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The Pope affirmed this today before praying the Angelus at midday with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square, noting that World AIDS Day will be observed Thursday.

“My thoughts and my prayers go to all persons affected by this sickness, in particular children, to the poorest and to those who are rejected,” he said.

“The Church does not cease to combat AIDS, through her institutions and the personnel dedicated to it,” the Holy Father noted… Read more »

Fl-okkażjoni tal-bidu tal-Avvent, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP wassal it-tielet ittra tiegħu liż-żgħażagħ. Fuq din il-paġna tistgħu ssibu kopja ta’ din l-ittra li nqrat fl-attivita’ li saret apposta fil-bidu tal-Avvent, nhar il-Ħadd 29 ta’ Novembru 2009, fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa.

Iż-Żagħżugħ Għani (Mt.19,16ss)

Għeżież Żgħażagħ,

Bil-għajnuna ta’ Alla għaddiet sena oħra minn meta ltqajna l-Oratorju il-Mosta u tkellimna dwar l-importanza li intom tkunu protagonisti fil-knisja tat-tielet millenju… Read more »

The reform of the draft law on abortion, the economic crisis the Year for Priests – these are some of the subjects discussed by the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE) in its Plenary Assembly which came to a close in Madrid today. In the final statement issued at the end of the meeting, the Assembly recalls its position on the draft law on the sexual and reproductive health and on the voluntary termination of pregnancy that is under debate at the Chamber of Deputies… Read more »

On Friday, 27th November 2009, Archbishop Paul Cremona presided over at a celebration at Floriana parish church, during which five sixth year  seminarians were instituted as acolytes. The new acolytes are Stephen Attard from Mosta, Rene’ Antoine Cilia from the parish of St George Qormi, Nicholas Dimech from Siggiewi, Stephen Magro from Zabbar and David Torpiano from Floriana.

The institution as acolytes marks another step in the seminarians’ formation for priesthood… Read more »

NHAR IL-ĦADD LI ĠEJ, 29 ta’ Novembru, 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP se jżomm l-appuntament annwali tiegħu maż-żgħażagħ fl-okkażjoni tal-bidu tal-Avvent. L-Arċisqof se jkollu laqgħa ta’ talb maż-żgħażagħ, li matulha se jagħtihom messaġġ iddedikat lilhom.

Kien fl-2007, ftit xhur biss wara l-konsagrazzjoni tiegħu bħala Arċisqof ta’ Malta, li Mons Pawlu Cremona OP bagħat l-ewwel ittra tiegħu liż-żgħażagħ.. L-ewwel messaġġ tiegħu kien marbut mat-tema tal-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ tas-sena ta’ wara – 2008, “Intom ikollkom il-qawwa, meta jiġi l-Ispirtu s-Santu fuqkom, u tkunu xhud tiegħi” (Atti 1:8)… Read more »