News from the Church in Malta
On Sunday, 31st January 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP blessed the foundation stone of a new pastoral centre at Qrendi. As part of the celebration, the Archbishop celebrated Mass. During the homily, Archbishop Cremona emphasized that this new building must not simply be a lifeless structure, but must reflect those same values, love and respect we should share for each member of the community… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is acknowledging the signs of faith in the United Kingdom, and looking ahead with anticipation to his upcoming visit there. The Pope affirmed this today in an audience with the bishops of England and Wales who are in Rome on their five-yearly “ad limina” visit. “Even amid the pressures of a secular age,” he said, “there are many signs of living faith and devotion among the Catholics of England and Wales.”
The Pontiff mentioned in particular “the enthusiasm generated by the visit of the relics of St… Read more »
Xejn inqas minn seba’ Christian Bands lokali se jieħdu sehem fil-ħames edizzjoni li jmiss tal-Konkors Kanzunetta Uffiċjali Jum Iż-Żgħażagħ, li ser jittella’ nhar is-Sibt 27 ta’ Frar, 2010 fit-Teatru Sależjan, tas-Sliema. Id-dħul għal dan il-Konkors hu mingħajr ħlas, u min se jattendi żgur li se joħrog sodisfatt mill-kwalita’ ta’ mużika Live li dawn il-bands żgħażagħ se joffrulna. Is-seba’ kanzunetti li gew imhejjija apposta mill-bands ghall-dan il-Konkors huma xhieda tal-fidi ħajja u l-entuzjazmu taż-żgħażagħ li juzaw it-talenti taghhom tal-muzika biex iwasslu messagg pozittiv. … Read more »
Leprosy
Leprosy still is not a thing of the past, and the president of the Vatican’s health care council is calling people to take Sunday as a day to be in solidarity with people who still suffer from this ancient disease. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski made this call in a letter for World Leprosy Day, to be celebrated in 2010 this Sunday.
The archbishop’s statement, for presidents of episcopal conferences and bishops who oversee health care ministry, noted: “Leprosy, known also as Hansen’s disease, in reality continues infecting annually hundreds of thousands of people worldwide… Read more »
L-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, Monsinjur Mario Grech stqarr li f’pajjiżna qed jiżdiedu t-tallaba – mhux tallaba tal-flus, imma dawk li qegħdin ifittxu t-tifsira vera ta ħafna ħwejjeġ essenzjali li qatt ma jistgħu jkunu negozjabbli. Numru mdaqqas ta dawn it-tallaba huma z-zgħazagħ.
Fl-okkazzjoni tal-festa ta San Gwan Bosco ċelebrata fl-Oratorju Don Bosco, Victoria, l-isqof Grech li meta l-abort jibda jitla fuq l-aġenda tas-soċjeta bħala xi ħaġa ġustifikatabli, allura bir-ragun wiehed jista jitħawwad dwar x’valur ghandha l-ħajja tal-bniedem… Read more »
29th January – 8th February, 2010
Friday, 29th January
11.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets the Parish Priest of Tarxien.
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Liturgical Commission at the Parish Centre.
7.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Diaconal Commission at the Parish Centre.
8.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Youth Core Group at the Youth Centre.
Saturday, 30th January
4.30 p.m… Read more »
ecumenism
In Edinburgh, the Christian Churches of the world will meet this year from 2nd to 6th June to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference that took place in 1910 and is now regarded as the official birthday of the modern ecumenical movement.
On 14-23 June 1910, over one thousand delegates from different branches of Protestantism and Anglicanism, joined by one Orthodox delegate as well, met in the Scottish town to reflect together on the need to achieve unity in order to credibly announce Jesus’ Gospel… Read more »
Collections initiated by Caritas Malta in aid of the earthquake victims and their families in Haiti have reached €181,000. Caritas Malta said this confirms that the people of Malta and Gozo rose to the occasion to help people in need. Caritas Malta added that this amount does not include all collections made in parishes.
The collection is being made with the approval of the Archbishop of Malta, Mgr Paul Cremona OP and the Bishop of Gozo, Mgr Mario Grech, who have appealed for people’s generosity to help those who are suffering as a result of the devastating earthquake in Haiti… Read more »
On Wednesday, 27th January 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP met the members of the parish communities in Attard. The aim of this meeting was to introduce the project of evangelisation in neighbourhood groups.
Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »
Poverty
“The best prevention against poverty is education”. This is one of the principles expressed on the website www.zeropoverty.org which supports the Caritas Europe’s campaign against poverty and social exclusion.
Such campaign (presented yesterday in the premises of the European Parliament, in Brussels) has officially started: on the website, people may subscribe to the petition which lists four main goals (eradicate children’s poverty, increase social security, increase the supply of personal and health-care services, increase employment), learn about the many activities planned by Caritas in 2010, proclaimed by the EU as the Year Against Poverty, find tools and materials for local action… Read more »
