Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Commission for Justice and Peace

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has re-established the Commission for Justice and Peace and has appointed Mr Daniel Darmanin, an architect by profession, as President of the Commission for a three year term.

    Mr Darmanin, 33 , graduated from the University of Malta and pursued his studies at the University of Loyola in Chicago, USA, where he read for a Masters degree in Social Justice and Community Development…

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Message by the Archbishop to Cardinal DiNardo in solidarity with the residents of Texas, U.S.

  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna bagħat messaġġ lill-Eminenza Tiegħu l-Kardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Arċisqof tal-Arċidjocesi ta’ Galveston-Houston u President tal-Konferenza Episkopali tal-Istati Uniti, b’solidarjetà miegħu u mal-poplu ta’ Houston fl-Istat ta’ Texas. Dan wara li l-urugan Harvey qed joħloq ħerba fost ir-residenti tat-tieni l-akbar stat tal-Istati Uniti. L-Arċisqof Scicluna wiegħed lill-Kardinal DiNardo it-talb tiegħu u tal-poplu Nisrani f’Malta.    

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The 2017 Season of Creation

The events are being organised by the Church Environment Commission and Nature Trust Malta

  • The 2017 Christian Season of Creation (1st September to 4th October) in Malta and Gozo will be launched by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during a Solemn Mass at St. John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, on Saturday 2nd September, at 6pm. The Mass will follow prayers for creation which will be said in all churches in Malta and Gozo on 1st September.

    A closing Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Mario Grech, at the Conventual Franciscan Church in Republic Street, Valletta, on Sunday 1st October at 10:30 a.m…

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Vatican announces Papal visits to Myanmar and Bangladesh

The official announement was made today by the Director of the Holy See Press Office Greg Burke

  • Welcoming the invitation of the respective heads of state and bishops, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Visit to Myanmar from 27 to 30 November 2017, visiting the cities of Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw, and to Bangladesh from 30 November to 2 December 2017, visiting the city of Dhaka. The programme for the Visit will be published shortly.

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Everything, Everything

  • Direttur:          Stella Meghie

    Atturi:              Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose,  Ana de la Reguera u Taylor Hickson

    Ħin tal-film:    96 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                  12A                 

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                       12

    Maddy, tfajla ta’ tmintax-il sena, kienet tbati minn marda SCID, marda kiefra li ma tħallihiex toħroġ barra u titħallat ma’ oħrajn…

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Rough Night

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    Direttur:          Lucia Aniello

    Atturi:              Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, Zoe Kravitz, Paul W.Downs, Demi Moore u Ty Burrell

    Ħin tal-Film:    101 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                  15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                       18

    Fl-2006, erba’ tfajliet studenti, Jess, Alice, Frankie u Blair isiru tassew ħbieb tal-qalb meta kienu jistudjaw flimkien ġewwa l-Kulleġġ…

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard

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    Direttur:          Patrick Hughes

    Atturi:              Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida, Kirsty Mitchel u Richard E. Grant

    Ħin tal-Film:    118 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS  Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                  15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                       18

    Michael Bryce, aġent speċjali, jingħata nkarigu importanti ħafna li jipproteġi lil Darius Kincaid, hitman magħruf…

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Il-Papa Franġisku: Ir-riforma fil-liturġija hija irriversibbli

  • Pope Francis gave an important address on the liturgical reform on Thursday, speaking to participants of the 68th Italian National Liturgical Week.

    The liturgical reform, he said, did not “flourish suddenly,” but was the result of a long preparation. It was brought to maturity by the Second Vatican Council with the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, “whose lines of general reform respond to real needs and to the concrete hope of a renewal; it desired a living liturgy for a Church completely vivified by the mysteries celebrated.”

    The direction marked out by the Council, the Pope continued, found expression in the revised liturgical books promulgated by Blessed Paul VI…

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“When faced with the destruction of death, Santa Marija fills us with courage” – The Archbishop during the feast in Ħad-Dingli

  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna  

    Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Ħad-Dingli

    20 ta’ Awwissu 2017

    Nixtieq nirringrazzja lill-Arċipriet tal-istedina biex inkun magħkom illum f’dan il-jum sabiħ tal-festa. Nixtieq ukoll nirringrazzja lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom talli ġejtu dalgħodu. Hija ħaġa sabiħa li bħalma qegħdin nagħmlu, l-festa nibdewha billi niċċelebraw flimkien l-Ewkaristija. Insellem b’mod speċjali l-Onor…

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The Archbishop visits the friars at the Church of Ta’ Ġieżu in Rabat after ceiling collapses – he thanked God that no one was injured

  • Dalgħodu, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar il-patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri fil-Knisja ta’ Santa Marija ta’ Ġesù (Ta’ Ġieżu), ir-Rabat, wara li matul il-lejl li għadda sfronda parti mis-saqaf ta’ fuq l-artal maġġuri. Mons. Arċisqof, filwaqt li esprima d-dieqa tiegħu quddiem il-ħsara li saret, irringrazzja lil Alla li ħadd ma weġġa f’dan l-inċident, u rringrazzja wkoll lill-Gvern ta’ Malta talli offra l-għajnuna biex isiru x-xogħlijiet ta’ tiswija fuq il-Knisja kemm jista’ jkun malajr…

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