News from the Church in Malta
Susanna Maiolo
Holy See Press Office Director Fr.Federico Lombardi S.J. released the following declaration late this morning:
“At the conclusion of this morning’s general audience, the Holy Father had a brief private meeting with Susanna Maiolo in a room adjoining the Paul VI Hall.
“Ms Maiolo told the Holy Father of her regret for the incident that happened at the beginning of the celebration of Midnight Mass last month… Read more »
On the 12th January 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP, celebrated Mass at Paola Parish Church on the occasion of the first centenary from the founding of the female section of the Society of Christian Doctrine (M.U.S.E.U.M). For more information on this occassion CLICK HERE.
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January 15 – 26, 2010
Friday, 15th January
11.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets the Parish Priest of Tarxien.
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at Saint Nicola of Tolentino Church and after meets parishioners.
8.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Augustinian community and stays with them for supper.
Saturday, 16th January
4.00 p.m. The Archbishop visits sick persons and their families… Read more »
Cardinal Camillo Ruini
“The secularization phenomenon is undoubtedly present; in the last 50 years, it also produced a certain crisis of ministerial priesthood; however, secularization itself is not all. On the other hand, today we can say that religion is far from fading. Maybe religion is more important than it was in past times”.
Cardinal Camillo Ruini said that today, during his speech at the National Meeting of UNITALSI Assistants (Italian National Union for the Transport of the Sick to Lourdes or International Sanctuaries) in Rome… Read more »
Irregular Immigrants
“Acting with justice, solidarity and farsightedness”. This is the attitude recommended by the Pope to the “civilian authorities involved on several levels”, towards the “exodus” of “those people who leave their land” because of “serious violence, combined with the plagues of poverty and hunger, as well as natural catastrophes and environmental decay”.
In his speech to the Diplomatic Corps, Benedict XVI mentioned, among migrant categories, the Christians of the Middle East, who, “affected in many ways, even in the practice of their religious freedom, leave the land of their fathers”… Read more »
It began at a time when the place of woman was the house and the family. A humble beginning: a group of women who would go out everyday, in order to gather the young, and to speak to them of God. These were certainly courageous, generous women, who were willing to live dangerously! Even throughout the two world wars, this small group of Maltese women remained active, outspoken, united… Read more »
shootings against christians
CRUCIFIX DESTROYED, CATHOLICS INJURED IN VIETNAM
In Dong Chiem, several Catholics were injured by the police while attempting to keep the authorities from destroying a crucifix in the parish cemetery. The crucifix was destroyed Wednesday with explosives. The faithful attempted to intervene, but hundreds of police accompanying the task force began to beat them. Father John Le Trong Cung, the vice-chancellor of the Hanoi Archdiocese, reported: “At least a dozen people have been badly beaten, two of them were seriously injured and taken to a clinic in Te Tieu, where, however, they did not receive treatment… Read more »
Waqt iż-żjara pastorali tiegħu f’Malta f’April li ġej, il-Papa Benedittu XVI se jagħmel mawra fil-Port il-Kbir, li mill-Kalkara għandha twasslu fil-Valletta Waterfront, fejn se jkollu laqgħa maż-żgħażagħ Maltin.
Dan tħabbar ilbieraħ f’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li tat il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, li matulha ngħataw dettalji dwar it-tħejjijiet li qed jagħmlu l-Knisja u l-Istat għal din iż-żjara. Iċ-Chairperson tal-Kumitat Organizzattiv, Monsinjur Charles Cordina, qal li hemm ħafna entużjażmu fost dawk kollha involuti fid-diversi ħidmiet li jridu jsiru għal din iż-żjara… Read more »
F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li saret il-Ġimgħa 8 ta’ Jannar, 2010, ingħataw aktar dettalji b’rabta mat-tħejjijiet għaż-żjara f’Malta tal-Qdusija Tiegħu, il-Papa Benedittu XVI. Kif tħabbar f’Novembru li għadda, il-Papa ser iżur Malta s-Sibt 17 u l-Ħadd 18 ta’ April, fl-okkażżjoni tal-1950 anniversarju tan-nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl.
L-Isqfijiet Maltin għażlu d-disinn ta’ Mario Abela bħala logo uffiċjali taż-żjara tal-Papa f’Malta… Read more »
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will visit Malta on the 17th and 18th April, 2010. As part of the activities that are going to be organised during his visit, a special celebration for young people will be held at the Valletta Waterfront on Sunday 18th April, 2010. Entrance is going to be against registration, which will shortly be obtainable from the Diocesan Youth Commission (KDZ) website… Read more »
