Yearly Archives: 2014

The marriage and the family: the European paradox- CCEE

  • The marriage and the family: the European paradox Rome, Domus Pacis, 2-4 October 2014 This afternoon (2 October) sees the start of the annual Plenary Assembly of CCEE, being held in Rome (Domus Pacis) and scheduled to end on Saturday 4 October. Cardinals Péter Erdő, CCEE President, and Angelo Bagnasco, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of CCEE, will open the meeting…

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Homily by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during a Mass on the occasion of the opening of a new Forensic Year

  • 1 t’Ottubru 2014
    Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann

    Insellem lilek Eċċellenza Aġent President, u nirringrazzja lilkom ilkoll tal-preżenza tagħkom.

    Jiena nixtieq nislet ftit ħsibijiet ispirati mill-kelma ta’ Alla li għadna kemm smajna. Il-kelma hija dik assenjata mill-Knisja għal din il-ġurnata, it-tlieta fis-26 ġimgħa ta’ matul is-sena. Illum infakkru wkoll il-festa ta’ Santa Tereżina tal-Bambin Ġesù, Tereża ta’ Lisieux…

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Pope to Europe: Open the Doors of your Heart

  • On the eve of the one year anniversary of a devastating shipwreck, Pope Francis has called on the men and women of Europe to ‘open the doors of their hearts’ and welcome migrants who risk their lives at sea to flee war and poverty.

    Around 370 people, most of them Eritrean and Syrian asylum-seekers, drowned on Oct. 3, 2013 when their smugglers’ boat capsized off the island of Lampedusa…

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Bishop Mario Grech addresses a press conference before leaving to attend the Synod of Bishops

  • On Wednesday 1st October 2014, Bishop Mario Grech, President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference, addressed a press conference, before leaving Malta to attend an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. The Synod, which starts on Sunday 5th October and ends on Sunday 19th October, will be discussing the theme ‘Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the context of Evangelisation’…

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The Hundred Year-Old Man who climbed out of a window and Disappeared

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    Direttur: Felix Herngren
    Atturi: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skaringer, Jens Hulten, Bianca Cruzeiro u Alan Ford
    Hin tal-film: 112 min.

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

    Allan Karlsson wara ħajja mimlija għomor u b’għadd kbir ta’ avventuri, jispiċċa jgħix ġewwa sptar privat għall-kura tal-anzjani. Kien wasal biex jagħlaq mitt sena iżda kien għadu jbiegħ is-saħħa…

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The Equalizer

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    Direttur: Antoine Fuqua
    Atturi: Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas
    Ħin: 131 minuti 

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

    Robert McCall huwa veteran tas-CIA. Huwa bniedem kwiet, jaħdem f’supermarket ta’ affarijiet tal-kostruzzjoni u tad-dar ġewwa Boston; huwa armel u m’għandux tfal. Robert iħobb jaqra ħafna u jqatta’ l-iljieli f’restaurant jaqra. Hemmhekk kullħadd jaf ismu’, fosthom prostituta żgħażugħa Russa jisimha Teri li kultant toqgħod titkellem ftit miegħu…

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The Boxtrolls

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    Diretturi: Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi
    Atturi: (vuċijiet ta’) Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Ben Kingsley, Jarred Harris
    Ħin: 97 minuti

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: U
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: UPG

    F’Cheesebridge in-nies huma ossessjonati bil-għana, bil-klassi, u bl-aqwa ġobon. Taħt it-toroq ta’ din il-belt, miksijin b’ċangatura, jgħixu l-Boxtrolls, li n-nies tal-belt iqiesuhom monstri skifużi li matul il-lejl joħorġu mid-dranaġġ u jisirqu dak li għan-nies ta’ Cheesebridge huwa l-iktar għażiż: it-tfal u l-ġobon tagħhom…

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill for

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    Diretturi: Robert Rodriguez u Frank Miller
    Atturi: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Eva Green u Powers Boothe
    Ħin tal-Film: 102 min.

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 18
    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 18

    Film b’sensila ta’ stejjer li b’xi mod jew ieħor jidħlu f’xulxin. L-ewwel storja niltaqghu ma’ Marv hekk kif jerga’ jiġi f’sensih wara li kien assista u ra lil John Hartigan jingħaqad ma’ Nancy Callahan fil-film: “That Yellow Bastard”…

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Let’s be Cops

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    Direttur: Luke Greenfield
    Atturi: Jake Jonson, Damon Wayans Jr.
    Ħin: 144 minuti

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

    Ryan u Justin, żewġt iħbieb li kienu jaqsmu l-istess kamra fl-universita’ u li issa t-tnejn li huma kważi jinsabu bla xogħol, bi żball jaħsbu li r-reunion ta’ dawk li kienu fl-istess sena tagħhom kienet bil-kostum u għalhekk imorru għal din il-laqgħa libsin ta’ pulizzija…

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Pope Francis asks for prayers for the Synod on the family

  • Pope Francis asked the faithful to pray for the extraordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops on the Family due to open on Sunday. Around 150 Synod fathers from across the globe will take place in the meeting to discuss the pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization. The Synod will last two weeks, ending with a conclusive Mass on Oct 19…
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