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Archbishop Charles Scicluna encourages Maltese patients receiving treatment in the UK

Archbishop Charles Scicluna blesses a Maltese child receiving treatment in the UK

Archbishop Charles Scicluna offered words of encouragement and comfort to Maltese patients receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom, as well as to the relatives accompanying them.

During his annual pastoral visit to Maltese patients in London, the Archbishop celebrated Mass with members of the Maltese community currently living at the Puttinu Cares apartments in Sutton… Read more »

Laudato Si’ Platform launches Digital Atlas

Press Conference, Digital Platform on Laudato Si

  The Vatican

The Laudato Sì Platform’s fifth annual report highlights growing participation, initiatives led by religious congregations and Catholic communities worldwide, and new tools to strengthen the Church’s commitment to integral ecology.

The fifth annual report of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform highlights growing participation, practical initiatives worldwide, and the challenges facing the Church as it turns ecological commitments into lasting change.

A press conference at the Holy See Press Office on Wednesday presented the report with help from some of those involved in working with the Platform for ecological conversion… Read more »

Beyond economic and social measures: what kind of society are we building?

Caritas Malta's post-Budget 2027 reaction

Photo: Ian Noel Pace

Caritas Malta applauds the range of social measures announced in the 2027 Budget that recognise the importance of continued investment in the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. Noteworthy are the increases in pensions and the minimum wage, support for persons with disabilities, the coverage of social security contributions for young people who require long-term rehabilitation programmes, and further assistance to families in need… Read more »

Judgement is based on love – The Archbishop

Mass on All Souls' Day

  The Resurrection Chapel at Ħal Qormi Cemetery
Cimiterju qabar

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ta’ kull sena ninġabru fil-knejjes tagħna sabiex nagħmlu din it-talba lil Alla għal ħutna l-mejtin.

Ta’ kull sena, b’mod speċjali fl-ewwel tmint ijiem ta’ dan ix-xahar ta’ Novembru, li nafuh ukoll bħala x-xahar tal-mejtin, inżuru ċ-ċimiterji tagħna. Mhux għaliex ħutna qegħdin fiċ-ċimiterju.

Fiċ-ċimiterju hemm il-fdalijiet ta’ ħutna; il-fosdqa li ħallew warajhom huma u jgħaddu minn din il-ħajja għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: May we never grow weary of fostering peace in all situations

  St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The Solemnity of All Saints, which we celebrate today, invites us to share in the joy of that countless family of men and women who, following the Lord Jesus, have made their lives a gift to God and to their neighbors. Along their different paths to holiness, they have longed for “the ocean of infinite love,” to use a beautiful expression of Pope Benedict XVI (Spe Salvi, 12)… Read more »

All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day

On Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 9:30am, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate Mass on the Feast of All Saints at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta with the participation of members from the Maltese Catholic Actions. On the day, the ministry of acolyte is conferred upon two seminarians. On the day, the 76th anniversary of the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary will also be commemorated… Read more »

Ecumenical dialogue as a practice of healing for the Church

The Diocesan Ecumenical Commission is organising the third Maurice Eminyan SJ lecture on Ecumenism titled ‘Ecumenical dialogue as a praxis of healing: On the human limits to communion and God’s gift of reconciliation’.

This lecture by Prof. Nadia Delicata presents ecumenical dialogue as a practice of healing for the Church, drawing on perspectives from psychotherapy. The speaker will explain that divisions within the Church are the result of human desires and reactions—such as fear and the tendency to divide things into an “us versus them” mentality in order to protect collective identity and reputation… Read more »

New collective agreement for Curia employees; first in Malta with a financial benefit for mental health

Curia administration, UĦM representatives and Curia employees
Photo: Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

The Archbishop’s Curia and the Union Ħaddiema Maqgħudin (UĦM) have negotiated and concluded a new collective agreement for employees of the Curia and the Ecclesiastical Tribunals for the period 2026-2030.

The agreement, which will benefit around 140 employees, is the first in Malta to include a fund allocated specifically for employees’ mental health… Read more »

Public Talk on Mother Teresa’s Dark Night of the Soul by her Postulator

Photo: John Matthew Smith

On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, Fr Brian Kolodiejchuk, MC, who served as Postulator of Mother Teresa’s Causes of Beatification and Canonization, will deliver a public lecture entitled Love in the Dark: The Hidden Passion of St Teresa of Calcutta.

The talk will explore a lesser-known dimension of Mother Teresa’s spiritual life: the profound interior darkness and sense of God’s absence that she experienced for much of her life, even as she continued to dedicate herself wholeheartedly to the service of the poorest of the poor… Read more »