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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 »

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 »