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Pope Leo XIV’s first General Audience: Love does not calculate

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am pleased to welcome you in this, my first general Audience. Today I will resume the cycle of Jubilee catecheses, on the theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope”, initiated by Pope Francis.

Let us continue today to meditate on the parables of Jesus, which help us to regain hope, because they show us how God works in history… Read more »

“Arrogance and pride are not overcome by the wisdom of the world, but by humility.” – The Archbishop

Mass with the newly ordained priests

  The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

Il-prinċep tad-dinja ġej. Il-prinċep tad-dinja jiġi kull darba li niftħulu l-bieb. Jipprova jidħol anki mill-ventilatur. Il-prinċep min hu? Il-prinċep tad-dinja huwa x-xitan, il-giddieb, il-qattiel.

Minn qaddejja ta’ Alla nistgħu nsiru qaddejja tax-xitan. Ġesù jgħid ċar u tond li huwa l-iben t’Alla, “kontra tiegħi xejn ma jista’ jagħmel”. Mhux se jisraq qalb Ġesù imma lilna jipprova jisirqilna qalbna.

Aħna qed nakkumpanjaw lis-saċerdoti ġodda tagħna f’riġlejn Marija, li l-qaddisin kienu jgħarfu bħala t-terrur tax-xitan… Read more »

Maltese missionary in India Sr Emanuel Borg passes away

Sr Emanuel Borg li ilha snin twal missjunarja fl-Indja, għaddiet għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem matul il-lejl li għadda.

Il-Kummissarju Għoli għal Malta fl-Indja flimkien ma’ Sr Emanuel

Il-Kummissarju Għoli għal Malta fl-Indja Reuben Gauci kkonferma dan b’dieqa kbira u qal li Sr Emanuel, li dejjem ftaħret bl-għeruq Maltin tagħha speċjalment bil-laqam tal-familja – Taż-Żundajru, mietet f’Dumka, f’Jharkhand.

Sr Emanuel kienet membru tal-Kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet tal-Karità ta’ Santa Bartolomea Capitanio u Santa Vincenza Gerosa, li huma magħrufa wkoll bħala s-Sorijiet ta’ Marija Bambina… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV at Inauguration Mass: ‘Let us walk towards God and love one another’

Dear Brother Cardinals,
Brother Bishops and Priests,
Distinguished Authorities and Members of the Diplomatic Corps.
Greetings to the pilgrims who have come for the Jubilee of Confraternities!

I greet all of you with a heart full of gratitude at the beginning of the ministry that has been entrusted to me. Saint Augustine wrote: Lord, “you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you” (Confessions, I: 1,1)… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV to Centesimus Annus Foundation: ‘Give voice to the poor’

The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation commemorated its 2025 General Assembly and International Conference from May 15-17 in Rome, and the last day kicked off with a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.

The conference’s theme was “Overcoming Polarization and Rebuilding Global Governance: The Ethical Foundations,” and the Pope focused his message on the theme’s connection to the heart of the Church’s Social Doctrine… Read more »

Pray that the fruit you bear is always righteous and never harmful – The Archbishop to the newly ordained priests

Mass with the ordination of three new priests

  St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Johann, Matthew, u Shawn, enjoy the moment, gawduh dan il-mument taċ-ċapċipa għax għadna fil-bidu. Nixtieqkom li fil-qalb tagħkom jitnaqqax il-kliem tal-Kelma ta’ Alla li smajna llum. Jiena u nitlob fuq din il-Kelma ta’ Alla, laqtitni espressjoni sabiħa, imma qawwija ħafna: “Isejħulhom ballut tas-sewwa mħawla mill-Mulej għal foħritu”. “They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory” (Is 61:3)… Read more »

Live: The ordination of three new priests – 17 May 2025, 9:30am

  Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

This Saturday, 17 May 2025 at 9:30am, the Church in Malta will celebrate the ordination of three new priests. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will preside over the ordination of: Rev. Matthew Sammut from the Parish of the Resurrection of Christ in Pembroke; Rev. Johan Bugeja, a Salesian of Don Bosco; and Rev. Tian Ci Shawn Dominic Wong, a seminarian of the Institute for World Evangelisation – ICPE Mission… Read more »

“Our dignity does not change: whether healthy or sick, employed or unemployed” – Pope Leo XIV

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Fl-ewwel diskors tiegħu lill-Korp Diplomatiku għas-Santa Sede, il-Papa Ljun XIV iddikjara li “d-dinjità tagħna tibqa’ dejjem l-istess” irrispettivament mill-istat tas-saħħa, mis-sitwazzjoni tax-xogħol jew mil-liema pajjiż ġejjin.

Il-Papa, li hu nnifsu dixxendent ta’ koppja immigranti, għadda dan il-messaġġ bħala sejħa personali u universali f’mument ta’ sfidi globali, u stieden lill-komunità internazzjonali sabiex terġa’ timpenja ruħha għall-paċi, il-ġustizzja u l-verità bħala pedamenti ta’ diplomazija u solidarjetà umana… Read more »

Fr Jean Gové entrusted by the Holy See to the European AI Committee

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Dun Jean Gové ġie fdat mis-Santa Sede bħala rappreżentant fil-Kummissjoni tal-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali fil-Kunsill tal-Ewropa.

Dun Gové li ġie ordnat qassis fl-2019 kiseb dottorat mill-Università St Andrews fl-Ingilterra wara li speċjalizza fil-Filosfija Analitika.

Appari li huwa Riċerkatur Affiljat mal-AI & Humanity Lab fl-Università ta’ Hong Kong, huwa involut fl-esplorazzjoni ta’ ċerti aspetti etiċi tal-għodod tal-AI, bħall-manipulazzjoni permezz tal-AI, kif ukoll kwistjonijiet usa’ relatati mat-transumanità… Read more »

Watch: The journey of Rev. Shawn Wong

Rev. Shawn Wong is one of three deacons who will be ordained to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Malta on Saturday, 17 May 2025.

As he prepares for this important step, Rev. Shawn has reflected on five meaningful objects that symbolise the love and mission of the priesthood he is about to embrace. What are these symbolic items?

You can watch the priestly ordination Mass hereRead more »