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

29/10/2026

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 »

Young people gather for prayer and discernment at Diocesan Assembly for Youth

28/10/2026

Photo: Claire Camilleri – Digital Presence Office

75 young people and youth ministry leaders from parishes and ecclesial movements across the diocese gathered for two hours of prayer and discernment at the first-ever Diocesan Assembly for Youth.

The Malta Catholic Youth Network organised the event in preparation for the Diocesan Assembly in November.

Young representatives shared presentations centred on themes linked to the pillars of the Pastoral Plan now being implemented across the diocese… Read more »

Pope: May we be unarmed instruments of God’s peace

Message of Pope Leo XIV to the Community of Sant’Egidio for the International Meeting for Peace in the Spirit of Assisi

28/10/2026   Assisi

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

You are gathered in Assisi forty years after the World Day of Prayer for Peace held on 27 October 1986.  That event was initiated by Saint John Paul II, who on that occasion emphasized the intrinsic bond between a genuine religious attitude and a keen sense of peace… Read more »

Church Commission says human dignity has no passport

27/10/2026

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

The Interdiocesan Commission for the Promotion of Integral Human Development is concerned over the measures announced in Budget 2027 targeting third-country nationals, which undermine the principles of solidarity, human dignity and social cohesion.

The Commission strongly deplores the decision to impose additional financial burdens on non-EU workers while restricting their access to benefits and services, including free public transport and childcare… Read more »

She praised the Lord – Bishop Galea-Curmi

26/10/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

“Mara, int meħlusa mill-mard tiegħek” (Lq 13:12). Dan hu li Ġesù jgħid lil waħda mara li kienet fis-sinagoga waqt li kien qiegħed jgħallem. Ġesù ra li din il-mara kellha bżonn tfiq, u qalilha: “inti meħlusa mill-mard tiegħek” U qiegħed idejh fuqha u fejjaqha. Ħa nħarsu ftit lejn din il-ġrajja – lejn Ġesù, lejn din il-mara, kif ukoll ir-reazzjoni li kien hemm mill-kap tas-sinagoga u min-nies li kienu fis-sinagoga… Read more »

International meeting for peace in Assisi: More than words, concrete action

26/10/2026   Assisi, Italy

On the sidelines of the International Meeting for Peace in Assisi, the regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, Hala Alkarib, speaks about the importance of turning words into concrete actions for peace.

Forty years after the historic Spirit of Assisi meeting, where Pope St. John Paul II stressed that “peace is a value with no frontiers,” the city of St… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Love for God must overflow into love for others

25/10/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

In today’s Gospel, the Lord once again leads us to the heart of our faith (cf. Mt 22:34–40). A teacher of the Law, seeking to test Jesus, asks him, “Which commandment in the law is the greatest?” (v. 36). The Teacher responds by quoting a passage from Deuteronomy: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” (v.37; cf… Read more »

Love for our neighbour has neither labels nor colours – The Archbishop

Mass on the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

25/10/2026   Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gżira

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju jintroduċi żewġ kategoriji mit-tmexxija reliġjuża ta’ żmien Ġesù: il-Fariżej u s-Saduċej. Dawn kienu kategoriji ta’ nies għorrief. Il-Fariżej kienu l-esperti fil-liġi, filwaqt li s-Saduċej kienu nies għorrief, iżda ma kinux jemmnu fil-ħajja ta’ dejjem. Għalihom, il-ħajja tispiċċa mal-mewt. U ladarba tispiċċa mal-mewt, ara x’tagħmel biex tgawdiha kemm jista’ jkun.

L-Evanġelju jgħidilna li Ġesù sadd ħalq is-Saduċej, li ma kinux jemmnu fil-ħajja ta’ dejjem, u wriehom li l-qawwa ta’ Alla hija l-qawwa ta’ Alla ħaj, li jagħtina wkoll futur lil hinn mill-mewt… Read more »

The Vatican issues a new document on ways of transmitting the faith in an epochal change

New Document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

22/10/2026

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (Photo: Vatican News)

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith releases a document entitled “Venite ad Me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change,” which explores how the Church should focus on evangelizing adults, as well as catechizing children and teenagers. Archbishop Charles Scicluna serves as Secretary Adjunct to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith… Read more »