News from the Church in Malta
Direttur: Joel Edgerton
Atturi: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Tim Griffin, Allison Tolman, u Beau Knapp, P. J. Byrne u David Denman
Ħin tal-Film: 108 min.
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 15
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 18
Koppja miżżewġa, Simon u Robyn Callum jinsabu jgħixu ġewwa villa fejn kien jidher li ma jonqoshom xejn wara li kienu bidlu darhom minn Chicago għal ġewwa kwartier kwiet ‘il barra minn Los Angeles…
Direttur: Sarah Gavron
Atturi: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, u Maryl Streep
Ħin tal-Film: 106 min.
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 12A
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 12
Film drammatiku li seħħ ġewwa Londra fil-bidu tas-Seklu Għoxrin. Niltaqgħu ma’ l-ewwel grupp ta’ nisa li kienu jiffurmaw parti mill-Women’s Social and Political Union…
Pope Francis on Monday urged the “abolition of war” while meeting participants in a training course for military chaplains jointly organized by the Congregation for Bishops, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
The course explored some of the current challenges of international humanitarian law regarding the protection of human dignity during internal armed conflicts and the so-called “new conflicts.”
Pope Francis told the participants the issue is “unfortunately, very topical” due to the increased violence and armed conflicts in different parts of the world, such as Africa, Europe, and the Middle East…
Direttur: Gregory Plotkin
Atturi: Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George, Jessica Brown
Ħin: 88 minuti
Klassifika tal-Gvern: 15
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15
Dan l-aħħar film fis-serja ‘Paranormal Activity’ jirritorna fid-dar oriġinali li fiha kien jidher il-ħares magħruf bħala Toby; aktar preċiż, jirritorna fil-post fejn kien jidher dak il-ħares għax id-dar f’Santa Rosa, California, li fiha Katie u Kristi kienu ġew indottrinati f’kult misterjuż kienet inħarqet meta kienu għadhom tfal…
On Monday 26th October 2015, The Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija (Għ.S.T.) celebrated 70 years and organised a debate about the the local Church and the Second Vatican Council, as part of the Foundation Day celebrations at The Archbishop’s Seminary, ir-Rabat, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Malta.
The panel consisted of Rev. Dr Joe Galea Curmi, the Vicar General who was secretary to the Synod Implementation Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta between 1999 and 2004, and editor of the synod documents; Dr Pauline Dimech, a former member of the central Commission for the Diocesan Synod and of the Secretariat for the Laity, is also a member of the Society of Christian Doctrine; and Rev…
Nhar it-Tnejn 26 ta’ Ottubru 2015, Mons. Mario Grech, Isqof ta’ Għawdex u President tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija, indirizza konferenza tal-aħbarijiet mal-wasla tiegħu Malta minn Ruma, fejn attenda għas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet.
L-14-il Assemblea Ġenerali Ordinarja tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet, li bdiet fl-4 ta’ Ottubru 2015, intemmet ilbierah b’Quddiesa Solenni mmexxija mill-Papa Franġisku, fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, il-Vatikan. It-tema ta’ dan is-Sinodu kienet “Il-vokazzjoni u l-missjoni tal-familja fil-Knisja u fid-dinja tal-lum”…
On Sunday 25th October 2015, lines of faithful spiraled around St. Peter’s Square from early on Sunday awaiting their chance to enter St. Peter’s Basilica for the closing Mass of the Synod on the Family. The Mass, presided over by Pope Francis, marked the end of the second gathering of the Synod of Bishops to discuss “The Mission and Vocation of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World.”
Families from all over the world filled the Basilica…
Click here to download the final report of the Synod of Bishops (Italian)
Below find the official English translation of Pope Francis’ address at conclusion of the Synod of Bishops:
Dear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I would like first of all to thank the Lord, who has guided our synodal process in these years by his Holy Spirit, whose support is never lacking to the Church…
On Friday 30th October 2015, six seminarians and a Conventual Franciscan friar are going to be ordained deacons by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, during a celebration of Mass starting at 6:30pm, at St Sebastian’s Parish Church, Ħal Qormi.
The following will be ordained deacons: Allister Marija Aquilina OFM Conv.; Sergio Fenech and Mark Mallia Pawley from St Sebastian’s Parish Church, Ħal Qormi; Claude Mifsud, from the Parish of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mosta; James Saydon, from the Parish of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar; Andrew Schembri from St George’s Parish, Ħal Qormi; and Gilbert Scicluna from St Joseph’s Parish, Kalkara…
Today, at the beginning of the afternoon General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops, the Holy Father made the following announcement:
“I have decided to establish a new Dicastery with competency for Laity, Family and Life, that will replace the Pontifical Council for the Laity and the Pontifical Council for the Family. The Pontifical Academy for Life will be joined to the new Dicastery. To this end, I have constituted a special commission that will prepare a text delineating canonically the competencies of the new Dicastery…
