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Nostra aetate, 60 years on: Church renews dialogue against hatred and division

17/09/2026   The Vatican

On the 60th anniversary of ‘Nostra aetate’, which opened a new chapter in relations between Catholics and believers of other faiths, three Vatican Dicasteries publish a Note entitled “A Journey of Hope,” renewing the call to counter fundamentalism, protect religious freedom, and build coexistence founded on fraternity.

At the time, it was a turning point in relations between Catholics and Jews and with believers of other faiths, as well as a beacon of hope in the aftermath of the Second World War… Read more »

Pope: Humanity’s future depends on collaboration in building more humane world

17/09/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes (GS, 23-32). 3. The human community -Dokumenti tal-Konċilju Vatikan II. IV. Kostituzzjoni pastorali Gaudium et spes (GS 1-10). 3. Il-komunità tal-bnedmin (GS, 23-32)

Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

By dedicating the second chapter to the “human community”, the Constitution Gaudium et Spes (GS) invites us to consider “the growing interdependence of men” as “one of the salient features of the modern world” (no… Read more »

Watch: Msgr. Lawrenz Cachia’s 70 years of priesthood and great love for the Maltese language

He recounts his memories of Dun Karm Psaila

16/09/2026

Photos/Videos: Miguela Xuereb

A scholar of the Maltese language who served in several parishes, Newsbook Malta met Msgr. Lawrenz Cachia at Dar tal-Kleru, where he is now retired, to share some of his fondest memories from his 70 years as a priest.

He told Newsbook Malta that he enjoyed seeing people take an interest in his sermons, “but ultimately, it is in the Lord’s hands how much good has been done.”

Msgr… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Human dignity must always be defended as God’s gift

09/09/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis.The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes (GS12-22). 2. Human dignity: gift and responsibility.

Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

The Conciliar Constitution Gaudium et Spes (GS), by dedicating the first chapter to the dignity of the human person, emphasizes that it is the foundation and condition for “those values which are most highly prized today”, but these must not lose sight of their “divine source”, in order to avoid possible distortions arising from the “taint in man’s human heart” (GS, 11)… Read more »

The victories we must work for today – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Homily on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

08/09/2026   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Victory Day is a cherished day of celebration for our country. Together with the Church throughout the world, today we celebrate the feast of the birth of Our Lady, but this is also a feast that has a particular significance for us Maltese. Today, the Maltese people commemorate events that shaped our national identity, moments in which our forefathers recognised God’s protection and thanked Our Lady for her maternal intercession… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Mutual love is one debt that ‘does not enslave us’

06/09/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The word of God proclaimed in this Sunday’s liturgy offers us some fundamental criteria for thought and action.  In the Letter to the Romans, we read that every commandment is “summed up in this word, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’” (Rom 13:9).  Saint Paul insists on this point with a very powerful image, one that also appears in the Lord’s Prayer.  He writes: “Owe no one anything, except to love one another” (v… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in September 2026

05/09/2026

During the month of September, the Archdiocese of Malta will broadcast the mass daily at 9:30am on TVM+, Knisja.mt and Newsbook Malta. From Monday to Saturday on Knisja.mt, Newsbook Malta, and the Archdiocese of Malta’s Facebook and YouTube. Every Sunday, the mass will be broadcast on TVM, Knisja.mt and Newsbook Malta, the RTK 103 radio station, and the Archdiocese of Malta’s Facebook and YouTube… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Church is called to serve humanity, unmask society’s contradictions

02/09/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes (GS 1–10) 1. The Church: Listening to and Serving the World

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

With today’s meeting, we will begin to reflect on the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, with which the Second Vatican Council intended to focus on a fundamental theme, namely the relationship between the Church and the contemporary world… Read more »

Let’s renew our commitment to universal fraternity and caring for creation

Holy Mass on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

02/09/2026   Garden of the Madonnina del Borgo Laudato Si’, the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, Italy

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

On this World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the readings chosen for today’s liturgy offer us two invitations to contemplate the works of the Lord — a task that is certainly not difficult in the setting of these beautiful gardens.

The Book of Wisdom encourages us to contemplate the beauty and power of creation, in order to appreciate its Creator (cf. Wis 13:1–9)… Read more »

God’s love for everybody – Bishop Galea-Curmi

01/09/2026   Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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

Hija storja drammatika din li għadna kif smajna meta Ġesù mar Nazaret, “fejn kien trabba” (Lq 4:16). U żgur li jolqotna kif hemm differenza kbira, kuntrast kbir, bejn il-bidu ta’ din il-ġrajja u kif spiċċat, speċjalment fir-reazzjoni tan-nies. L-Evanġelju jgħid li meta n-nies semgħu lil Ġesù jaqra s-silta mill-Ktieb ta’ Isaija l-Profeta, u mbagħad jgħid “din il-kitba seħħet illum intom u tisimgħu” (Lq 4:21) – “ilkoll laqgħu kliemu u stagħġbu għall-kliem mimli ħlewwa li kien ħiereġ minn fommu” (Lq 4:)… Read more »