News from the Church in Malta
In his Catechesis devoted to the eighth commandment, Pope Francis told pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday that Christians are called to be “truthful not only in our words but in our entire way of acting towards others.” Speaking at his weekly General Audience, the Pope said that, “our ultimate model in this regard is Jesus himself…
Today, Thursday, 15th November 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi celebrates a thanksgiving Mass for the new graduates of the University of Malta, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
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Gospel: Saint Luke 17:20-25
Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.”
Then he said to his disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is.’ Do not go off, do not run in pursuit. For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.”
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L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ser tlaqqa’ l‑Assemblea Djoċesana li ser tkun ippreseduta mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, nhar il‑Ħamis 22 u l‑Ġimgħa 23 ta’ Novembru 2018. L‑Assemblea ser issir fil‑Katekumenju, il‑Mosta, fejn kien sar is‑Sinodu Djoċesan.
L‑Arċisqof ried li matul din l‑Assemblea, 15‑il sena minn tmiem is‑Sinodu Djoċesan, issir evalwazzjoni tad‑dokumenti tas‑Sinodu li sar bejn l‑1999 u l‑2003. Fi spirtu ta’ djalogu, il‑Knisja ser tħares lejn l‑iżviluppi li seħħew fil‑kultura u fis‑soċjetà Maltija fl‑aħħar snin, u tara kif tkompli twassal il‑Bxara t‑Tajba fid‑dawl tat‑tagħlim tal‑Papa Franġisku…
As workers were getting St Peter’s Square ready for this year’s Nativity scene, nearby a large mobile health care facility was set up and running to serve the city’s homeless and poor.
About two dozen men and a few women were sitting or standing in a spacious area, quietly waiting their turn or filling out basic paperwork before being called for their free checkups…
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Diretturi: Scott Mosier u Yarrow Cheney
Ilħna: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cemeron Seely, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Tristan O’Hare, Ramone Hamilton, Sam Lavignino, Scalett Estevez u Pharrel Williams
Ħin tal-Film: 85min
Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: U
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: U
Grinch, kreatura ta’ kulur aħdar, b’sufu irqiq qasir wieqaf, jgħix isolat mir-raħal żgħir ta’ Whoville, ġewwa għar fuq il-Muntanja Crumpet…
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Direttur: Geoge Tillman Jr.
Atturi: Amanda Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, K. J. Alpa, Common, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smtih, Issa Rae, T. U. Wright u Sabrina Carpenter
Ħin tal-Film: 132 min
Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 12A
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 15
Starr Carter, Afrikana/Amerikana u tfajla tas-sittax-il sena, tgħix f’Garden Heights, distrett dominat mis-suwed, tiffrekwenta Williamson Prep, skola privata bi studenti fil-maġġoranza tagħhom bojod…
Saint Luke 17:11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.”
As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realising he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him…
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis will visit Morocco from the 30th to the 31st of March 2019.
During this two-day Apostolic Journey, he will visit the cities of Rabat and Casablanca.
Greg Burke said that this decision comes in response to an invitation extended by King Mohammed VI and the Catholic Bishops of Morocco…
His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna as Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Holy See. Whilst remaining the Archbishop of Malta, Mgr Scicluna will have a greater role in the Congregation which is responsible to promote and safeguard the doctrine on faith and morals in the Church.
At present, Archbishop Scicluna is a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Special College within the same Congregation, to hear recourses in certain canonical processes…
