News from the Church in Malta
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI entrusted his spiritual exercises that started today to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, asking her to pray that Lent be a time lived “with joy and fruit.” The Pope said this today before praying the midday Angelus with those in St. Peter’s Square. It was his last public audience until next weekend, as he began this evening his seven-day spiritual exercises… Read more »
sexual education
Britain’s House of Commons is set to vote on legislation this week that would introduce a program of sex education to primary school children from as young as 5 years of age.
The “Children, Schools and Families Bill” also contains many other clauses which, critics say, is not so much a denial of Catholic teaching “as a whole uprooting of the natural law relationship between parents, children and the state.”
The bill, which Members of Parliament will vote on Tuesday, is causing widespread concern among United Kingdom priests and laity who see it as further erosion of legitimate freedoms… Read more »
On Saturday, 20th February, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP celebrated Mass at Burmarrad Parish, for the official opening of the Pastoral visit. In his homily, the Archbishop talked about the importance of having a unified community which works together with the Pastoral Commissions. In turn, the Archbishop said, these Commissions have to work together to achieve important goals for the greater good of the Comunity… Read more »
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
“The political calling is a calling to the common good and the salvation of society. A good that cannot but be cast into the future. Young people are not, then, mere onlookers, they are the protagonists of politics, which cannot either look to the past or be flattened on to the present”. It was recalled this afternoon by card. Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, as he spoke in Riccione at the yearly gathering of the politicians’ coordination “Rete Italia”… Read more »
Kull meta nitkellmu dwar statistiċi, irridu nżommu f’moħħna li qed nitkellmu dwar persuni f’sitwazzjonijiet, u li wkoll meta jkun hemm persentaġġ għoli, xorta jfisser li mhux kulħadd jidħol f’dik il-kategorija. Imma l-istatistika hija importanti, fost raġunijiet oħra biex ikollna idea tas-sitwazzjoni u jekk tinħass il-ħtieġa naraw xi prijoritajiet għandna u x’rimedji jinħtieġu jittieħdu. Dan kollu jfisser ukoll li mhu qed issir l-ebda forma ta’ kundanna għal min qiegħed f’sitwazzjoni li mhix mibnija fuq iż-żwieġ… Read more »
20th – 26th February, 2010
Saturday, 20th February
5.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets with the ‘Diakonia’ Commission.
6.15 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at Burmarrad Church on the opening of his Pastoral Visit in this parish.
8.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets with the community of Franciscan Conventual friars in Burmarrad and stays with them for supper.
Tuesday, 23rd February
5.30 a.m… Read more »
On Thursday, 18th February 2010, a dialogue event was held at the University Chapel. The event was organised by the University Chaplaincy and commissioned by the Diocesan Youth Commission (KDZ), Fr John Berry – Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Theology, Ms Alessandra Dee Crespo as well as Mr David Torpiano, two theology students, outlined the Pope Benedict’s teachings based on his book ‘Jesus of Nazareth’… Read more »
Madre Teresa
U.S. atheists are fighting a proposed postal stamp honoring Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, known as Mother Teresa. Thousands of Catholics are pushing back against what they see as religious discrimination. CatholicVoteAction.org issued a press release Tuesday calling for Americans to join the nearly 78,000 signatories of a petition supporting the Mother Teresa stamp.
The petition, addressed to U.S. Postmaster General Jack Potter, affirmed, “We are shocked and saddened by reports that atheist groups are now mobilizing to stop the [U.S… Read more »
Cardinal Sean Brady
The president of the Irish episcopal conference says the Church in his nation can regain credibility in the aftermath of a widespread sexual abuse scandal. But, he says, it will take time and humiliation.
Cardinal Sean Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, is returning to his country after two days of meetings with Benedict XVI, his fellow Irish bishops, and representatives of the Roman Curia… Read more »
Confirming his upcoming visit to Scotland, expected in September, Benedict XVI is urging prelates to prepare Catholics well in their specific vocations as clergy and laity.
“Later this year, I shall have the joy of being present with you and the Catholics of Scotland on your native soil,” the Pope stated today. He affirmed this in an audience with the bishops from that country who are in Rome for their five-yearly visit… Read more »
