Secretary for Italian Episcopal Conference

“The strength of life: a challenge in poverty”. That’s the title of the message that the permanent Council of the Italian Bishops’ Conference has written in view of the 32nd Pro-Life Day which is due to be celebrated on 7 February 2010. “Each life – says the message – is worthy of being lived even in situations of great poverty… Read more »

Il-Ġimgħa, 30 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ltaqa’ mal-membri tas-soċjeta ċivili bħala parti miż-żjara pastorali li qed jagħmel f’San Pawl il-Baħar. Din iż-żjara pastorali bdiet is-Sibt, 24 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, b’Quddiesa fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ din il-lokalita. AGĦFAS HAWN biex tara r-ritratti tal-Quddiesa fil-ftuħ taż-żjara pastorali.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for November is: “That all the men and women in the world, especially those who have responsibilities in the field of politics and economics, may never fail in their commitment to safeguard creation”.

His mission intention is: “That believers in the different religions, through the testimony of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that the name of God is a bearer of peace”… Read more »

Il-Ġimgħa, 30 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona żar id-Dipartiment tax-Taxxi Interni fil-Furjana, fejn iċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tat-tiġdid tad-Dipartiment tat-Taxxi Interni lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesu. Din hija attivita li bdiet ssir aktar minn 50 sena ilu u li baqghet issir kull sena.

Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »

F’laqgħa li saret nhar il-Ħamis 29 ta’ Ottubru, żgħażagħ minn għaqdiet u movimenti differenti li kienu impenjati fil-proġett ‘Y Standup?’ organizzatt mill-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Żgħażagħ (KDŻ) iltaqgħu ma’ l-Arċisqof Pawl Cremona OP. Din il-laqgħa saret bħala parti mill-proċess ta’ djalogu li tnieda f’dan il-proġett bl-iskop li ż-żgħażagħ jingħataw l-ispazju sabiex isemmgħu il-vuċi tagħhom fil-Knisja u fis-soċjeta. Matul din il-laqgħa, iż-żgħażagħ iddiskutew ma’ Mons… Read more »

The Spanish Catholic Church is warning Christians about the growing popularity of the “pagan”, and “not Christian”, festivity of Halloween. The director of the Liturgical Commission of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, Father Joan Maria Canals, has criticized the parents who pressure their children to don fancy dress for the celebration of Halloween, saying they ought instead to encourage their participation in the celebration of All Saints and the Commemoration of the Dead… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI will visit Pope Paul VI’s birthplace and inaugurate the new premises for an institute dedicated to the 1963-1978 Bishop of Rome.

The Nov. 8 visit to Concesio will occur in the context of the Holy Father’s pastoral visit to the Italian province of Brescia, 30 years after Paul VI’s death.

The Vatican press office published today the official program for the one-day pastoral visit… Read more »

Il-Ħamis, 29 ta’ Ottubru, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona laqa’ lill-Ministru Ġenerali tal-Patrijiet Franġiskani, Padre Jose’ Rodriguez Carballo, fir-residenza tiegħu, Ħ’Attard. Padre Jose’ Rodriguez Carballo jinsab Malta f’għeluq it-800 sena mir-regola ta’ San Franġisk.

Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta Read more »

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Archbishop Celestino Migliore

Before there can be authentic religious freedom, there must be a change of hearts regarding tolerance and respect toward other religions and cultures, says the Holy See.

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, spoke Monday on religious freedom in an address he delivered Monday before the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly… Read more »