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Il-Papa Ljun XIV – Nieħdu bis-serjetà l-għana tal-“Amoris Laetitia”

Holy Mass at the Conclusion of the Meeting Marking the10th Anniversary of the Publication of Amoris Laetitia

14/10/2026 St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

read by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Dean of the College of Cardinals

I will now read the homily prepared by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.

“The joy of love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church” (Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, 19 March 2016, 1)… Read more »

Pope Leo has good second night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital

15/10/2026

Photo: Vatican Media

“The Pope had a good night in the hospital, got up and had breakfast,” the Holy See Press Office said on Thursday morning, two days after Pope Leo underwent a successful lung operation with no complications.

Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery at Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, during which doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, as explained in a statement released by the Holy See Press Office the same evening… Read more »

‘The family has a prophetic role’ – The Archbishop warns of growing isolation

Speech at the Briefing at the conclusion of the meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation 'Amoris laetitia'

15/10/2026 The Vatican

Archbishop Charles Scicluna said at a Vatican press conference on Wednesday evening that he was returning to Malta with a “renewed commitment” to place the family at the centre of the Church’s pastoral mission, describing Amoris Laetitia as a “fresh document which needs to be rediscovered” ten years after its publication.

Speaking at the briefing, held at the Holy See Press Office to conclude a week-long meeting marking the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation on family life, Archbishop Scicluna emphasised the document’s call for a Church that listens before judging and leads people to an encounter with God’s mercy… Read more »

The Archbishop meets with and listens to separated people

14/10/2026 St John’s Hall, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna met with a number of separated persons at a meeting organised by the Office for Pastoral Care of Separated Persons within the Archdiocese of Malta.

During the meeting, the Archbishop was asked several questions on a wide range of topics. These included responsibilities towards children following separation, particularly in blended families and in situations where care and custody are entrusted to one parent… Read more »

Pope Leo has calm night in hospital after successful lung surgery

14/10/2026

“The night passed calmly for the Pope. Further information will be provided later today,” the Holy See Press Office said on Wednesday, the morning after Pope Leo underwent a successful lung operation with no complications.

Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery at Gemelli Hospital, during which doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung.

A statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday evening from Dr Luigi Carbone and Prof… Read more »

Joint statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools Association

12/10/2026

The Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) and the Church Schools Association (CSA) disapprove of unnecessary alarm caused by the Union of Professional Educators’ sweeping statements, which cast doubt on the work carried out by those involved.

SfCE and CSA confirm that all educators have been paid in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and the agreed parameters governing salaries, salary placement and arrears payments… Read more »

Always a positive experience – Bishop Galea-Curmi

11/10/2026 The Parish Church of the Risen Christ, Pembroke

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Għamel festa għat-tieġ ta’ ibnu” (Mt 22:2). Fil-parabbola li qal Ġesù, l-ewwel ħaġa li tolqotna hija kif iqabbel is-saltna ta’ Alla ma’ xi ħaġa mill-isbaħ – ma’ festa, u festa ta’ tieġ. Aħna meta naħsbu f’festa ta’ tieġ f’ċirkustanzi normali, fejn ma jkunx hemm xi disgwid fil-familja, naħsbu f’xi ħaġa sabiħa, ċelebrazzjoni li tgħaqqad flimkien diversi nies. U Ġesù, biex ifiehem x’jiġifieri s-saltna ta’ Alla, iqabbilha ma’ festa ta’ tieġ… Read more »

Feast of St Tarcisius celebrated by Maltese altar servers

03/10/2026 The Collegiate Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Naxxar

More than 200 altar servers, both boys and girls, from various Maltese parishes attended an activity organised by the National Association of Maltese Altar Servers on Saturday, 3 October 2026, to mark the feast of St Tarcisius, Patron Saint of Altar Servers.

This annual event, which is held in a different parish each year, brings together altar servers from parishes across Malta in an atmosphere of prayer and celebration… Read more »

The Pope will undergo surgery to remove a nodule in his lung

The Church in Malta is united in prayer for the Holy Father, wishing him well for the surgery he will be undergoing

11/10/2026

Pope Leo XIV told the faithful gathered for the Angelus on Sunday that his doctors have found a “a localized nodule” in his lung and he will be operated on in a few days. The medical procedure will take place at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

“Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, doctors found a localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well localized… Read more »

Proclaiming the Gospel Without Fear – Bishop Galea-Curmi

11/10/2026

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Woe to me if I do not proclaim the Gospel” (1 Cor 9:16). These are the words of St Paul. This conviction was at the heart of the Church from the very beginning: her mission is to proclaim the Gospel, to proclaim the life and words of Jesus, the Saviour of the world… Read more »