Yearly Archives: 2026

The Pope: It is Jesus’ love that begets love within us

10/05/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

In today’s Gospel, we hear some of the words Jesus addressed to his disciples during the Last Supper.  As he turns the bread and wine into a living expression of his love, Christ says: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (Jn 14:15).  This statement frees us from the misconception that we are loved because we keep the commandments, as if our righteousness were a prerequisite for God’s love… Read more »

An experience of pastoral exchange and knowledge between two Mediterranean realities

A visit organised by MELA

10/05/2026

Ritratt: Evan Demicoli – Uffiċċju Preżenza Diġitali

Delegazzjoni mis-Seminarju ta’ Piazza Armerina fi Sqallija, immexxija mir-Rettur don Luca Crapanzano, żaret Malta fil-bidu ta’ Mejju, f’esperjenza ta’ skambju u għarfien pastorali bejn iż-żewġ realtajiet Mediterranji. Din iż-żjara ġiet organizzata minn MELA (Mediterranean Ethnographic Laboratory & Archive).

Il-programm beda b’laqgħa introduttorja dwar il-kuntest Malti u wara laqgħa mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna. F’din il-laqgħa, is-seminaristi kellhom iċ-ċans jiddiskutu mal-Arċisqof dwar x’tifhem il-Knisja f’Malta bl-inkulturazzjoni tal-Evanġelju fis-soċjetà tal-lum, inkluż l-importanza tad-devozzjonijiet popolari u l-apprezzament tal-wirt pre-Kristjan f’Malta… Read more »

Mass on the Sixth Sunday of Easter – 10th May 2026, 9:30am

10/05/2026   St. Mary's Chapel, Luqa

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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 Sunday Gospel: 10th May

10/05/2026

Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:5-8,14-17
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a,16,20
Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18

Gospel: John 14:15-21

Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it… Read more »

The Synod publishes reports on the selection of Bishops and how the Church should address issues that challenge it

09/05/2026

Photo: Vatican Media

Il-Vatikan ippubblika żewġ rapporti finali ta’ gruppi ta’ studju fi ħdan is-Sinodu. Din id-darba, ir-rapporti jinkludu l-għażla talisqfijiet u dwar kif il-Knisja tista’ tkompli timxi b’mod parteċipattiv fi kwistjonijiet emerġenti.

Il-Kardinal Mario Grech saħaq li dawn ir-rapporti juru li d-dixxerniment għandu jibqa’ fil-qalba kemm tal-għażla tal-isqfijiet kif ukoll tal-mod kif il-Knisja tindirizza l-isfidi pastorali, duttrinali u etiċi tal-lum… Read more »

Serious responsibility on our shoulders

Pastoral note on the General Election 2026

09/05/2026

Dear brothers and sisters,

The General Election is an event of great importance in the life of Maltese society. We will be choosing those to whom we entrust the leadership of our country for the years ahead.

This is a serious responsibility on our shoulders, one that calls us to prepare ourselves well so that we may make an informed decision… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 9th May 2026, 9:30am

09/05/2026   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: 9th May

09/05/2026

Saint George Preca, Priest and Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine, M.U.S.E.U.M – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 21:11-17,21 or 2 Timothy 2:1-11
Psalm: 119:33-42

Gospel: Mark 16:14a,15-20

Later Jesus appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and he said to them, “The one who believes and is baptised will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it… Read more »

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

08/05/2026

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

08/05/2026

Photo: Vatican Media

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 »