Yearly Archives: 2026

Pope: Africa will enrich my life and ministry as Successor of Peter

Holy Mass

23/04/2026   Malabo Stadium, Equatorial Guinea

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

I would like to begin by warmly greeting the local Church of Malabo, along with its pastor. At the same time, I send heartfelt condolences to the entire Archdiocesan community, the brother priests and the family members of your recently deceased Vicar General, Father Fortunato Nsue Esono, whom we remember in this Eucharistic celebration… Read more »

Let’s not punish workers with families because they have children – The Archbishop

Visit to the General Workers’ Union offices

21/04/2026   Valletta

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Nirringrazzjak ħafna għażiż Josef ta’ dan il-kliem, anke tal-valuri li inti stess interpretajt bħala l-pedament tal-esperjenza u tal-ħajja, ix-xogħol, u tal-preżenza fis-soċjetà tal-General Workers’ Union, li tħaddan ħafna ħaddiema f’pajjiżna. Dak kollu li qegħdin tagħmlu, anke maċ-ċittadini ta’ pajjiżi terzi, qed ikollu wkoll impatt mhux biss fuq l-esperjenza li dawn ħutna jagħmlu tax- xogħol fostna, imma wkoll impatt indirett barra minn xtutna… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 23rd April 2026, 9:30am

23/04/2026   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: 23rd April

23/04/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:26-40
Psalm: 65 (66):8-9,16-17,20

Gospel: John 6:44-51

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd: “No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 

Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven… Read more »

Monsignor Vincent Deguara passes away – constantly says “I’m happy I’m a priest”

"The Lord chose me, wanted me and made me happy"

22/04/2026

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta / Ian Noel Pace

Tħabbret il-mewt ta’ Mons. Vinċenz Deguara fl-età ta’ 94 sena.

Il-Parroċċa ta’ San Sebastjan Martri f’Ħal Qormi ħabbret li Dun Vinċenz irritorna fid-Dar tal-Missier ilbieraħ, it-Tlieta 21 ta’ April 2026.

Meta kien għadu żagħżugħ, Dun Vinċenz għamel sitt snin u disa’ xhur jaħdem it-tarzna. Huwa mbagħad daħal is-Seminarju Maġġuri biex jibda l-formazzjoni tiegħu… Read more »

Caritas will open a residence for those in the final phase of the drug program

22/04/2026

Photo: DOI – Clodagh O’Neill

Il-Fondazzjoni Caritas tinsab viċin li tiftaħ il-bibien tagħha fin-Naxxar, għal dik li se sservi ta’ residenza ‘after care’ għal dawk il-persuni li jkunu waslu fl-aħħar fażi tal-programm ta’ riabilitazzjoni mid-droga.

Din il-fażi hi meqjusa bħala l-aktar sensittiva u prekarja minħabba li r-riskju ta’ relapse jkun akbar, speċjalment għal dawk li ma jkollhomx sapport familjari u akkomodazzjoni fissa… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 22nd April 2026, 9:30am

22/04/2026   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: 22nd April

22/04/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:1b-8
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a

Gospel: John 6:35-40

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me… Read more »

The Pope in Equatorial Guinea: the last country on the Apostolic Journey to Africa

The Pope will stay in Equatorial Guinea until April 23rd

21/04/2026

Photo: Vatican Media

Il-Papa Ljun XIV dalgħodu ħalla Angola għall-Guinea Ekwatorjali li huwa l-aħħar minn erba’ pajjiżi fil-Vjaġġ Appostoliku ta’ 11-il ġurnata fl-Afrika.

Fl-aħħar għodwa tiegħu f’Angola, il-Papa mexxa quddiesa privata fin-Nunzjatura Appostolika f’Luanda.

Huwa sellem lill-President Angolan João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço u rikeb fl-ajruplan għall-Ginea Ekwatorjali fid-9:19am ħin lokali.

Fit-tlett ijiem li kellu f’Angola, il-Papa żar tlett ibliet: Luanda, Muxima, u Saurimo… Read more »

Pope Francis remembered one year after death

Rosary, mass and documentary to commemorate the anniversary

21/04/2026

Photo: Vatican News

The first anniversary of Pope Francis’s death is being marked today with a rosary and mass at Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where the late pontiff was laid to rest.

Pope Francis died on 21 April 2025 – one day after Easter Sunday – at the age of 88, following a period of treatment at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli hospital for a respiratory infection… Read more »