Yearly Archives: 2017

The Beguiled

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    Direttur:          Sofia Coppola

    Atturi:              Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning,  Angourie Rice, Oona Laurence, Emma Howard u Addison Riecke

    Ħin tal-Film:    94 min.

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                  15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                       18

    Martha Farnsworth tmexxi skola tal-bniet ġewwa Virginia fi żmien meta ġewwa l-Amerika kienet għaddeja Gwerra Ċivili…

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The Safeguarding Commission extends its services in the community

Annual Report 2016

  • The Commission for the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Safeguarding Commission) will be offering its services outside the Church, to groups and organizations that work with minors. The aim of this initiative is to create more awareness about the prevention of abuse and the importance of a safe environment in the community. The services offered include the development of a safeguarding policy based on the specific needs of the entity, training of personnel and volunteers, risk assessments of individuals that are facing allegations of abuse or have been found guilty of abuse, together with any professional advice related to abuse prevention…

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Courses by the Pastoral Formation Institute for the new academic year

  • Fis‑sena akkademika li tibda f’Ottubru 2017, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali u diversi entitajiet formattivi oħra fil‑Knisja ser joffru korsijiet varji ta’ formazzjoni Nisranija. Fost is‑17‑il kors offruti mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali hemm korsijiet dwar l‑istorja tal‑Knisja f’Malta, ir‑rispett lejn il‑ħajja umana, il‑Missirijiet tal‑Knisja, il‑ħajja tal‑familja, l‑Evanġelizzazzjoni, l‑Ekumeniżmu u bosta oħrajn.

    Il‑korsijiet offruti huma dawn:

    • Module on Liturgical Flower Ministry (NQF Livell 3)
    • The Human Experience of God in Prayer (NQF livell 4)
    • Course in Parish Ministry (NQF livell 5)
    • Module in Franciscan Spirituality (NQF livell 5)
    • Module on the Respect for Life Curriculum (NQF livell 5)
    • Module on the Ministry of the Liturgical Cantor (NQF livell 5)
    • Lectio Patrum (NQF livell 5)
    • General Education Award in Evangelisation (NQF livell 4)
    • Higher Education Award in Adolescent and Youth Ministry (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Catholic Social Teaching (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Christian Leadership I (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education award in Ecumenism (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Family Ministry (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in History of the Church in Malta (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in the Liturgy (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Theology (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Parish Nursing (NQF livell 6)


    L‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali twaqqaf fl‑2007 bl‑iskop li joffri formazzjoni lill‑Insara għall‑ħtiġijiet reali tas‑soċjetà kontemporanja…

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Child protection expert responds to German abuse report

  • Father Hans Zollner, SJ says a new report on abuse at a prestigious German musical institution is an “important step forward.” Father Zollner is President of the Centre for Child Protection of the Pontifical Gregorian University, and a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

    The report identified hundreds of instances of physical abuse, as well as dozens of cases of sexual abuse of members of the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir in Germany…

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‘You are martyrs’ – The Archbishop to Maltese missionaries

  • F’laqgħa mal-missjunarji Maltin imxerrda madwar id-dinja u li bħalissa jinsabu Malta għal btala, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ddeskriviehom bħala martri, għaliex fi kliemu, biex tkun martri m’hemmx bżonn it-tixrid ta’ demm.

    “Hemm tipi differenti ta’ martirji,” saħaq l-Arċisqof, fosthom il-martirju tal-karità, tal-ubbidjenza u taċ-ċaħda.

    Għal-laqgħa li saret f’Dar Emigrant, il-Belt Valletta, attendew missjunarji li jaħdmu f’pajjiżi foqra, oħrajn li jaħdmu fi sptarijiet u oħrajn li jieħdu ħsieb l-Evanġelizzazzjoni f’aktar minn parroċċa waħda, u hemm min jaħdem ukoll fil-komunitajiet ta’ emigranti Maltin…

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Let’s pray for the intercession of St Benedict so that Malta does not put God in the second place – The Archbishop

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    L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Monasteru ta’ Santa Skolastika, il-Birgu

    11 ta’ Lulju 2017

    “Il-Mulej jagħti l-għerf, minn fommu ġej it-tagħrif u d-dehen” (Prov. 2, 6). Dik kienet xi ħaġa li skopra San Benedittu meta beda jistudja l-filosofija f’Ruma u rrealizza li l-għerf tal-bnedmin u tad-dinja ma kienx joqgħod ħdejn difer l-għerf li jagħti l-Mulej…

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Dar Papa Franġisku provides food to 280 persons

  • Bejn Jannar u Ġunju ta’ din is-sena kien hemm 283 persuna li ġew mgħejjuna minn Dar Papa Franġisku u u ngħataw is-servizz ta’ ikliet b’xejn.

    Minn informazzjoni ngħatat fil-Parlament, minn dawn il-283 persuna, 165 kienu Maltin u l-kumplament, jiġifieri t-118 persuna l-oħra, kienu barranin. 

    Fix-xhur imsemmija, Dar Papa Franġisku offriet 7,602 ikliet, jiġifieri medja ta’ 316-il ikla fil-ġimgħa…

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Angelus: As the sower Jesus performs a spiritual radiography of our heart

  • During his Angelus address on Sunday to the pilgrims and tourists who braved the heat in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis recalled the Gospel reading of the day, the famous parable of the sower. 

    The Pope explained that the sower is Jesus, but the parable itself, the Pope went on to say concerns us, as it speaks of the soil and not the sower…

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€186,000 collected in Oħloq Tbissima marathon

  • €186,361 were collected in the 60 hour Oħloq Tbissima marathon, in aid of the missions in the care of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSSP).

    At the end of the 15th edition of the marathon, Fr Louis Mallia thanked all volunteers who helped in one way or another, the contribution of each one being of great importance. He also pointed out that together with this sum, a container full of goods would soon be sent to Peru…

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“Always avoid saying harsh words to one another and rejoice together” – The Archbishop’s message to the community of Christ the King, Paola

Mass on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the consecration of the Christ the King Church, Paola

  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Knisja ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal Ġdid

    12 ta’ Lulju 2017

    “Ersqu lejn Ġesù li huwa l-ħaġra mormija mill-bnedmin imma magħżula u għażiża għal Alla” (ara 1 Pt 2, 4). Aħna u nfakkru l-50 anniversarju mill-konsagrazzjoni ta’ dan it-tempju maestuż li ra ħafna staġuni, imma issa nistgħu ngħidu qiegħed igawdi staġun feliċi…

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