more »

MESSAGE OF REPENTANCE AND SORROW BY THE MALTESE BISHOPS

08/04/2010

Recently, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, sent a letter to the Church in Ireland, regarding the tragic incidents involving the sexual abuse of minors.  In his letter, he made reference to the horror surrounding these crimes.  He referred to them as “criminal and sinful acts”.  Much to the shame of the Church, these crimes are more horrifying when they are perpetrated by members of the clergy.  … Read more »

“YEARNING FOR LIFE”

08/04/2010

“Dan hu l-irxoxt tagħna… meta nitgħallmu nagħrfu l-ħajja, li l-ħajja clean (bla droga) tagħtina sodisfazzjon iktar mill-ħajja bid-droga… il-konsegwenzi tad-droga koroh wisq… itellgħuk… itellgħuk fuq il-kalvarju”.

Hekk qal lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online Matthew (l-ismijiet huma fittizji biex titħares l-identità tal-persuni), żagħżugħ ta’ 22 sena li bħalissa qiegħed jagħmel il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga f’San Blas. L-istess bħal Mark, li hu tampar Matthew u li wkoll qiegħed fuq dan il-programm, għal numru ta’ snin, il-ħajja kienet appuntu kalvarju, li fiha, issa, xaqq id-dawl tal-‘qawmien’… Read more »

FR. CANTALAMESSA CLARIFIES HIS REFERENCE TO JEWS

07/04/2010

Fr Raniero Cantalamessa

The preacher of the Pontifical Household is expressing regret if Jewish sensibilities were offended by his Good Friday sermon given in the presence of Benedict XVI. He says his intention was a “friendly one.” Father Raniero Cantalamessa, during the liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, read a passage from a letter he had received from a Jewish friend. The letter’s author stated that he saw in recent media attacks of the Pope and the Church something reminiscent of the “more shameful aspects of anti-Semitism.”

Afterward, some press reports of Father Cantalamessa’s remarks stirred up fierce criticism from the Jewish world… Read more »

FINAL TOUCHES TO WELCOME AND DEPARTURE CEREMONIES AT THE MALTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

07/04/2010

On Wednesday, 7th April, 2010, details were announced regarding the arrival and departure ceremonies of Pope Benedict XVI in Malta during a press conference held at the Malta International Airport (MIA).

A group of entities, amongst them MIA, the Office of the Manager, Airport Security (OMAS) and Air Malta along with the Armed Forces of Malta will be involved in the setting up and running of the ceremonies… Read more »