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EU bishops call for AI to remain at the service of the human person

21/10/2026

2026 Autumn Assembly of COMECE, Brussels. (Photo: Ada Lushi/COMECE)

The bishops of the European Union call on the EU and its member states to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains firmly at the service of the human person, the common good and peace. The call comes in a declaration adopted at the conclusion of the autumn plenary assembly of COMECE, held in Brussels from 14 to 16 October under the theme “Magnifica humanitas: Europe, Human Dignity and the Common Good”… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 20th October

20/10/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Eph 2:12-22
Responsorial: S 84 (85):9ab-10,11-12,13-14

Gospel: Lk 12:35-38

Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival… Read more »

Church schools lead 24 Erasmus+ projects worth around €1 million

19/10/2026

Teachers from Church schools during an Erasmus+ project in Slovakia

Church schools in Malta and Gozo are leading 24 of the 82 Erasmus+ projects currently underway in Malta, representing an investment of around €1 million. The projects will provide learning and mobility opportunities to more than 600 students, teachers and educational staff.

The figures were presented at Celebrating Success, Inspiring New Beginnings, an event organised by the Secretariat for Catholic Education to showcase the experiences and results of Church schools under Erasmus+ and other funding programmes… Read more »

We belong to God – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on World Mission Day

18/10/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Waħda mill-affarijiet li l-aktar tolqtok f’dan ir-rakkont huwa kif ġew ikellmu lil Ġesù grupp mill-Fariżej u mill-Erodjani (ara Mt 22:15-16). Għalina, meta nisimgħu b’dawn it-tnejn, ngħidu: żewġ gruppi differenti. Imma li tolqtok huwa li dawn kienu jaħsbuha ħafna differenti – l-Erodjani kienu favur il-ħakma tal-Imperu Ruman, u l-Fariżej kienu pjuttost kontra ta’ dan, u riedu jmexxu ’l quddiem il-Liġi ta’ Mose… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: I have truly felt your support

18/10/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The Gospel proclaimed in today’s liturgy (Mt 22:15-21) presents us with one of Jesus’ best-known sayings: “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (cf. v. 21).  For this reason, it is important to consider these words in the context in which they were originally spoken… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 18th October 2026, 12:00pm

18/10/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

Pope Leo on the 100th World Mission Day 2026 – One in Christ, united in mission

Message of Pope Leo XIV for the 100th World Mission Day 2026

17/10/2026   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters,

For World Mission Day 2026, which marks the centenary of a celebration established by Pius XI that is very dear to the Church, I have chosen the theme “One in Christ, united in mission.” Following the Jubilee Year, I wish to encourage the whole Church to continue its missionary journey with joy and zeal in the Holy Spirit… Read more »

Visit the Archbishop’s Curia this coming Sunday

16/10/2026

The sacristy, which is part of the Casa Manresa Chapel

This coming Sunday, 18 October 2026, the public is invited to visit the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana as part of the Ġenna ta’ Ġonna event.

Visitors will learn why, in 1743, the Jesuits felt the need to dedicate this building to Our Lady of Manresa, and how over the years it has helped the Church’s pastoral mission… Read more »

Archbishop joins Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family in prayer on 9th anniversary of her murder

16/10/2026

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna today joined the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia for a private moment of prayer and remembrance marking the ninth anniversary of her assassination.

The prayers included a reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes followed by a blessing imparted by the Archbishop. Harpist Jacob Portelli provided musical accompaniment. 

The short service also remembered Daphne’s mother, Rose Vella, who passed away in 2023… Read more »

The Pope to FAO: Guaranteeing access to food is a basic human right

Pope Leo XIV to FAO: Guaranteeing access to food is a basic human right

16/10/2026   The Vatican

Photo: Monstera Production

Address by Pope Leo XIV

His Excellency Mr Qu Dongyu
Director-General of the FAO
Your Excellency,

Your Excellency,

1. The theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Innovate Today. Nourish Tomorrow.” By helping the earth yield its fruit, humanity does not merely engage in a technical operation, but fulfills the command to care for the earth and cultivate it (cf… Read more »