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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 »

PAULINE PILGRIMAGE IN PREPARATION FOR THE PAPAL VISIT

06/04/2010

In preparation for the Papal visit, a National Pilgrimage will be held next Friday, 9th April, under the auspices of the two Dioceses of Malta and Gozo.  The pilgrimage will commence at the Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Targa Gap at 6.15pm and end with a short ceremony in the square opposite the Sanctuary known as San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ in St… Read more »

World Youth Day Celebrations

05/04/2010

On Sunday, 28th March, 2010, the Archdiocese of Malta joined  the rest of the Catholic world to celebrate World Youth Day. The celebrations started off with a bike pilgrimage from the Parishes of Zabbar to Zejtun. AWorld Youth Day replica of the Cross and Icon, were transported during the pilgrimage. Being the year dedicated to the priesthood, a number of workshops were organised, giving youths the opportunity to meet with priests who work in fields related to youth, parishes and schools amongst others… Read more »

EXHIBITION ABOUT THE POPES

05/04/2010

On Monday, 5th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP together with Mgr. Tommaso Caputo, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, attended the inauguration of an exhibition themed: ‘From Benedict to Benedict’ at Pardo Hall, Ministry of Foreign Affaris, Valletta.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Tonio Borg, inaugurated the exhibtion. The photos exhibited were taken from the lives of Popes Benedict XV, Pius XI, Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI… Read more »

HOLY SEE DOCUMENTS FROM WORLD WAR II GO ONLINE

05/04/2010

The Vatican announced today that official documents spanning more than 40 years are now available online. The entire collection of the Actae Sanctae Sedis (A.S.S.) and of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis (A.A.S.) — i.e., the official Acts of the Holy See from 1865 to 2007 — are now available in pdf format. Also available is a multi-volume collection of acts from World War II, (Actes et documents du Saint-Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale), published by order of Paul VI starting in 1965, and edited by a specialized group of four Jesuit historians… Read more »

COLLEGE OF CARDINALS COMPRISED OF 109 ELECTORS

04/04/2010

Two cardinals turned 80 last week, bringing the total number of cardinals eligible to vote in a possible conclave to 109. Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, the retired archbishop of Detroit, turned 80 on March 18, and New Zealand’s Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams, the retired archbishop of Wellington, turned 80 on Saturday.

The College of Cardinals is currently made up of 182 members, with 73 of them being 80 years old or older, and thus ineligible to vote in a conclave… Read more »

POPE JOHN PAUL II’S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATED

03/04/2010

Illum il-Kattoliċi u kristjani kollha madwar id-dinja ifakkru l-mewt ta’ wieħed mill-iktar Papiet maħbubin il-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II. Kien proprju nhar l-Erbgħa 2 ta’ April ta’ ħames snin ilu li s-Serv ta’ Alla Ġwanni Pawlu II miet.

Kien proprju s-Sibt filgħaxija. Il-Pjazza ta’ San Pietru fil-Vatikan kienet mimlija bin-nies, kulħadd magħqud fit-talb għall-Papa marid u moribund fl-aħħar mumenti ta’ ħajtu.

AGĦFAS HAWN BIEX TKOMPLI TAQRA DAN L-ARTIKLU FUQ IS-SIT www.il-gensillum.com Read more »

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POPE WON’T GO ON VACATION IN ALPS THIS YEAR

03/04/2010

Benedict XVI is planning on spending the entire summer at Castel Gandolfo this year, rather than taking a few days to vacation in the Alps.

“Next summer, the Holy Father will travel directly from Rome to Castel Gandolfo to spend there the entire summer period,” a statement from the Vatican press office announced Thursday.

The communiqué adds that the Pope is appreciative of the invitations that have come this year to spend time in various mountain regions, “and has sincerely thanked the bishops that have made [these invitations].”

“But this year,” the statement reports, “he prefers to quickly begin the summer season of rest and study without taking on more travels.”

VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org) Read more »

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WASHING OF THE FEET COMMEMORATIVE RITE CELEBRATION

02/04/2010

On Thursday, 1st April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP celebrated Pontifical Mass during which he performed the rite of the washing of the feet and commemorated the institution of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Order, at John’s Co Cathedral, Valletta.

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