Yearly Archives: 2026

Watch: Archbishop Scicluna describes the Pope as “a gentle man with a beautiful heart”

F’intervent li għamel l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna waqt programm speċjali fuq RTK103 f’għeluq l-ewwel anniversarju mill-ħatra tal-Papa Ljun XIV, l-Arċisqof iddeskriva lill-Papa bħala “raġel ġwejjed għaref” b’qalb sabiħa.

Mons. Scicluna semma kif il-karatteristiċi tal-Papa fosthom il-qalb missjunarja tiegħu jkomplu jagħnu l-Knisja, partikolarment bl-esperjenza tiegħu fil-Perù, fejn il-Papa serva bħala patri Agostinjan missjunarju kif ukoll bħala Isqof ta’ Chiclayo.

Żied kif l-imħabba tiegħu lejn in-nies fil-periferiji ħarġet fid-deher fl-aħħar vjaġġ appostoliku tiegħu fl-Afrika… Read more »

One year of Pope Leo XIV: a voice of hope in a divided world

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It-8 ta’ Mejju 2026 jimmarka l-ewwel anniversarju mill-ħatra tal-Papa Ljun XIV bħala l-267 suċċessur ta’ Pietru. Sena wara li dehret id-daħna bajda fis-6:06pm mill-Kappella Sistina, l-ewwel sena tal-pontifikat tiegħu jidher li kienet immarkata minn stil kalm, missjunarju u profond li ħares lejn il-paċi u d-dinjità ta’ kull bniedem.

Sa mill-ewwel messaġġ tiegħu Urbi et Orbi, il-Papa għażel li jqiegħed il-paċi fiċ-ċentru tal-missjoni tiegħu, hekk kif sellem lid-dinja bil-kliem ta’ Kristu: “Il-paċi tkun magħkom ilkoll!”

Dan il-messaġġ ma kienx sempliċiment slogan biex ta bidu għall-pontifikat iżda linja ċara tal-ministeru, f’liema messaġġ il-kelma ‘paċi’ ntqalet minn tal-inqas 10 darbiet… Read more »

COMECE Reflection Paper addresses mental health challenges in Europe

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) published on Thursday, 7 May 2026, the Reflection Paper entitled “Mental Health in Europe – A Call for Care”. The document offers an ethical and human-centred contribution to the growing European public and political debate on mental health, calling for policies rooted in human dignity, solidarity and integral care.

The COMECE document was released in the context of the 2026 European Mental Health Week (4-8 May 2026), coordinated by Mental Health Europe and highlighting community, resilience, and inclusive policies, aiming to move conversations from crisis response toward prevention and collective action… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 8th May 2026, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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: 8th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:22-31
Psalm: 56 (57):8-9,10-12

Gospel: John 15:12-17

Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing… Read more »

Pompeii prepares to welcome Pope Leo on 1st anniversary of pontificate

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The Archbishop of Pompeii looks ahead to Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the Marian city on the first anniversary of his pontificate, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii venerated in the Shrine.

Expressing his joy and gratitude for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to the city of Pompeii on 8 May 2026, Archbishop Tommaso Caputo said “The Holy Father’s visit to Pompeii to celebrate the first year of his pontificate is a most special gift, one that we wish to welcome with hearts full of gratitude, so that our community may become ever more a sanctuary of light, a school of prayer, and a fortress of peace.”

Speaking to Vatican News just days ahead of the Pope’s one-day visit to Naples and nearby Pompeii in Italy’s southern Campania region, the Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii described the “enthusiastic and joyful” anticipation of the faithful… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 7th May 2026, 9:30am

  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: 7th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:7-21
Psalm: 95 (96):1-2a,2b-3,10

Gospel: John 15:9-11

Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” Read more »

The Pope: The Church has a mission to speak out against all that mortifies life

  St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium8. The Church, pilgrim in history towards the heavenly homeland

Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

As we focus today on a section of Chapter VII of the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Church, let us reflect on one of its defining characteristics: its eschatological dimensionRead more »