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Archbishop Scicluna to attend funeral of Pope Francis

25/04/2025

Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles Scicluna during the Papal Visit in Malta in 2022.
Photo: Papal Visit – Ian Noel Pace

Archbishop Charles Scicluna leaves Malta today to attend the funeral Mass of His Holiness Pope Francis, which will be held tomorrow, 26th April 2025, at 10am in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Archbishop Scicluna will represent the Maltese Episcopal Conference and will join patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests from around the world in concelebrating the Eucharist… Read more »

12 years of leadership, 12 invaluable lessons

24/04/2025

Żgur mhux forsi tul dawn it-12-il sena ta’ tmexxija, il-Papa Franġisku ħalla marka unika fil-Knisja Kattolika. Bl-eżempju li għex is-snin tat-tmexxija u bil-kliem sempliċi u ħelu li dejjem uża fil-Papat tiegħu, uriena wiċċ Kristu min hu.

It-teoloġija tiegħu hija waħda li tmur lura għat-tagħlim bażiku u essenzjali li kull nisrani għandu bżonn li jirċievi. 

Newsbook Malta qed jagħti ħarsa lejn it-12-il element ta’ tagħlim imprezzabbli li għaddielna l-Papa Franġisku tul dawn it-12-il sena. 

Il-missjunarju tal-ħniena ta’ Alla 

Hekk kif iddeskrivieh l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna, il-Papa Franġisku kien “il-missjunarju tal-ħniena ta’ Alla”… Read more »

Fr Fabio Attard’s visit to the Maltese Islands postponed

24/04/2025

Fr Eric Cachia ħabbar li wara konsultazzjoni bir-reqqa ma’ Fr Fabio Attard u l-Vigarju tiegħu, ġie miftiehem flimkien li tiġi posposta ż-żjara tar-Rettur Maġġur f’Malta u Għawdex fid-dawl taċ-ċirkostanzi attwali.

Din id-deċiżjoni ttieħdet hekk kif il-Papa ħalla d-dinja jum biss wara l-Għid il-Kbir fl-età ta’ 88 sena.

L-aħħar dehra ta’ Papa Franġisku fil-pubbliku kienet proprju fl-Għid il-Kbir hekk kif inħareġ fil-gallarija biex jawgura l-Għid it-Tajjeb lill-Knisja Universali bil-barka Urbi et Orbi… Read more »

Pope Francis’ mortal remains carried to St Peter’s Basilica

24/04/2025

The Rite of Translation of the body of Pope Francis took place in the Vatican on Wednesday morning, led by the College of Cardinals gathered in Rome following his death.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, began the liturgical rite in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta with a brief prayer for the soul of Pope Francis.

In the opening prayer, Cardinal Farrell thanked God for the 12-year ministry of the late Pope… Read more »

Our Shepherd’s testament: Love, mercy and the Joy of the Gospel

Mass offered for the repose of Pope Francis

22/04/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

“Woman, why are you weeping?” (Jn 20:13). This is the question that the angels—and even Jesus himself—pose to Mary Magdalene. It is a question we must also answer today. Why are you weeping?

A wise man once said that sorrow and mourning, especially in the face of death, are the price we pay for love. When someone we have truly loved is no longer with us, our grief is a natural, almost instinctive expression of that love… Read more »

Let us thank the Lord for the gift of a faithful, wise, humble and strong shepherd! – The Archbishop

22/04/2025   Apostolic Nunciature, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

“Miserando atque eligendo (Having mercy on him, he chose him)

With these words of the Venerable Bede, Pope Francis reminded us that the Lord’s call is rooted in the experience of His mercy. He taught us, through both words and deeds, the style of the Gospel: closeness, tenderness, and compassion. Let us thank the Lord for the gift of a faithful, wise, humble and strong shepherd! … Read more »

Pope Francis’ body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday morning

22/04/2025

Photo: Vatican Media

The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM in St. Peter’s Square.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests from across the globe.

The Eucharistic celebration will conclude with the Ultima commendatio and the Valedictio, marking the beginning of the Novemdiales, or nine days of mourning and Masses for the repose of Pope Francis’ soul… Read more »

Live: Mass for the repose of Pope Francis – 22 April 2025, 6:30pm

22/04/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Illum it‑Tlieta, 22 ta’ April 2025, l‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna se jiċċelebra quddiesa De Requiem għall‑Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku fis‑6:30pm fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann fil‑Belt Valletta.

Kulħadd mistieden jattendi għal din iċ‑ċelebrazzjoni sabiex il‑Mulej jilqa’ lill‑Papa Franġisku fi ħdanu u jagħtih il‑milja tal‑paċi, tal‑imħabba u tal‑ferħ miegħu fis‑sema. Is‑saċerdoti djoċesani u reliġjużi huma mistiedna wkoll jikkonċelebraw f’din il‑quddiesa. Il‑quddiesa se tixxandar fuq TVM+, Knisja.mt u Newsbook Malta… Read more »

“He gave the Church a powerful lesson by visiting major cities—not for their prominence, but to reach out to the marginalised” – Fr Anton d’Amato

21/04/2025

Dun Anton d’Amato kien iltaqa’ mill-qrib ma’ Papa Franġisku meta dak iż-żmien hu kien Direttur tal-Kummisjoni Migranti u l-Papa kien żar il-Laboratorju tal-Paċi f’Ħal Far. Fl-intervent tiegħu waqt il-programm dirett fuq RTK103 biex ifakkar il-memorja ta’ Papa Franġisku hu qal li fil-ponitifkat tiegħu ġibed it-truf lejn in-nofs għax għex il-messaġġ tal-Vanġelu, l-ispirtu “tal-aħħar jiġi l-ewwel” u saħaq li “ta tagħlima kbira lill-Knisja għax mar fi bliet kbar imma biex iżur ftit eluf li jkunu l-emarġinati.”

Dan l-ispirtu għexu mhux biss meta għamel il-ħin biex iżur il-migranti fil-Laboratrju tal-Paċi f’Ħal Far imma wkoll meta għażel li fl-ewwel żjara tiegħu bħala Papa jżur il-gżira ta’ Lampedusa f’Lulju tal-2013… Read more »

The Pope wanted to carry out his service until the very end – The Auxiliary Bishop

RTK103 with a special programme to commemorate the memory of Pope Francis

21/04/2025

L-Isqof Awżilajrju Joseph Galea Curmi fl-ewwel kummenti tiegħu waqt il-programm speċjali li qed jixxandar fuq RTK103 biex ifakkar il-memorja ta’ Papa Franġisku qal li dan kien “sinjal ta’ Ġesù Kristu llum… ried jaqdi s-servizz tiegħu sal-aħħar nett.” Il-Papa Arġentin irritorna fid-Dar tal-Missier fis-7.35am wara li fl-aħħar xhur kien rikoverat fl-Isptar Ġemelli f’Ruma minħabba pulmonite doppja.

L-Isqof Awżilarju qal li l-mewta tiegħu fl-ewwel Tnejn tal-Għid, fl-Ottova, hija waħda sinifikanti u tfakkarna fi Kristu ħaj u Kristu Rxoxt u qal ukoll kif Papa Franġisku kien tassew xhieda sabiħa ta’ dan l-istess Kristu u b’ħajtu kien ta eżempju anke fil-mumenti tat-tbatija… Read more »