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The volleyball marathon in aid of Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza between 16th and 18th July

22/06/2026

Photo: BOV

Is‑16‑il edizzjoni tal‑BOV Volleyball Marathon b’risq Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza se ssir bejn il‑Ħamis 16 ta’ Lulju u s‑Sibt 18 ta’ Lulju 2026 u, għall‑ewwel darba, se tittella’ fil‑Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC) f’Ta’ Qali.

Il‑maratona se tiġi inawgurata mill‑President ta’ Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono, il‑Ħamis 16 ta’ Lulju fis‑6.30pm u tintemm fil‑11.00pm tas‑Sibt 18 ta’ Lulju 2026.

40 plejer, magħżula wara sitt ġimgħat ta’ taħriġ, se jiffurmaw ħames timijiet u se jilagħbu l‑volleyball bla waqfien għal aktar minn 53 siegħa, mhux għall‑qligħ personali iżda biex isostnu kawża ġusta… Read more »

That which remains – Bishop Galea-Curmi

22/06/2026   Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ftit ġranet ilu kien hemm l-aħbar li għall-ewwel darba hemm bniedem iddikjarat uffiċjalment triljunarju. X’ikun triljunarju? Aħna nafu li hemm min hu miljunarju, biljunarju; u triljunarju  jfisser li jkollok tnax-il żero wara l-ewwel numru.

Din kienet aħbar li għamlet naqra agħa. Imma meta naqraw dal-kliem ta’ Ġesù, nindunaw kemm bniedem jista’ jkollu, u jkollu ħafna, imma l-aktar importanti mhuwiex dan fil-ħajja, anzi wieħed irid joqgħod attent fejn jidħol il-flus, il-ġid, u l-proprjetà… Read more »

Mgr Scerri participates in the Ecumenical Dialogue with the Orthodox

22/06/2026   Pannonhalma, Hungary

Mgr Prof. Hector Scerri, President of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, and member of the International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, took part in the latest encounter of the Coordination Committee of the same Commission. The meeting took place in the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma in Hungary between 15 and 19 June 2026. The subject of the Dialogue was the Infallibility of the Pope in the context of the Infallibility of the Church… Read more »

Pope tells Christians to respond to hatred with love

22/06/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

In today’s Gospel reading (Mt 10:26-33), Jesus sends the disciples out on their mission and addresses them with this exhortation: “What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops” (v. 27).

He draws a parallel between what we hear “in private,” namely, what is in the secret of our hearts, and what we are called to proclaim to everyone… Read more »

The Pope is emphasizing that we should encourage families – Bishop Galea-Curmi

18/06/2026

Ritratt: Miguela Xuereb

F’intervista li saret dalgħodu waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd fuq RTK103 l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea Curmi qal li l-Papa Ljun XIV qed jenfasizza ħafna fuq l-inkoraġġiment li għandha tingħata l-familja li qed taffaċċja ħafna aktar sfidi minn qatt qabel. Qal li l-Papa qed jagħraf l-isfidi tat-trobbija u anke tal-edukazzjoni olistika.

Hu tkellem dwar il-laqgħa ta’ MED26 li saret f’Barcellona bis-sehem tal-Papa Ljun XIV… Read more »

Commitment and Hope – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Graduation Caritas

17/06/2026   Therapeutic Community, St Blas, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’Malta Il-messaġġ tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Illum huwa jum ta’ ringrazzjament, ta’ ferħ u ta’ tama. Niċċelebraw il-gradwazzjoni ta’ sitt persuni fit-tmiem ta’ programm impenjattiv ta’ riabilitazzjoni. Il-mixja tagħhom ma kinitx waħda faċli. Talbet kuraġġ, perseveranza, sinċerità magħhom infushom, sagrifiċċju, kapaċità li jaċċettaw l-għajnuna, u r-rieda li jerġgħu jibdew mill-ġdid, ħafna drabi wara li esperjenzaw tbatija, fallimenti u mumenti ta’ qtigħ il-qalb… Read more »

Pope welcomes US-Iran agreement, calls for mutual trust in Middle East

17/06/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis: The Apostolic Journey to Spain

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

Today I would like to share some reflections on the Apostolic Journey I made last week to Spain, visiting Madrid, Barcelona, the Abbey of Montserrat and the Canary Islands.

After the long journey in four African countries, this time I found myself immersed in a European country with an ancient and very rich Catholic tradition… Read more »

Compassion from the depths of the heart – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 11th Sunday Ordinary Time

14/06/2026   The Collegiate Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Naxxar

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm kelma partikulari fl-Evanġelju tal-lum li turina xi ħaġa speċjali ħafna f’Ġesù. L-Evanġelju jgħid: “Ra n-nies u tħassarhom, għax kienu mdejqa u mitluqa qishom nagħaġ bla ragħaj” (Mt 9:36). Dil-kelma hi: “tħassarhom”. Bil-Malti, aħna ngħidu “titħassar” meta tara lil xi ħadd u jiddispjaċik għalih, tħoss simpatija għalih. Imma fil-fatt il-kelma kif inhi fl-Evanġelju hi ħafna aktar qawwija milli sempliċiment għax tarah, u titnikket, jew tħoss għalih… Read more »

The Pope: God’s grace is freely given and must be shared

14/06/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Sunday!

Today’s Gospel (Mt 9:36–10:8) brings us a great gift, for it draws all who hear it into Jesus’ gaze: it is a story that bears witness to the attentiveness of this gaze, as well as telling us what the Lord sees. We read, in fact, that Christ “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless” (v… Read more »