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Pope Francis’ body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday morning

22/04/2025

Photo: Vatican Media

The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM in St. Peter’s Square.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests from across the globe.

The Eucharistic celebration will conclude with the Ultima commendatio and the Valedictio, marking the beginning of the Novemdiales, or nine days of mourning and Masses for the repose of Pope Francis’ soul… Read more »

Live: Mass for the repose of Pope Francis – 22 April 2025, 6:30pm

22/04/2025 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Illum it‑Tlieta, 22 ta’ April 2025, l‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna se jiċċelebra quddiesa De Requiem għall‑Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku fis‑6:30pm fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann fil‑Belt Valletta.

Kulħadd mistieden jattendi għal din iċ‑ċelebrazzjoni sabiex il‑Mulej jilqa’ lill‑Papa Franġisku fi ħdanu u jagħtih il‑milja tal‑paċi, tal‑imħabba u tal‑ferħ miegħu fis‑sema. Is‑saċerdoti djoċesani u reliġjużi huma mistiedna wkoll jikkonċelebraw f’din il‑quddiesa. Il‑quddiesa se tixxandar fuq TVM+, Knisja.mt u Newsbook Malta… Read more »

Pope Francis’ spiritual testament

22/04/2025

Miserando atque Eligendo
In the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen.

As I sense the approaching twilight of my earthly life, and with firm hope in eternal life, I wish to set out my final wishes solely regarding the place of my burial.

Throughout my life, and during my ministry as a priest and bishop, I have always entrusted myself to the Mother of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 22nd April 2025, 9:30am

22/04/2025 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 22nd April

22/04/2025

Tuesday of Easter Week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2:36-41
Psalm: 32 (33):4-5,18-19,20 u 22

Gospel: John 20:11-18

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus… Read more »

“He gave the Church a powerful lesson by visiting major cities—not for their prominence, but to reach out to the marginalised” – Fr Anton d’Amato

21/04/2025

Dun Anton d’Amato kien iltaqa’ mill-qrib ma’ Papa Franġisku meta dak iż-żmien hu kien Direttur tal-Kummisjoni Migranti u l-Papa kien żar il-Laboratorju tal-Paċi f’Ħal Far. Fl-intervent tiegħu waqt il-programm dirett fuq RTK103 biex ifakkar il-memorja ta’ Papa Franġisku hu qal li fil-ponitifkat tiegħu ġibed it-truf lejn in-nofs għax għex il-messaġġ tal-Vanġelu, l-ispirtu “tal-aħħar jiġi l-ewwel” u saħaq li “ta tagħlima kbira lill-Knisja għax mar fi bliet kbar imma biex iżur ftit eluf li jkunu l-emarġinati.”

Dan l-ispirtu għexu mhux biss meta għamel il-ħin biex iżur il-migranti fil-Laboratrju tal-Paċi f’Ħal Far imma wkoll meta għażel li fl-ewwel żjara tiegħu bħala Papa jżur il-gżira ta’ Lampedusa f’Lulju tal-2013… Read more »

The Pope wanted to carry out his service until the very end – The Auxiliary Bishop

RTK103 with a special programme to commemorate the memory of Pope Francis

21/04/2025

L-Isqof Awżilajrju Joseph Galea Curmi fl-ewwel kummenti tiegħu waqt il-programm speċjali li qed jixxandar fuq RTK103 biex ifakkar il-memorja ta’ Papa Franġisku qal li dan kien “sinjal ta’ Ġesù Kristu llum… ried jaqdi s-servizz tiegħu sal-aħħar nett.” Il-Papa Arġentin irritorna fid-Dar tal-Missier fis-7.35am wara li fl-aħħar xhur kien rikoverat fl-Isptar Ġemelli f’Ruma minħabba pulmonite doppja.

L-Isqof Awżilarju qal li l-mewta tiegħu fl-ewwel Tnejn tal-Għid, fl-Ottova, hija waħda sinifikanti u tfakkarna fi Kristu ħaj u Kristu Rxoxt u qal ukoll kif Papa Franġisku kien tassew xhieda sabiħa ta’ dan l-istess Kristu u b’ħajtu kien ta eżempju anke fil-mumenti tat-tbatija… Read more »

Mass offered for the repose of Pope Francis

21/04/2025

Għada t‑Tlieta, 22 ta’ April 2025, l‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna se jiċċelebra quddiesa De Requiem għall‑Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku fis‑6:30pm fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann fil‑Belt Valletta, wara li kmieni dalgħodu mar lura fid‑dar tal‑Missier fl‑età ta’ 88 sena.

“We will continue to remember Pope Francis as the missionary of God’s mercy” – the Archbishop

21/04/2025

Ritratt: Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

Fl-ewwel kummenti tiegħu ma’ Newsbook Malta wara li tħabbret il-mewta ta’ Papa Franġisku l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qal li għandna nitolbu għal ruħu u nibqgħu nifakruh bħala “il-missjunarju tal-ħniena t’Alla”. Hu fakkar li kien fl-2016 meta l-Papa Franġisku nieda l-Ġublew tal-Ħniena u kif il-pastorali tiegħu dejjem kellha l-għan li tkun viċin dawk li għandhom bżonn l-aktar il-ħniena t’Alla… Read more »

Pope Francis dies on Easter Monday at age of 88

21/04/2025

Pope Francis in Malta
Photo – Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words:

“Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father… Read more »