News from the Church in Malta
Gay adoption
“For a child, the irreducible difference between the sexes of their parents is fundamental, it is the model that helps them shape their identity and find their right place among others”. This is the position of the French Catholic Church in regard to the decision rendered last Tuesday by the administrative Court of Besançon to grant a female homosexual couple the right to adopt a child… Read more »
L-Erbgħa, 11 ta’ Novembru 2009, ġiet inawgurata Dar Jean Varnier, it-tielet dar taħt it-tmexxija tal-Fondazzjoni Nazareth fiż-Żejtun, li tieħu ħsieb persuni b’diżabilita, bla vuċi, emarġinati u vulnerabbli fis-soċjeta. Id-dar ngħatat l-isem wara l-fundatur tal-Fondazzjoni Arche, għaqda internazzjonali għall-persuni b’diżabilita, fost oħrajn. L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona inawgura d-dar waqt li qal li hi fiha nnifisha messaġġ lill-Knisja biex tiftakar li l-funzjoni tagħha hi li twassal il-messaġġ t’Alla, messaġġ ta’ mħabba, lil kulħadd, inkluż lil dawk vulnerabbli u li qed ibatu… Read more »
Anglicans who have sought communion with Rome are giving a positive initial reaction to the apostolic constitution released.
In a report posted today on the Messenger Journal, the Great Britain province of the Traditional Anglican Communion said they are “the first to accept” the Vatican initiative.
The vote was unanimous including mail-in votes from those not present, and took place before the constitution was even released, the report explained… Read more »
Il-Ħamis, 12 ta’ Novembru 2009, l-Ambaxxatur Amerikan għal Malta, Douglas W. Kmiec, għamel żjara ta’ kortesija lill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP. Din il-laqgħa saret fir-residenza tal-Arċisqof Ħ’Attard.
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Nhar it-Tlieta, 10 ta’ Novembru 2009, fis-Seminarju tal-Virtu’ r-Rabat, saret iċ-Ċerimonja ta’ Gradwazzjoni ta’ 159 student u studenta li segwew jew temmew b’suċċess wieħed minn seba’ korsijiet mmexxija mill-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali. Din iċ-ċerimonja tmexxiet mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP. Il-korsijiet kienu dawn:
Short Certificate in Evangelisation
Short Certificate in Christian Leadership II
Short Certificate in Missiology
Short Certificate in Catholic Social Teaching
Certificate in Spirituality
Short Certificate in Adolescent and Youth Ministry
Short Certificate in Catholic Religious Education
Nifirħu lill-gradwati! … Read more »
Benedict XVI is expressing support for sports programs, underlining the role of athletics and competitive activity in the formation of the person.
The Pope stated this in a message sent to participants in a seminar on “Sports, Education and Faith: For a New Stage in the Catholic Sports Movement,” which took place Friday and Saturday in Rome. The message was sent to Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity… Read more »
Il-Katekeżi hija mument importanti ħafna fil-ħidma tal-Knisja biex tlaqqa’ lill-bniedem ma’ Gesu’ Kristu u tipprova twasslu biex ħajtu jifhimha minn lenti ta’ fidi f’Alla. Propju għaliex il-Katekeiżi trid tiffaċilita l-laqgħa ma’ Alla, ma tistax tkun biss formoli ta’ duttrina validi dejjem u kullimkien.
Biex il-Katekeżi tkun tara u tikkomunika, trid tisma’ u tifhem id-domandi veri li l-bniedem iġorr fil-fond ta’ qalbu… Read more »
Vetustior Glorior
Fil-kunvent tal-Agostinjani tar-Rabat qed titħejja open weekend bit-tema Vetustior glorior: fidi, arti, kultura, storja. L-għan li għalih ser issir l-open weekend huwa doppju:
1. tkun opportunità, li l-pubbliku jkun jista’ jidħol u jżur post li normalment ikun magħluq għax huwa dar reliġjuża. Tkun opportunità kulturali fejn kull min jixtieq jista’ japprezza mhux biss il-wirt artistiku u arkitettoniku, iżda japprezza wkoll il-ħajja komunitarja tar-reliġjużi agostinjani, imsejsa fuq il-fidi… Read more »
Kazakhstan is one nation that enjoys the peaceful coexistence of faithful from various religions, Benedict XVI and the Kazakhstani president observed. The Pope was visited by Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Vatican. The president went on to meet with the Holy Father’s secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, and the Vatican secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti.
A communiqué from the Vatican press office reported that “attention turned to questions concerning the economic crisis in the light of the encyclical ‘Caritas in Veritate,’ to interreligious dialogue and to the promotion of peace, on the eve of Kazakhstan’s presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.”
The leaders also expressed their mutual satisfaction at good relations between the Central Asian nation and the Holy See… Read more »
Il-Ħadd, 8 ta’ Novembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP iċċelebra Quddiesa li fiha sitt seminaristi u reliġjuż mill-Ordni Agostinjan ġew ordnati Djakni, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal il-Ġdid. Id-djakni huma Fr. Deo Debono OSA, Fr. Stefan Galea, Fr. Mark Ellul, Fr. Emmanuel Schembri, Fr. Blake Camilleri, Fr. Marc André Camilleri, Fr. Noel Borg.
Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »
