News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: 2 Cor 6, 1-10
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4
Gospel: Mt 5, 38-42
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil…
“People of colour who are with us are not guests, they are part of us.”
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna made this statement during an open dialogue on peace and racial hatred held at the University of Malta after the cold-blooded killing of Lassana Cisse Souleymane in Ħal Far. The Archbishop said that Lassana Cisse’s murder is a wake-up call for faith leaders but also for every citizen…
Il-Kappella tal-Madonna tal-Abbandunati, il-Wardija
15 ta’ Ġunju 2019
Il-festa għażiża tal-Madonna tal-Abbandunati, meqjuma f’din il-knisja tal-Wardija, titfa’ ħarsitna qabel xejn fuq Marija. Hi tassew sabiħa din l-istatwa titulari ta’ Wistin Camilleri li saret madwar l-1919, mitt sena ilu.
Kien f’kuntest tal-akbar abbandun, meta kien fuq is-salib, li Ġesù tana lil Marija bħala Omm…
First Reading: Prov 8, 22-31
Psalm: 8, 4-5.6-7.8-9
Second Reading: Rom 5, 1-5
Gospel: Jn 16, 12-15
Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth…
Il-Ħadd, 16 ta’ Ġunju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda l-viżta pastorali fil-parroċċa ta’ San Lawrenz fil-Birgu, fejn se jiltaqa’ mat-tfal u jamministralhom l-Ewwel Tqarbina, mal-katekisti u l-operaturi pastorali fil-parroċċa kif ukoll mal-komunità tal-patrijiet u t-terzjarji Dumnikani u s-sorijiet Benedittini.
L-Arċisqof se jkollu l-opportunità jiltaqa’ maż-żgħażagħ Girbin u anke mal-membri tal-Kunsill Lokali u ma’ rappreżentanti tas-soċjetà ċivili. Il-Viżta Pastorali tintemm il-Ġimgħa, 21 ta’ Ġunju 2019…
Archbishop Charles Scicluna (R) addresses the Polish bishops’ plenary assembly in Wałbrzych, June 14 2019
As the Catholic Church in Poland continues to respond to sex abuse by clergy, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a leading Vatican expert on prosecuting sex crimes under church law, attended the bishops’ plenary assembly to discuss child and youth protection…
The Foundation for Theological Studies of the Archdiocese of Malta is once again offering a bursaries scheme to encourage more individuals to engage in theological and pastoral studies within the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta. The aim of the scheme is to empower laypeople to be actively involved within the Church and in society.
For the academic year 2019-2020, the Foundation is offering 10 bursaries of €2,000 to students enrolling in any of the following courses:
Applications for the bursaries close on the 16th of September 2019…
First Reading: 2 Cor 5, 14-21
Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.3-4.8-9.11-12
Gospel: Mt 5, 33-37
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King…
Pope Francis having lunch with people in need
The theme for this year’s World Day of the Poor message is “The hope of the poor shall not perish forever”, taken from the Book of Psalms.
The Pope writes that these words “express a profound truth that faith impresses above all on the hearts of the poor, restoring lost hope in the face of injustice, sufferings and the uncertainties of life.”
Pope Francis points out that down through the centuries there have always been rich and poor…
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Direttur: Simon Kinberg
Atturi: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridn, Alexandra Shipp u Jessica Chastain
Ħin tal-Film: 114 min
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KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 12A
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 12
Fl-1975, Jean Grey, tifla ta’ tmien snin, bla ma xtaqet, użat il-qawwa li kellha ta’ telekinesis b’riżultat li kkawżat inċident stradali fatali li fih mietu l-ġenituri tagħha…
