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Pope on Palm Sunday: Let us ask for the grace to be amazed

Every year this liturgy leaves us amazed: we pass from the joy of welcoming Jesus as he enters Jerusalem to the sorrow of watching him condemned to death and then crucified. That sense of interior amazement will remain with us throughout Holy Week. Let us reflect more deeply on it.

From the start, Jesus leaves us amazed. His people give him a solemn welcome, yet he enters Jerusalem on a lowly colt… Read more »

CCEE celebrates its 50th anniversary

On 25 March 1971, the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences “was born under the gaze of the Mother of Christ and of the Church, who would subsequently be venerated as Queen of Europe”.

The Council is made up of thirty-nine members, thirty-three of which are national Bishops’ Conferences.

It also includes the Archbishops of Luxembourg, the Principality of Monaco, the Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus and the Bishops of Chişinău (Moldova), the Eparchy of Mukachevo and the Apostolic Administration of Estonia… Read more »

Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations during Holy Week 2021

Din is‑sena wkoll, minħabba l‑pandemija tal‑COVID‑19, l‑Insara qed jiġu mistiedna jipparteċipaw fiċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa permezz tal‑mezzi ta’ komunikazzjoni soċjali. L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ser imexxi dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet li ser jixxandru b’mod dirett fuq TVM2, u online fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Ħadd 28 ta’ Marzu, fid‑9:30 a.m., Mons. Arċisqof imexxi ċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u wara jkompli bil‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina… Read more »

Holy Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows – 26th March

  The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta’ Ġieżu), Valletta

Mass at 9:30am celebrated by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi Mass at 5:30pm celebrated by Archbishop Charles Scicluna Help the Archdiocese carry out its mission Donate »

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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… Read more »

Catholic charity backs campaign to protect minority girls in Pakistan

The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is supporting an effort to protect minority girls in Pakistan. The campaign will seek to safeguard Christian and Hindu girls, who are especially at risk of abduction and sexual abuse. The initiative will involve consulting with politicians, promoting community awareness of the issue, and providing legal help to victims.

ACN reports that they will work beside Pakistan’s national Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP). CCJP statistics show upwards of 1,000 cases of Christian and Hindu girls being abducted annually… Read more »

Pope: Mafia organisations are exploiting pandemic to enrich themselves

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Buongiorno!

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, the liturgy proclaims the Gospel in which Saint John refers to an episode that occurred in the final days of Christ’s life, shortly before the Passion (cf. Jn 12:20-33). While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, several Greeks, curious because of what he had been doing, express the wish to see him… Read more »