Yearly Archives: 2026

“The Living Will is good because it gives clarity” – The Archbishop

With what is proposed, euthanasia will remain illegal

06/03/2026

L-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Charles Scicluna qal li l-Knisja taqbel mal-abbozz ta’ liġi ġdid li jistabbilixxi regoli dwar kif jistgħu jsiru Direttivi Mediċi Avvanzati – ‘Living Wills’ għax ħadd mhu obbligat jaċċetta terapija inutli. Hu fakkar li l-proposta teskludi l-ewtanasija jew kwalunkwe intervent maħsub biex itemm ħajja u li talbiet bħal dawn jiġu kkunsidrati invalidi skont il-liġi. 

Waqt li kien qed jiġi intervistat waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd fuq RTK103, hu qal li dan il-Living Will isir meta l-bniedem ikun għadu f’sensih u wieħed irid ikun seren b’din id-deċiżjoni… Read more »

Secretariat for Catholic Education and Church Schools’ Association support stronger safeguards in response to Government green paper on social media

06/03/2026

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools’ Association welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Government’s Green Paper and, in light of mounting evidence of social media’s impact on children’s wellbeing and development, underscore the urgent need for a robust, child-centred national framework.

The Secretariat and Association commend the Green Paper’s strong focus on safeguarding, the protection of minors from abuse and harmful content, and its recognition of the shared responsibility of families, schools and communities… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 6th March 2026, 9:30am

06/03/2026   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: 6th March

06/03/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28
Psalm: 104 (105):16-17,18-19,20-21

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43,45-46

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey… Read more »

New Council of Parish Priests 2026–2028

05/03/2026

Ritratt: Claire Camilleri – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

Il-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ħatar Kunsill ġdid tal-Kappillani għas-snin 2026-2028 u se jkun magħmul minn tmien kappillani.

Fl-ewwel laqgħa tal-Kunsill tal-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani, l-Isqfijiet ta’ Malta awguraw lill-membri l-ġodda sabiex il-ħidma tagħhom tħalli l-frott mixtieq fil-parroċċi u fil-Knisja f’Malta.

Il-membri tal-Kunsill huma: il-President Dun Robin Camilleri, l-Arċipriet tal-Isla; il-Viċi President Dun Evan Caruana, il-Kappillan ta’ Santa Marija f’Birkirkara; is-Segretarju tal-Kunsill Dun Martin Cardona, il-Kappillan ta’ Ħal Kirkop; is-Segretarju tal-Kulleġġ Dun Sean Abela, il-Kappillan tal-Imġarr u l-Kaxxier Dun Joshua Cortis, il-Kappillan tal-Balluta… Read more »

Mgr Pawlu Cremona: a faithful servant of the Lord and of great humility – The Archbishop

Mass for the repose of Archbishop Paul Cremona

03/03/2026   St Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral, Mdina

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

Il-kelma li jagħtina Ġesù jfakkarna ħafna f’dak li għalih qegħdin hawn għat-tislima tagħna u t-talb tagħna b’suffraġju tal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona li fostna mexa bħala qaddej tal-poplu tiegħu. L-ebda wieħed u waħda minna ma niftakruh għall-vanità tiegħu jew għall-frugħa tiegħu; imma l-Mulej tahulna bħala qaddej ġwejjed, ta’ umiltà kbira, ta’ sens prattiku kbir, ta’ mħabba kbira.

Aħna nitolbu ħafna għalih u f’dan il-mument fejn qed joqrob l-ewwel anniversarju mill-mewt tiegħu nitolbu wkoll għal ruħu u nitolbu biex il-Mulej ikompli jberikna b’ragħajja bħalu, ragħajja skond il-qalb tal-Mulej… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 5th March 2026, 9:30am

05/03/2026   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: 5th March

05/03/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4 and 6

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table… Read more »

The Church’s humanity and divinity are in harmony – Pope at Audience

04/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 2. The Church, a Visible and Spiritual Reality

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and wecome!

Today, we will continue our exploration of the Conciliar Constitution Lumen gentium, a dogmatic Constitution on the Church.

In the first chapter, which is primarily intended to answer the question of what the Church is, she is described as a “complex reality” (no… Read more »

Synod Office publishes first two Final Reports of the Study Groups

04/03/2026

The General Secretariat of the Synod today publishes the first two Final Reports of the Study Groups established by Pope Francis following the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: that of Study Group No. 3 on The mission in the digital environment and that of Study Group No. 4 on The revision of the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis in a missionary synodal perspective… Read more »