News from the Church in Malta
DISCERN Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2013
On Wednesday 23rd October 2013, at 7 p.m., the Institute for Research on the Signs of the Times (DISCERN) is organizing a lecture at the Hotel Phoenicia, on the theme ‘Oscar Romero – Witnessing to Faith and Promoting Justice’. The guest speaker will be Dr Julian Filochowski MA (Cantab), C.M.G., O.B.E., Chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust in England and Former Director of CAFOD…
During the 47th Chapter of the Maltese Dominicans held during the last few weeks, Fr Michael Camilleri OP, Fr Joe Cilia OP and Fr Vince Micallef OP were appointed as the new parish priests for the Dominican parishes in Valletta, Sliema and Guardamangia respectively.
Fr. Michael M. Camilleri OP was born on the 23 February 1966 in Pietà…
Archbishop’s Message on the occasion of Fr Manuel Abela O.F.M.Cap being introduced as the new parish priest of the parish dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, in San Gwann
13 ta’ Ottubru 2013
Ħuti, fil-Vanġelu tal-lum (Lq 17, 11-19) għandna r-rakkont tal-fejqan ta’ għaxar morda bil-lebbra bil-Malti konna ngħidulhom imġiddmin…
The Archbishop continues his Pastoral Visit in Zurrieq
Nhar it-Tlieta 15 ta’ Ottubru 2013, l-Arċisqof żar il-fergħa tal-MUSEUM tas-subien u iltaqa’ mal-Kummissjoni Familja u l-koppju mexxejja, bħal parti miż-Żjara Pastorali, fil-parroċċa taż-Żurrieq…
L-istqarrija tiffoka partikolarment fuq il-ħtieġa urġenti li kull żvilupp f’pajjiżna jkun sostenibbli. Fl-imgħoddi, stili ta’ ħajja u modi ta’ ħsieb żbaljati dwar x’inhu żvilupp, taw lok għal deċiżjonijiet li spiss kellhom impatt negattiv qawwi fuq il-kwalità ta’ ħajjitna. Għaldaqstant hemm bżonn ta’ direzzjoni ċara fejn il-ġid komuni jgawdi prijorità assoluta. Waqt li tilqa’ bi pjaċir id-deċiżjoni li l-iżvilupp sostenibbli issa ngħata prominenza fil-livell ta’ portafoll ministerjali, il-KA tħoss li għad fadlilna x’nagħmlu sabiex dan isir prijorità nazzjonali…
L-Uffiċċju Missjunarju din is-sena qed jorbot il-Ġurnata Missjunarja mal-għajta ta’ Ġesu fuq is-Salib – “Għandi l-Għatx”. L-Għajta li għadha tidwi f’eluf ta’ postijiet fejn in-neċċesitajiet bażiċi huma nieqsa.
Fix-xahar t’Awwissu disa’ żgħażagħ flimkien mad-direttur Mons. Salvinu Micallef marru biex iwettqu xoghol volontarju fid-djoċesi ta’ Chipata, fiż-Żambja, wieħed mill-pajjiżi tal-Afrika. Fost diversi xogħolijiet li għamlu, l-ikbar kontribut li taw kienu t-tħaffir ta’ boreholes lill-iskejjel u vilaġġi li s’issa ma kellhomx aċċess għall-ilma fil-qrib…
In the light of the discussion which will be taking place in Parliament regarding the Bill on Civil Unions, we Bishops would like to offer this reflection, our duty being solely that of proclaiming the Good News out of the conviction that, as Pope Francis states, faith “does not merely grant interior firmness” to the believer, but “it also sheds light on every human relationship because it is born of love and reflects God’s own love”.1
Although the Bill is introducing various new elements in reference to marriage and family, which call for a profound and ponderate reflection, it seems that a particular novelty of this Bill is the registration of a partnership as a civil union between two persons of the same sex…
13/10/2013
The Pope celebrated mass in St Peter’s square this morning in honour of the Marian Day, an event organised as part of the Year of Faith on the anniversary of the final apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (13th of October 1917). He also consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary…
Co-Youth-Leadership Programme 2013/14
A new series of the CYL Programme for aspiring youth leaders starts on Wednesday October 23. The course follows on the success of the two editions of the programme, which led to the graduation of 33 co-youth leaders over four years…
Captain Phillips
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Direttur: Paul Greengrass
Atturi: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
Ħin: 134 minuti
Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A
F’April tal-2009 il-Kaptan Richard Phillips ikun qed jidderiġi l-vapur merkantili Amerikan Maersk Alabama minn Oman sal-Kenya; huwa jkun qed iġorr prinċipalment ikel għas-Somalja…
