Monthly Archives: May 2014

World Day for Social Communications 2014

29/05/2014
  • World Day for Social Communications 2014

  • On the occasion of the World Day for Social Communications, which is being commemorated next Sunday, 1st June 2014, the Secretariat for Social Communications has prepared a short TV spot which will be broadcast on PBS stations.  The underlying message questions whether the means of technology are serving as a bridge or as a barrier to social communications.  The spot features daily family life in a society dominated by technology. 

    On this occasion, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., through the Secretariat for Communications, will be also organizing a Business Brunch for news editors and others who work in the field of the media.  This will be held on Monday 16th June, at noon, at the Excelsior Hotel, Floriana…

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The Gospel of the day – 28th May

28/05/2014
  • The Gospel of the day  – 28th May

  • John 16, 12-15

    I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you to bear now. However, when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking of his own accord, but will say only what he has been told; and he will reveal to you the things to come…

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Major tasks await the newly elected European Parliament

27/05/2014
  • Major tasks await the newly elected European Parliament

  • Press Release of COMECE President Reinhard Cardinal Marx on the outcome of the European elections

    A large majority of the citizens who participated in the European elections voted for pro-European candidates. In the years to come this will allow the European Parliament to continue its work for the common good of all Europeans with dedicated and competent women and men…

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Clavary

27/05/2014
  • Clavary
  • ****

    Direttur:        John Michael McDonagh
    Atturi:            Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen
    Ħin:                100 minuti
     
    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 18
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18
     
    Fr James, qassis Irlandiż imdaħħal fiż-żmien li sar qassis wara li mietet marthu, jieħu xokk meta xi ħadd fil-konfessjunarju jgħidlu li meta kellu seba’ snin beda jiġi abbużat sesswalment minn qassis għal ħames snin sħaħ; jgħidlu li hu, Fr James, hu innoċenti imma se joqtlu fi żmien sebgħat ijiem oħra…

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Edge of Tomorrow

27/05/2014
  • Edge of Tomorrow
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    Direttur:        Doug Liman
    Atturi:            Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton
    Ħin:                113 minuti
     
    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A
     
    Fil-futur qrib razza ta’ aljeni qieshom qarnit kbar, imsejħin ‘Mimics’,  ikunu qed jattakkaw lid-dinja bla waqfien, ġarrfu għadd ta’ bliet u ħallew miljuni ta’ bnedmin mejta. Dawn l-aljeni huma intelliġenti, feroċi, u qliel, u l-ebda armata tad-dinja mhi kapaċi timmeċċja l-ħeffa u l-brutalita’ tagħhom…

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The Quiet Ones

27/05/2014
  • The Quiet Ones
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    Direttur:        John Pogue
    Atturi:            Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards
    Ħin:                98 minuti
     
    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18
     
    Fl-1974 Joseph Coupland, professur tal-psikoloġija fl-universita’ ta’ Oxford li juża metodi anortodossi ħafna, iqabbad lil Brian McNeil biex jiġbed l-esperimenti kontroversjali li, flimkien ma żewġ studenti tiegħu, Harry u Krissi, jkun qed jagħmel fuq Jane Harper, tfajla mentalment instabbli li tidher li hi ppossessatha minn spirtu diaboliku msejjaħ Evey…

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The Archbishop presides over the Parish Assembly of Haz-Zebbug

27/05/2014
  • The Archbishop presides over the Parish Assembly of Haz-Zebbug

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 21 ta’ Mejju 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ippresieda l-Assemblea Parrokjali ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ fi tmien iż-Żjara Pastorali tiegħu f’din il-parroċċa.

  • Ir-ritratti tal-attivitajiet tal-Arċisqof jistgħu jinxtraw mill-ħanut PHOTOCITY, il-Belt…

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The Gospel of the day – 27th May

27/05/2014
  • The Gospel of the day – 27th May

  • Gwann 16, 5-11

    Issa sejjer għand dak li bagħatni, u ħadd minnkom ma jistaqsini, ‘Fejn sejjer?’ Imma għax għedtilkom dan, qalbkom imtliet bin-niket. Madankollu, ngħidilkom is-sewwa, jaqblilkom li jiena mmur; għaliex, jekk ma mmurx, id-Difensur ma jiġix għandkom; imma jekk immur, nibgħathulkom. U meta huwa jiġi, juri lid-dinja li għandha żball dwar id-dnub, il-ġustizzja u l-ġudizzju; id-dnub, filli huma ma jemmnux fija; il-ġustizzja, filli jien sejjer għand il-Missier, u intom m’intomx se tarawni iżjed; il-ġudizzju, filli l-Prinċep ta’ din id-dinja huwa ġa kkundannat…

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Pope Francis’ reflections at Yad Vashem

26/05/2014
  • Pope Francis’ reflections at Yad Vashem

  • Pope Francis’ reflections at the Jerusalem Memorial for victims of Holocaust:

    ‘Adam, where are you?’ 

    This question is charged with all the sorrow of a Father who has lost his child. 

    The Father knew the risk of freedom; he knew that his children could be lost… yet perhaps not even the Father could imagine so great a fall, so profound an abyss! …

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