Yearly Archives: 2026

Pope’s July prayer intention: ‘for respect for human life’

04/07/2026

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of July, and invites Catholics to pray ‘for respect for human life,’ so all may ‘recognize and protect the unique and unrepeatable value of every human being.’

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this July in praying for respect for human life.

He released the monthly “Pray with the Pope” video on Thursday, which is prepared by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 4th July 2026, 9:30am

04/07/2026   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: 4th July

04/07/2026

Readings of the day

First reading: Amos 9:11-15
Psalm: 84 (85):9,11-12,13-14

Gospel: Matthew 9:14-17

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?”

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse… Read more »

Watch: Documentary about the Pope

03/07/2026

The Editorial Directorate of the Dicastery for Communication presents the documentary “Leo in Rome”, featuring interviews, archival footage, and images that retrace the years Robert Francis Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—spent in the Eternal City. The documentary was produced by journalists Felipe Herrera-Espaliat, Salvatore Cernuzio, and Tiziana Campisi, with editing by Jaime Vizcaíno Haro.

The documentary is in Italian with English subtitles.

Source: vaticannews.va Read more »

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Mass & Rosary – 3rd July 2026, 9:30am

03/07/2026   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: 3rd July

03/07/2026

Saint Thomas, apostle – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ephesians 2:19-22
Psalm: 116:1,2

Gospel: John 20:24-29

Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them… Read more »

Two previously unknown homilies by St Augustine found

02/07/2026

Skoperta minn studjużi tal-Università ta’ Würzburg fil-Ġermanja wasslet biex ġew identifikati żewġ omeliji ta’ Santu Wistin, iktar minn 16-il seklu wara mewtu.

Ir-riċerkaturi kienu qed jistudjaw manuskritt tas-seklu 12 li kien ippreservat f’monasteru fil-Polonja. Filwaqt li f’dan il-manuskritt kien hemm 6 prietki attribwiti lil Santu Wistin, 2 minnhom qatt ma kienu ġew identifikati minn studjużi.

Iż-żewġ omeliji jitrattaw l-episodju bibliku mill-Ewwel Ktieb ta’ Samwel meta r-Re Sawl ifittex lis-saħħara ta’ Endor biex ikun jista’ jagħmel komunikat mal-profeta Samwel qabel il-battalja… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 2nd July 2026, 9:30am

02/07/2026   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: 2nd July

02/07/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Amos 7:10-17
Psalm: 18:8,9,10,11

Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8

After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” At that, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”

Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why do you harbour evil thoughts? … Read more »

A Vatican commission is drafting guidelines on the responsible use of AI

01/07/2026

Wara li fit-12 ta’ Mejju ġiet approvata kummissjoni ġdida fi ħdan il-Vatikan dwar l-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali – AI, il-Kummissjoni interdekasterjali se tkun qed tippubblika linji gwida dwar l-użu responsabbli tal-AI fl-istituzzjonijiet kollha tal-Vatikan.

Dan tħabbar wara l-ewwel laqgħa uffiċjali tal-kummissjoni li qed taħdem biex tfassal politika komuni tal-Knisja dwar din it-teknoloġija li qed tavvanza b’pass mgħaġġel. Għal din il-laqgħa li saret f’Ruma fis-17 ta’ Ġunju, rappreżentanti minn bosta dekasteri tal-Vatikan bdew jiddiskutu kif il-Knisja tista’ tiżviluppa approċċ komuni quddiem l-opportunitajiet u l-isfidi li qed iġġib magħha din it-teknoloġija… Read more »