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“The Pope is emphasizing that we should encourage families” – Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea Curmi

18/06/2026

Photo: 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 – Auxiliary 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 – Auxiliary 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 »

Another edition of the “Is-Seminarju” newsletter has been published

13/06/2026

Twice a year, the Archbishop’s Seminary publishes the newsletter Is-Seminarju, with the most recent edition released for the month of June. The newsletter includes a number of articles about life at the Major Seminary.

Among other topics, it covers aspects of formation, activities that have recently taken place at the Seminary, and other information related to the Seminary community. The newsletter also features various contributions from seminarians and from people who work closely with the Seminary… Read more »

The Pope: Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border

Meeting with the organizations working with migrants

12/06/2026   Port of Arguineguín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Address by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

We have just heard one of the most challenging passages in the Gospel. We know that this same chapter also contains a warning that no believer can take lightly (Mt 25:41-45). Today, by the sea, the word of God becomes concrete: here so many wounded lives arrive, stripped of almost everything, but never of their dignity… Read more »

European Catechetical Congress – Catechesis for Encounter and for Peace

Congress of the Équipe Européenne de Catéchèse

12/06/2026   Corato, Italy

Rev. Prof. Carl-Mario Sultana convened and addressed the biennial Congress of the Équipe Européenne de Catéchèse of which he is the President. The meeting was held in Corato, near Bari in Italy and between 3 and 8 June 2026. It brought together more than 60 participants from more than 17 European countries. The participants were either national directors of Catechesis and/or Religious Education in their countries or academics in higher educational institutions in Catechetics and/or Religious Education… Read more »

Pope at the Sagrada Família underscores need to work for peace

Papal Mass

11/06/2026   Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain

Homily of Holy Father Pope Leo XIV

“Senyor, sobirà nostre, que n’és, de gloriós, el vostre nom per tota la terra!” (Ps 8:1). With the praise of this psalm, so full of joy and wonder, I greet all of you, dear brothers and sisters. I express my gratitude to their Majesties. I thank Cardinal Juan José Omella, Archbishop of Barcelona, as well as my fellow bishops and all those who join us in prayer: priests, deacons and men and women religious… Read more »

10 Maltese representatives attend Med 26 – Barcelona

Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma and Auxiliary Bishop for Malta Joseph Galea-Curmi among those present

10/06/2026

MED26 – Barcelona is currently taking place during Pope Leo XIV’s visit for the inauguration and blessing of the tallest bell tower of the Sagrada Família Basilica in Spain. The event brings together bishops, theologians, young people, sanctuary rectors and social actors from countries bordering the five shores of the Mediterranean for a series of meetings, working groups and plenary sessions… Read more »