News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis will observe a papal tradition on Sunday, the feast of the Baptism of Lord, baptizing 33 infants during a Mass amid the splendor of Michelangelo’s frescos in the Vatican’s famed Sistine Chapel. The 12 male and 21 females are children of Vatican employees. Pouring water over their heads, he will formally welcome the babies as members of the Catholic Church. The commemoration of the Baptism of Jesus by St…
On Thursday Friday 8th January 2014, the Holy Father received in audience a delegation from the World Community of Yezidi, according to the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. The delegation was led by the Head of all the Yezidi, Mir Tahsin Said Ali Beg, and their supreme spiritual Head, the “Baba Sheikh”, Sheikh Khato, both resident in Iraqi Kurdistan…
Nhar is-Sibt 17 ta’ Jannar, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, jistieden lill-koppji kollha li żżewġu matul l-2014 għal Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa flimkien. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni ser issir fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u tibda fis-6:30 p.m.
Fit-8 ta’ Frar, l-Isqof Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa li għaliha qed jistieden lill-koppji għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu din is-sena. Din ser issir fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u tibda fis-6:30 p.m…
Direttur: Olivier Megaton
Atturi: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Fumke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell u Leland Orser
Ħin tal-Film: 108 min
Klassfika taċ-Ċensura: 12A
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12
Bryan Mills, għamel żmien jaħdem bħala aġent sigriet għall-gvern Amerikan. Illum jinsab irtirat u qiegħed jagħmel ħiltu biex jirrikonċilja ma’ Leonore, martu, li fi żwieġ tagħhom kellhom lil Kim, illum żagħżugħa u tinsab tgħix ma’ ommha…
Direttur: Dan Gilroy
Atturi: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton , Ann Cusack, Kevin Rahm, Kathleen York, Eric Lange u Jonny Coyne
Ħin tal-Film: 117 min
Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18
Lou Bloom wara li jinqabad jisraq minn għassies, jattakkah u jisraqlu l-arloġġ. Lou jipprova jbiegħ il-materjal li kien seraq u jitlob li jiġi ngaġġat għax-xogħol iżda jiġi rifjutat…
Pope Francis offered prayers on Thursday morning, especially for the victims of the deadly terror attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical review in Paris on Wednesday. Speaking during daily Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican, the Holy Father said, “[Wednesday’s] terror attack in Paris brings to mind so much cruelty – human cruelty – so much terrorism, both isolated [incidents of] terrorism and of state terrorism,” adding, “of how much cruelty is man capable!” Pope Francis went on to say, “We pray, in this Mass, for the victims of this cruelty – so many of them – and we pray also for the perpetrators of such cruelty, that the Lord might change their heart.”
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Direttur: Yann Demange
Atturi: Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson
Ħin: 99 minuta
Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Limited
Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18
Żgħażugħ Ingliz, Jack Hook, hekk kif itemm it- temm it-taħriġ tiegħu, fl-1971 jintbagħat flimkien ma’ sħabu l-Irlanda ta’ Fuq biex jgħin fiż-żamma tal-paċi f’Belfast bejn il-kattoliċi u l-protestanti…
Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, January 6th, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. Below, please find the official English translation of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks.
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
6 January 2015
That child, born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, came not only for the people of Israel, represented by the shepherds of Bethlehem, but also for all humanity, represented today by the wise men from the East. It is on the Magi and their journey in search of the Messiah that the Church today invites us to meditate and to pray…
Considering the high population density of our islands, one rightly expects land space to be managed with great care to ensure that any development would sustain it for a good number of years. Therefore successful management in this regard implies that this is carried out in a strategic planning framework that integrates various needs, so that the common good is safeguarded. We have to ensure that past mistakes are avoided and that one particular project does not undermine the objectives of other projects…
