Yearly Archives: 2026

Pope Leo: Promote a reconciled memory by educating everyone in harmony

Meeting with bishops, priests, deacons,consecrated men and women and pastoral workers

20/04/2026   The Parish of Our Lady of Fatima in Luanda, Angola

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers in the episcopate, priests,
consecrated men and women, catechists,
brothers and sisters!

I also greet the Capuchin Franciscan Fathers who are welcoming us to their house today. Thank you very much!

It is a great joy for me to meet with you. Thank you for your warm welcome! First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have worked to spread and continue to spread the Gospel in Angola… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 21st April 2026, 9:30am

21/04/2026   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: 21st April

21/04/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 7:51 – 8:1a
Psalm: 30 (31):3cd-4, 6ab, 7b, 8a, 17 & 21ab

Gospel: John 6:30-35

The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven… Read more »

He accompanies us on our journey through life – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

19/04/2026   The Chapel of St. Paul's Shipwreck, Attard

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“B’ħarsa ta’ niket fuq wiċċhom” (Lq 24:17). Dan hu l-mod kif San Luqa, fl-Evanġelju tiegħu, jiddeskrivi lil dawn iż-żewġ dixxipli li kienu mexjin minn Ġerusalemm lejn raħal jismu Għemmaws. Hemm xi seba’ mili minn post għal ieħor, u dawn kienu mexjin; imma li jinnota l-Evanġelju huwa kif dawn kienu mnikktin, kienu diżappuntati. Kienu għadhom kif għaddew mill-ġrajja – li għalihom kienet trawma – tal-mewt ta’ Ġesù… Read more »

A boy who offered what he had – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

17/04/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Hawn tfajjel” (Ġw 6:9). Meta, f’din il-ġrajja kollha, naraw dawk l-eluf ta’ nies, u Ġesù qed jara kif se jagħmel biex jitmagħhom, u jiġi wieħed mill-appostli, Indrì, jgħidlu “hawn tfajjel”, qisha tidher xi ħaġa ta’ kuntrast. Ma’ dak il-kobor kollu hemm xi ħadd żgħir. X’jista’ jagħmel dan biex jgħin fis-soluzzjoni tal-problema li kellhom, li dawk in-nies kellhom bżonn x’jieklu u Ġesù jagħtihom? … Read more »

Archdiocese rejects false, defamatory and misleading claims in The Shift News

20/04/2026

The Archdiocese of Malta categorically rejects the false and misleading claims published by The Shift News in an article titled ‘Anger within Curia over costly conversion of ODZ farmhouse for Archbishop Scicluna’.

The article constructs a narrative that bears little or no resemblance to the facts. A property which is currently not habitable has been falsely portrayed as a venue being used by the Archbishop to host “private gatherings with friends” at weekends… Read more »

Pope in Kilamba: Jesus walks beside the Church in Angola

Mass on the Third Sunday of Easter

19/04/2026   Kilamba, Angola

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

I celebrate the Eucharist here among you with a grateful heart. Thanks be to God for this gift, and thank you for your warm welcome!

On this third Sunday of Easter, the Lord has spoken to us through the Gospel about the disciples on the road to Emmaus (cf. Lk 24:13-35)… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 20th April 2026, 9:30am

20/04/2026   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: 20th April

20/04/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6:8-15
Psalm: 118 (119):23-24,26-27,29-30

Gospel: John 6:22-29

After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left… Read more »