Yearly Archives: 2014

Bishops stress Monday’s Synod report is “work in progress”

15/10/2014
  • The mid-term report, issued by bishops at the Synod is a “work in progress” and not a definitive document of Church teaching on family life. That was the message underlined by two Synod Fathers joining the head of the Holy See press office, Fr Federico Lombardi and his assistants, at the daily briefing for journalists on Tuesday. Those guests were South African Cardinal Wilfred Napier, representing one of the English speaking language groups, and Italian Cardinal Fernando Filoni, head of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, as Philippa Hitchen reports…

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Synod on the Family: Midterm report presented, 2015 Synod announced

14/10/2014
  • As discussion at the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family got underway Monday morning, it was announced that the second phase of this process – next year’s Ordinary Synod – will be held October 4-25, 2015, and will have theme: The vocation and mission of the family in the church and the modern world.

    Following the announcement the General Rapporteur, Cardinal Peter Erdő, presented the mid-term report outlining the main questions highlighted over the past week of General Congregations which will now be examined in by the bishops, fraternal delegates, auditors and experts in the ‘minor circles’ or small working groups…

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Archbishop meets members of Fraternities of St Sebastian parish, Qormi

13/10/2014

  • On Saturday 11th October 2014, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met members of Fraternities for a moment of prayer, shared a thought with them and then led a procession to St Sebastian parish church, Qormi, for the opening Mass of his pastoral visit.

  • Photos of the Archbishop’s events may be obtained from Photocity in Valletta…

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Pride

13/10/2014
  • ***

    Direttur: Matthew Warchus
    Atturi: Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Jessica Gunning, Bill Nighy
    Ħin: 120 minuti 

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

    F’Ġunju 1984, Joe, żgħażugħ ta’ 20 sena li qed jitħarreġ għal chef, jiżgiċċa mid-dar u jmur jieħu sehem fill-London Gay Pride parade. Waqt li jkun hemm jinġarr ma grupp ħbieb politiċiżżati li jkomplu jiffestiġġjaw f’ħanut tal-kotba jismgħu “Gay’s the Word”…

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Gone Girl

13/10/2014
  • ****

    Direttur: David Fincher
    Atturi: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon
    Ħin: 145 minuti 

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 18
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

    Wara li Nick u Amy Dunne, li t-tnejn li huma kienu jaħdmu fi New York bħala kittieba, jisfaw qegħda fi żmien il-kriżi ekonomika tal-2008, huma jitilqgħu lejn North Carthage fil-Missouri biex jieħdu ħsieb omm Nick li jkollha marda terminali…

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The Maze Runner

13/10/2014
  • ****

    Direttur: Wes Ball
    Atturi: Dylan O’Brien, Aml Ameen, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Ki Hong Lee u Blake Cooper
    Ħin tal-Film: 113 min.

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 12A
    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 12

    Thomas, ġuvnot ta’ sittax –il sena, jsib ruħu bla ma jaf, ġewwa lift imsaddad. Meta jasal fuq nett jingħata merbħa minn numru ta’ żgħażagħ, kollha taħt id-dsatax –il sena…

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Pope Angelus: The goodness of God knows no boundaries, does not discriminate

13/10/2014
  • Pope Francis during his Angelus address on Sunday said, “the goodness of God, “knows no boundaries and does not discriminate against anyone, everyone is given the opportunity to respond to his invitation, to his call”.

    From the window of his studio overlooking Saint Peter’s Square during his Angelus address, Pope Francis reflected on Sunday’s Gospel from Matthew, in which the King issues an invitation to a wedding feast which is rejected by some and accepted by others…

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13 -19 October

13/10/2014
  • Monday
    9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting, at his residence, Attard.
    4.30 p.m. The Archbishop visits the Catechetical centre of St Sebastian parish, Qormi, as part of his pastoral visit in this parish.
    6.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets members of the Liturgical Commission of the same parish.
    7.15 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Parish Pastoral Council, the Council for the Implementation of the Synod and the Parish Economical Council of the same parish…

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Fraternal Delegates to Synod on Family: we share same concerns, hopes

12/10/2014
  • Participants of the extraordinary Synod for the Family took a pause at the end of their first week of work Saturday. In speeches from seven fraternal Delegates from different Christian confessions Friday afternoon, the synod fathers heard that all Christian families share the same challenges and hopes. In a briefing for journalists Saturday, the Holy See’s press spokesman, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said that the eighth fraternal delegate, Metropolitan Hilarion, representing the Patriarchate of Moscow is expected to deliver his address to synod participants in the coming days. 

    Saturday is a day off for the synod fathers as the synod relators and special secretary work on the Relatio Synodali to be published Monday, and which will present the topics that will be under discussion in the working groups next week…

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