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Pope Leo on the 100th World Mission Day 2026 – One in Christ, united in mission

Message of Pope Leo XIV for the 100th World Mission Day 2026

17/10/2026 The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters,

For World Mission Day 2026, which marks the centenary of a celebration established by Pius XI that is very dear to the Church, I have chosen the theme “One in Christ, united in mission.” Following the Jubilee Year, I wish to encourage the whole Church to continue its missionary journey with joy and zeal in the Holy Spirit… Read more »

Visit the Archbishop’s Curia this coming Sunday

16/10/2026

The sacristy, which is part of the Casa Manresa Chapel

This coming Sunday, 18 October 2026, the public is invited to visit the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana as part of the Ġenna ta’ Ġonna event.

Visitors will learn why, in 1743, the Jesuits felt the need to dedicate this building to Our Lady of Manresa, and how over the years it has helped the Church’s pastoral mission… Read more »

Archbishop joins Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family in prayer on 9th anniversary of her murder

16/10/2026

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna today joined the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia for a private moment of prayer and remembrance marking the ninth anniversary of her assassination.

The prayers included a reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes followed by a blessing imparted by the Archbishop. Harpist Jacob Portelli provided musical accompaniment.

The short service also remembered Daphne’s mother, Rose Vella, who passed away in 2023… Read more »

The Pope to FAO: Guaranteeing access to food is a basic human right

Pope Leo XIV to FAO: Guaranteeing access to food is a basic human right

16/10/2026 The Vatican

Photo: Monstera Production

Address by Pope Leo XIV

His Excellency Mr Qu Dongyu
Director-General of the FAO
Your Excellency,

Your Excellency,

1. The theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Innovate Today. Nourish Tomorrow.” By helping the earth yield its fruit, humanity does not merely engage in a technical operation, but fulfills the command to care for the earth and cultivate it (cf… Read more »

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 »