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Pope at Audience: Holiness is not a privilege for the few

08/04/2026   St. Peter's Square, the Vatican

The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 7. Holiness and evangelical counsels in the Church

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

The Constitution of the Second Vatican Council Lumen gentium (LG) on the Church dedicates an entire chapter, the fifth, to the universal vocation to holiness of all the faithful: every one of us is called to live in the grace of God, practising the virtues and imitating Christ… Read more »

Children’s Therapy Room Inaugurated at Fondazzjoni Sebħ

A strong and enduring partnership between Sebħ and the Children in Need Foundation

08/04/2026

Fondazzjoni Sebħ inaugurated a newly refurbished children’s therapy room, on Tuesday 7 April 2026, marking an important milestone in the development of a comprehensive, trauma-informed system of care. What began in 2023 as a dream has since evolved into a model now recognised as a benchmark of excellence within residential services.

Through the Mindful@Home project, the Children in Need Foundation (CiN) joined forces with Sebħ to create a therapeutic care service within Sebħ’s residential homes… Read more »

Evening Mass on Easter Saturday – 4th April 2026, 8:00pm

04/04/2026   St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 »

Lenten Reflections 2026 – Easter Sunday

04/04/2026

Video: Nicholas Agius Deguara – Digital Presence Office

This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna explains in a few minutes the Gospel that will be read on the Sundays of Lent, and offers points of reflection for this spiritual journey.

Gospel: Matthew 26, 14 – 27, 66

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K F’dak iż-żmien, wieħed mit-Tnax, jismu Ġuda l-Iskarjota, mar għand il-qassisin il-kbar u qalilhom:

S “Xi tridu tagħtuni u jiena nagħtikom lil Ġesù f’idejkom?”

K U huma tawh tletin biċċa tal-fidda bħala ħlas… Read more »

Watch: The Mother of the Holy Vigil – The Easter Vigil

04/04/2026

Qatt ħsibt dwar il-kuntrast li hemm bejn il-bidu u t-tmiem tal-Velja tal-Għid il-Kbir? Id-dawl u d-dlam. Is-skiet u l-kant ta’ tifħir. L-istennija u t-tgawdija. Il-mewt u l-ħajja. Ilkoll kuntrasti li jħeġġuna nittamaw li dak li hu skur fil-ħajja m’għandux l-aħħar kelma. Xi jġegħilni nkanta? Xi jġegħilni ngħix u nittama?

Din hija serje ta’ riflessjonijiet bi preparazzjoni għall-ġesti li se nkunu qed niċċelebraw fil-knejjes tagħna fi triqitna lejn il-festa tal-Għid… Read more »

Watch: Life Given – The Liturgical Action of Good Friday

03/04/2026

Fil-jum tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira ma nistgħux ma nosservawx differenzi fil-laqgħa tagħna bħala Knisja: in-nuqqas ta’ kant, talb li s-soltu ngħidu ma jingħadx, u ġesti partikulari mis-saċerdoti li mhux spiss naraw. Fin-nuqqas tal-għeżież tagħna, il-ħajja bħal donnu ma nesperjenzawhiex bħal qabel. Xi jfissru dawn il-ġesti hekk kif niftakru fin-nuqqas tal-egħżeż li għandna u li qatt kellna?

Din hija serje ta’ riflessjonijiet bi preparazzjoni għall-ġesti li se nkunu qed niċċelebraw fil-knejjes tagħna fi triqitna lejn il-festa tal-Għid… Read more »

Washing your brethren feet means to take on as well the burden of the mud and dust from the journey of their life — The Archbishop

Maundy Thursday Mass: The Solemn Memorial of the Lord’s Supper, procession to the Altar of Repose

02/04/2026   St John's Co Cathedral, Valletta

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace- Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Hu, li kien ħabb lil tiegħu li kienu fid-dinja, ħabbhom għall-aħħar” (Ġw 13:1). Huwa dan li qegħdin niċċelebraw illejla: l-imħabba ta’ Ġesù, li tilħaq il-qofol tagħha, u tilħaq ukoll il-milja tagħha. L-espressjoni “ħabbhom għall-aħħar” (Ġw 13:1), mhux biss temporali, imma wkoll ta’ kwalità; ma setgħax iħobbna iżjed: ħabbna sal-aħħar.

Fil-poeżija ta’ Dun Karm, li aħna nkantaw, fl-innu ‘Tina l-Ħlewwa’, “l-aħħar qatra ta’ Demmek tajtilna”, dan li qegħdin niċċelebraw: l-għotja ta’ Ġesù – l-umiljazzjoni tiegħu, li mhijiex umiljazzjoni li tkissirna, imma li turina kemm iħobbna… Read more »

Pope at Chrism Mass: Priests must spread Christ’s peace where death reigns

Holy Thursday, Chrism Mass

02/04/2026   St Peter's Basikica, the Vatican

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

We are now on the threshold of the Easter Triduum. Once again, the Lord will lead us to the culmination of his mission, so that his passion, death and resurrection may become the heart of our mission. What we are about to relive, in fact, possesses the power to transform what human pride generally tends to harden: our identity and our place in the world… Read more »