News from the Church in Malta
“One billion tourists, one billion opportunities”
1. It was 2012 when the symbolic barrier of one billion international tourist arrivals was surpassed. Now the numbers continue to grow so much that the forecasts estimate a new threshold of two billion will be reached in 2030. To this data even higher figures related to local tourism must be added…
Bejn il-Ġimgħa 25 u s-Sibt 26 ta’ Settembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ mal-kleru reliġjuż u djoċesan, f’żewġ laqgħat li saru fl-Istitut Kattoliku, il-Furjana, u fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù. Matul dawn il-laqgħat ta’ diskussjoni, l-Arċisqof tkellem dwar il-viżjoni tiegħu għall-Knisja f’Malta, l-identità tas-saċerdoti u l-kuntatt tagħhom mal-Arċisqof, filwaqt li qasam numru ta’ riflessjonijiet dwar is-Sena tal-Ħniena li tibda fit-8 ta’ Diċembru li ġej…
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 25 ta’ Settembru 2015, saret ikla ta’ ringrazzjament għas-saċerdoti li kienu jaħdmu fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana. F’isem il-ħaddiema kollha u f’isem il-Knisja, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna rringrazzja lil Mons. Anton Gouder li serva bħala Pro-Vigarju Ġenerali, lil Mons. Anton Portelli li serva bħala Segretarju Amministrattiv, lil Mons. Charles Cordina li serva bħala Segretarju Pastorali, u lil Dun Ray Toledo li serva bħala Delegat għall-Parroċċi…
The agreement provides for better work conditions for all grades, including higher salaries and allowances backdated to January, and a one-off bonus to be paid in December…
Pope Francis on Thursday 24th September 2015, made history by becoming the first Pope ever to address a joint session of the United States Congress. In his wide-ranging address that was frequently interrupted by applause, the Pope touched on many themes including the need for politics to serve the common good, the importance of cooperation and solidarity, the dangers of fundamentalism, the refugee crisis, abolition of the death penalty, the need for courageous acts to avert environmental deterioration, the evils of the arms trade and threats to the family from within and without…
The Cana Movement firmly believes that the implementation of embryo freezing will lead to the legalisation of abortion. Human life begins at conception and should be treated with respect and dignity from the moment of conception. Embryo freezing is incompatible with the dignity and respect which human life deserves. It is evident that in countries where embryo freezing has been introduced, human life is often discarded as embryos are manipulated and destroyed…
The Conference of European Justice & Peace Commissions will meet from 25 to 28 September 2015 in Copenhagen and Malmö for their annual International Workshop and General Assembly. The general theme of the International Workshop is “European models of living together– experiences in Copenhagen and Malmö”. H.E. Jean-Claude Hollerich, the Archbishop of Luxembourg and President of Justice and Peace Europe, will moderate the General Assembly…
Direttur: Jonathan Demme
Atturi: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Maime Gummer, Rick Springfield
Ħin: 102 minuti
Klassifika tal-Gvern: 12A
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15
Ricki Randazzo, li l-veru isem tagħha huwa Linda Brummell, għandha fuq is-60 sena u hija rock star li m’għamlitx suċċess; issa hija l-lead singer f’banda li ddoqq f’bar f’Los Angeles…
Direttur: Baltasar Kormakur
Atturi: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Michael Kelly, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington u Jake Gyllenhaal
Ħin tal-Film: 121 min
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: PG
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 12A
Film ispirat minn ġrajja li seħħet vera fl-10 ta’ Mejju 1996. Żewg timijiet ta’ xabbaturi kienu mħejjiha tajjeb biex jitilgħu fuq il-quċċata tal-Muntanja Everest minnaħa ta’ nofsinhar magħrufa aħjar bħala l-Muntanja tal-Ġenn…
Pope Francis has arrived. His flight landed at Joint Base Andrews (formerly known as Andrews Air Force Base), shortly after 3:30 PM local time in the US state of Maryland.
The welcome ceremony – otherwise little more than a simple observance of only the most absolutely necessary protocol – was punctuated by two particularly poignant elements: the first was the presence of the President of the United States, Barack Obama – and his family – to greet his nation’s guest; the second was the Spanish language alongside English, in which the gathered crowd – some hundreds of young people from Washington, DC area schools among them – cheered their welcome…
