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“Priests according to the Lord’s will” – The Archbishop celebrates the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination

Mass for the Feast of St Benedict and the 40th anniversary of Archbishop's priestly ordination

  The Chapel of the Archbishop's Palace, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Naħseb inkunu wiċċna tost jekk f’dan l-40 anniversarju mill-ordinazzjoni presbiterali tagħna — minn meta l-Mulej permezz ta’ Monsinjur Arċisqof Ġużeppi Mercieca ordnana saċerdoti — induru lejn il-Mulej u ngħidulu “X’se nieħdu?” Bħalikieku m’aħniex qaddejja battala li għamilna dak li kellna nagħmlu.

Illum, forsi iżjed milli nsaqsu lill-Mulej x’se nieħdu, ngħidulu grazzi ta’ kulma tana.

Huwa l-mument li nifhmu li qabel nippretendu li nirċievu xi ħaġa, nirrealizzaw li aħna —mingħajr ma ħaqqna — irċevejna diġà ħafna… Read more »

Skills for working with young people in a part-time course

"A fresh and dynamic contribution to the local Christian community" - A balance between theory and practice, and between the professional world and the Christian context.

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Bħalissa jinsabu miftuħa l-applikazzjonijiet għall-M.A in Youth Ministry (Master of Arts in Youth Ministry), offrut part-time b’lezzjonijiet filgħaxija. Dan il-kors jindirizza oqsma varji biex jagħti tagħrif u ħiliet għal ħidma maż-żgħażagħ f’diversi kuntesti.

Dan bil-għan li jagħmel il-kandidati eliġibbli bħala youth workers professjonali u biex jinkuraġġihom fil-ministeru u x-xogħol tagħhom maż-żgħażagħ fil-kuntest lokali tal-lum.

Il-kors għandu wkoll l-intenzjoni li jagħti kontribuzzjoni friska u dinamika lill-komunità Kristjana lokali… Read more »

Ethical business leadership skills and critical analysis: flexible part-time course

Flexible learning so that non-Maltese residents can apply

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Bħalissa jinsabu miftuħa l-applikazzjonijiet għall-M.A in Business Ethics (Master of Arts in Business Ethics) offrut part-time b’lezzjonijiet filgħaxija, li jindirizza aspetti soċjali, politiċi, legali, ekonomiċi, u morali ta’ kif in-negozji jiġu mmexxija u regolati.

Dan sabiex dawk li jixtiequ jinvolvu ruħhom b’mod professjonali fil-proċessi tal-governanza korporattiva, jikbru fil-ħiliet kritiċi u morali meħtieġa għal analiżi kritika u tmexxija etika ta’ negozji u attivitajiet ekonomiċi… Read more »

COMECE publishes contribution to the future European Security Strategy

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) today, Thursday, 2 July 2026, publishes its contribution entitled “A European Security Strategy at the service of peace”, as the European Union prepares its new Security Strategy.

Drawing on the Catholic Church’s social teaching and the European Union’s founding vocation as a project of peace, the document offers reflections on the current debate on European security and defence… Read more »

Pope in Lampedusa: Faced with enormous suffering, we must radically respond

Papal Mass, pastoral visit of His Holiness the Pope

  Arena Sports Field in Salina, Lampedusa

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

God always loves us first. The beauty of the sea, this island and your faces is a reflection of his gratuitous initiative: love precedes us, surrounds us and brings us together. I am grateful to the Lord for the opportunity to visit you, following in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who chose to travel to Lampedusa on 8 July 2013 for his first trip as the Successor of PeterRead more »

Pope’s July prayer intention: ‘for respect for human life’

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of July, and invites Catholics to pray ‘for respect for human life,’ so all may ‘recognize and protect the unique and unrepeatable value of every human being.’

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this July in praying for respect for human life.

He released the monthly “Pray with the Pope” video on Thursday, which is prepared by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network… Read more »

Watch: Documentary about the Pope

The Editorial Directorate of the Dicastery for Communication presents the documentary “Leo in Rome”, featuring interviews, archival footage, and images that retrace the years Robert Francis Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—spent in the Eternal City. The documentary was produced by journalists Felipe Herrera-Espaliat, Salvatore Cernuzio, and Tiziana Campisi, with editing by Jaime Vizcaíno Haro.

The documentary is in Italian with English subtitles.

Source: vaticannews.va Read more »

Two previously unknown homilies by St Augustine found

Skoperta minn studjużi tal-Università ta’ Würzburg fil-Ġermanja wasslet biex ġew identifikati żewġ omeliji ta’ Santu Wistin, iktar minn 16-il seklu wara mewtu.

Ir-riċerkaturi kienu qed jistudjaw manuskritt tas-seklu 12 li kien ippreservat f’monasteru fil-Polonja. Filwaqt li f’dan il-manuskritt kien hemm 6 prietki attribwiti lil Santu Wistin, 2 minnhom qatt ma kienu ġew identifikati minn studjużi.

Iż-żewġ omeliji jitrattaw l-episodju bibliku mill-Ewwel Ktieb ta’ Samwel meta r-Re Sawl ifittex lis-saħħara ta’ Endor biex ikun jista’ jagħmel komunikat mal-profeta Samwel qabel il-battalja… Read more »

A Vatican commission is drafting guidelines on the responsible use of AI

Wara li fit-12 ta’ Mejju ġiet approvata kummissjoni ġdida fi ħdan il-Vatikan dwar l-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali – AI, il-Kummissjoni interdekasterjali se tkun qed tippubblika linji gwida dwar l-użu responsabbli tal-AI fl-istituzzjonijiet kollha tal-Vatikan.

Dan tħabbar wara l-ewwel laqgħa uffiċjali tal-kummissjoni li qed taħdem biex tfassal politika komuni tal-Knisja dwar din it-teknoloġija li qed tavvanza b’pass mgħaġġel. Għal din il-laqgħa li saret f’Ruma fis-17 ta’ Ġunju, rappreżentanti minn bosta dekasteri tal-Vatikan bdew jiddiskutu kif il-Knisja tista’ tiżviluppa approċċ komuni quddiem l-opportunitajiet u l-isfidi li qed iġġib magħha din it-teknoloġija… Read more »

Pope invites new Archbishops to be Good Shepherds

Papal Mass with the blessing of the Sacred Pallium for the new Archbishops on the solemnity of St Peter and St Paul

  St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today, in a single Solemnity, we commemorate Saints Peter and Paul, the patron saints of the city and Diocese of Rome. One was chosen by Jesus as shepherd of his flock, and the other as apostle to the Gentiles. In them, we venerate two pillars of the Church.

Peter, guardian of the People of God, is often portrayed in the New Testament as striving to preserve communion among the brothers… Read more »