Yearly Archives: 2019

Alita: Battle Angel

  • ****

    Direttur:          Robert Rodriguez

    Atturi:              Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earie Haley u Keean Johnson

    Ħin tal-Film:   122 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      12

    Fis-sena 2563, id-Dinja tinsab f’qagħda devastanti wara gwerra katastrofika…

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Destroyer

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    Direttur:          Karyn Kusama

    Atturi:              Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, Toby Huss u  James Jordan

    Ħin tal-Film:   121 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      18

    Erin Bell, detektiv, tippreżenta ruħha f’xena fejn seħħ delitt ta’ raġel b’madwaru dollari mtebbgħin b’inka vjola…

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The Mule

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    Direttur:          Clint Eastwood

    Atturi:              Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood u Taissa Farmiga

    Ħin tal-Film:    116 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                             15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                                  18

    Earl Stone, anzjan ta’ disgħin sena u veteran tal-Gwerra tal-Korea, ħadem għal żmien twil fl-ortikultura, jkabbar il-fjuri…

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The Sunday Gospel: 17th February

  • Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings of the day
  • First reading: Ger 17, 5-8
    Psalm: 1, 1-2.3.4 & 6
    Second Reading: 1 Cor 15, 12.16-20

    Gospel: Lk 6, 17.20-26

  • In those days, Jesus came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon…

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New archpriest and parish priest for Siġġiewi and Ħ’Attard parishes

  • Arċipriet ġdid għall-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi

     

    • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Josef Mifsud bħala l‑Arċipriet tal‑parroċċa ta’ San Nikola, is‑Siġġiewi.

      Dun Josef Mifsud twieled fil‑15 ta’ Mejju 1981 u trabba s‑Siġġiewi fejn irċieva l‑ewwel edukazzjoni tiegħu fl-iskola primarja tas-Siġġewi. Huwa kiseb l-edukazzjoni sekondarja fis‑Seminarju Minuri tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat, u kompla l-istudji terzjarji fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl-Università ta’ Malta…

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Research Seminar: Intersex child – Revisiting Holistic Care

  • ‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ This is the most frequently asked question whenever a child is born. Although the answer is straightforward in the majority of cases, it is not so clear-cut in a small proportion. Gender is assigned according to the appearance of external genitalia, however,  in Malta, between 1 and 4 children are born with atypical genitalia every year.  

    Being unable to assign a sex to the newborn is not only distressing to the parents, but also creates a dilemma for the doctors who have to guide the parents when making decisions which will often have long-term effects on the child…

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The Gospel of the day: 16th February

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Gen 3, 9-24
    Psalm: 89 (90), 2.3-4.5-6.12-13

    Gospel: Mk 8, 1-10

     

  • In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said, My heart is moved with pity for the crowd because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat…

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EU bishops launch statement in view of the 2019 EU elections

  • European Bishops published the statement “Rebuilding community in Europe”, calling all EU citizens to engage in the political process, to exercise their discernment and to vote at the 2019 European elections, further building together the European project. 

    Read and download the statement. 

    From 23-26 May 2019, all EU citizens across the continent will be responsible for electing the new members of the European Parliament…

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Respect to those who deserve it

Quddiesa mill-100 sena mit-twelid ta' Dun Edgar Vella

  • L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

     


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, il-Ħamrun

    14 ta’ Frar 2019

    Kemm hi ħaġa sabiħa li din il-komunità parrokkjali tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni tal-Ħamrun illumqed tirringrazzja lil Alla u turi apprezzament għall-ħajja ta’ saċerdot li ta ħajtu għaliha. Għax Dun Edgar Vella, li twieled bħal-lum 100 sena ilu u li għex ħajja pjuttost qasira ta’ 43 sena, nistgħu ngħidu li ta ħajtu għal din il-komunità snin ilu, qabel ma saret parroċċa…

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Life Network: Abortion is not the real help that mothers with an unplanned pregnancy need

  • Life Network Foundation expresses concern at the fact that in the last few hours, a foreign organisation called “Abortion Support Network” has started to advertise services in Malta relative to financial support to women who would like an abortion overseas.

    It seems that through its website, this organisation claims to offer advice to Maltese women in order for them to receive financial assistance in travelling for an abortion or to somehow procure “safe but illegal early medical abortion pills”…

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