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MALTESE FACING DIFFICULTY TO COPE WITH COST OF LIVING?

Il-Maltin huma fost l-inqas Ewropej li jsibuha diffiċli biex jgħixu bid-dħul li għandhom jew li jħossu li l-kriżi finanzjarja żiedet il-livell ta’ faqar f’pajjiżhom. Dan minkejja li huma fost l-iktar li għandhom diffikultajiet finanzjarji!

Din l-istampa ambigwa toħroġ minn stħarriġ li sar mill-aġenzija Ewropea responsabbli mill-analiżi tal-opinjoni pubblika, il-Eurobarometer, u ppubblikat iktar kmieni din il-ġimgħa.

L-istħarriġ kien ippubblikat hekk kif żgħażagħ Maltin minn għaqdiet u movimenti differenti impenjati fil-proġett Y Standup? … Read more »

BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for November is: “That all the men and women in the world, especially those who have responsibilities in the field of politics and economics, may never fail in their commitment to safeguard creation”.

His mission intention is: “That believers in the different religions, through the testimony of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that the name of God is a bearer of peace”… Read more »

Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Inland Revenue Department

Il-Ġimgħa, 30 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona żar id-Dipartiment tax-Taxxi Interni fil-Furjana, fejn iċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tat-tiġdid tad-Dipartiment tat-Taxxi Interni lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesu. Din hija attivita li bdiet ssir aktar minn 50 sena ilu u li baqghet issir kull sena.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

Conclusions of YStandup? presented to the Archbishop

F’laqgħa li saret nhar il-Ħamis 29 ta’ Ottubru, żgħażagħ minn għaqdiet u movimenti differenti li kienu impenjati fil-proġett ‘Y Standup?’ organizzatt mill-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Żgħażagħ (KDŻ) iltaqgħu ma’ l-Arċisqof Pawl Cremona OP. Din il-laqgħa saret bħala parti mill-proċess ta’ djalogu li tnieda f’dan il-proġett bl-iskop li ż-żgħażagħ jingħataw l-ispazju sabiex isemmgħu il-vuċi tagħhom fil-Knisja u fis-soċjeta. Matul din il-laqgħa, iż-żgħażagħ iddiskutew ma’ Mons… Read more »

SPAIN: BISHOPS AGAINST HALLOWEEN

The Spanish Catholic Church is warning Christians about the growing popularity of the “pagan”, and “not Christian”, festivity of Halloween. The director of the Liturgical Commission of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, Father Joan Maria Canals, has criticized the parents who pressure their children to don fancy dress for the celebration of Halloween, saying they ought instead to encourage their participation in the celebration of All Saints and the Commemoration of the Dead… Read more »

PLAN FOR PAPAL VISIT TO PAUL VI’s BIRTHPLACE

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI will visit Pope Paul VI’s birthplace and inaugurate the new premises for an institute dedicated to the 1963-1978 Bishop of Rome.

The Nov. 8 visit to Concesio will occur in the context of the Holy Father’s pastoral visit to the Italian province of Brescia, 30 years after Paul VI’s death.

The Vatican press office published today the official program for the one-day pastoral visit… Read more »

Archbishop meets the Minister Geneneral of the Franciscan Friars

Il-Ħamis, 29 ta’ Ottubru, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona laqa’ lill-Ministru Ġenerali tal-Patrijiet Franġiskani, Padre Jose’ Rodriguez Carballo, fir-residenza tiegħu, Ħ’Attard. Padre Jose’ Rodriguez Carballo jinsab Malta f’għeluq it-800 sena mir-regola ta’ San Franġisk.

Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta Read more »

HOLY SEE IDENTIFIES THE SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

Archbishop Celestino Migliore

Before there can be authentic religious freedom, there must be a change of hearts regarding tolerance and respect toward other religions and cultures, says the Holy See.

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, spoke Monday on religious freedom in an address he delivered Monday before the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly… Read more »

SEVEN NEW DEACONS

On Sunday, 8th November, 2009, at 6pm, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP will preside over a Solemn Mass to be held at Christ the King Parish Church, Paola, during which six seminarians and an Augustinian friar will be ordained to the Diaconate.  All are welcome to attend this celebration, to pray for more vocations to the priesthood and for the continued holiness of our clergy, particularly during this year dedicated to them… Read more »

International Coverage for Malta Colloquium

The international conference on marriage and the family, organised in Malta on the 6th and 7th October 2009 has been given prominence in the British Catholic weekly newspaper, The Tablet. The editor of this well established newspaper, Ms Catherine Pepinster, was in Malta to follow this colloquium and report it’s proceedings. This world class colloquium was organised by The Cana Movement, Malta, in collaboration with the Centre for Family Studies at the University of Malta… Read more »