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Pope to young people: The light of the Spirit enlightens and comforts

Apostolic Journey of Pope Leo XIV to France, Prayer Vigil with Young People

25/09/2026   Stade de France of Saint-Denis, France

Dialogue with the Holy Father
 

Question from Chloé

Holy Father, we thank you for your presence among us this evening and for this opportunity for dialogue that you are giving us.

My name is Chloé. I am 25 years old, and I am finishing my studies in pharmacology. I am part of a group of young Catholics from working-class neighborhoods in the Île-de-France region called La Cité Céleste… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Progress is truly human if it makes the world better for everyone

23/09/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

As we continue our journey through the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, we come to the third chapter of the first part, which bears the intriguing title: “Man’s Activity Throughout the World”. The fundamental question is this: what is the value of human activity in the world, and therefore of technical, social and scientific progress? … Read more »

Statement regarding a theft from Ħal Kirkop Parish Church

22/09/2026

The Archdiocese of Malta confirms that a report was filed with the Żurrieq Police Station and that an investigation is underway following the theft of a number of relics from the Parish Church of St Leonard the Abbot in Ħal Kirkop.

The relics were kept in the reliquary behind the church’s main altar, which showed no signs of forced entry. After it was verified that the relics were missing and had not been moved elsewhere within the church, the parish priest filed a police report, as required of him in such circumstances… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: God’s plans are infinitely greater than we can imagine

20/09/2026   St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

In today’s liturgy, through the words of the prophet Isaiah, the Lord gives us great cause for hope, telling us that his thoughts are not our thoughts, that his ways are not our ways (cf. Is 55:8). Yes, God’s plans are infinitely greater — and, let us say, more “human”— than those that we men and women, marked by sin, can conceive or bring to fruition… Read more »

In our relationship with God, let’s approach him with an open heart not a measuring stick – The Archbishop

20/09/2026   The Chapel of Mary Mother of the Church, Ta' Mlit, Mosta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Ewwel Qari jippreparana ftit għas-sorpriża ta’ din il-parabbola ta’ Ġesù: “Il-fehmiet tiegħi m’humiex fehmietkom, u t-triqat tiegħi m’humiex triqatkom” (Is 55:8). Donnu l-Mulej qiegħed jgħidilna, nifhem li intom tħobbu tkejlu, b’mod speċjali meta tqabblu lilkom infuskom mal-oħrajn, hija tendenza fina. Imma l-Profeta Isaija, jgħinna nifhmu s-sorpriża tal-istorja tal-Parabbola ta’ Ġesù, billi jinsisti: “daqskemm huma ogħla s-smewwiet mill-art, daqshekk ieħor huma triqati ‘l fuq minn triqatkom, u l-fehmiet tiegħi mill-fehmiet tagħkom” (Is 55:9)… Read more »

Your ministry will be a testimony of priestly fraternity built on truth – The Archbishop

Appointment of three new Monsignors

19/09/2026   St Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral, Imdina

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Aħna u nilqgħu fostna dawn it-tliet membri ġodda tal-Kapitlu tal-Katidral niftakru fil-kliem ta’ Ġesù lid-dixxippli tiegħu li jistedinhom għall-għaqda u għall-imħabba.

Għeżież Monsinjuri ġodda, jiena nawguralkom li s-servizz tagħkom bħala membri sħaħ  tal-Kapitlu tal-Katidral ikun xhieda ta’ fraternità saċerdotali mibni fuq il-verità, fuq l-imħabba, imma fuq kollox fid-disponibilità  li niddjalogaw għall-ġid tal-Knisja f’Malta… Read more »

Archdiocese of Malta gives €1.3m to vulnerable people as social support increases

The Financial Report of the Archdiocese of Malta for 2025

19/09/2026

Archdiocese volunteers deliver food to vulnerable people’s homes.
Photo: Ian Noel Pace Download the financial report for 2025 Download

More than €1.3 million was distributed in donations by the Archdiocese of Malta during the Jubilee Year of Hope, as the Church increased support for vulnerable people despite registering an overall financial shortfall of around €1 million in 2025.

Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, said this direct financial assistance formed part of a much wider commitment by the Church… Read more »

Nostra aetate, 60 years on: Church renews dialogue against hatred and division

17/09/2026   The Vatican

On the 60th anniversary of ‘Nostra aetate’, which opened a new chapter in relations between Catholics and believers of other faiths, three Vatican Dicasteries publish a Note entitled “A Journey of Hope,” renewing the call to counter fundamentalism, protect religious freedom, and build coexistence founded on fraternity.

At the time, it was a turning point in relations between Catholics and Jews and with believers of other faiths, as well as a beacon of hope in the aftermath of the Second World War… Read more »

Pope: Humanity’s future depends on collaboration in building more humane world

17/09/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes (GS, 23-32). 3. The human community -Dokumenti tal-Konċilju Vatikan II. IV. Kostituzzjoni pastorali Gaudium et spes (GS 1-10). 3. Il-komunità tal-bnedmin (GS, 23-32)

Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

By dedicating the second chapter to the “human community”, the Constitution Gaudium et Spes (GS) invites us to consider “the growing interdependence of men” as “one of the salient features of the modern world” (no… Read more »

Watch: Msgr. Lawrenz Cachia’s 70 years of priesthood and great love for the Maltese language

He recounts his memories of Dun Karm Psaila

16/09/2026

Photos/Videos: Miguela Xuereb

A scholar of the Maltese language who served in several parishes, Newsbook Malta met Msgr. Lawrenz Cachia at Dar tal-Kleru, where he is now retired, to share some of his fondest memories from his 70 years as a priest.

He told Newsbook Malta that he enjoyed seeing people take an interest in his sermons, “but ultimately, it is in the Lord’s hands how much good has been done.”

Msgr… Read more »