From the 29th June 2008 to 29th June 2009 the Church throughout the world will observe a special Jubilee Year in honour of the Apostle Paul, whose birth is traditionally placed between 7 and 10 A.D. The celebration will be centred at the great Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Walls in Rome, where St Paul’s relics have been venerated for centuries. The Basilica will welcome thousands of pilgrims during this year. In announcing the Pauline Year, Pope Benedict XVI urged that all dioceses undertake similar initiatives to help the faithful come to know the great Apostle better, and to make ever more widely known the immense wealth of teaching they contain, a true patrimony of humanity redeemed by Christ. In addition, the Pope reminded all that this Jubilee Year of the Apostle of the Gentiles is an ideal time for ecumenical efforts. The Archdiocese of Malta prepared a programme for this special year, as one can see in this page. Besides this activities page, there is a resource page. Those who wish to publish their activities for the Pauline year in this page, should send an e mail to [email protected].
