Photo – Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

A group of students from 11 Church Schools (primary and secondary) took part in the 14th EkoSkola Summit with the theme ‘A Call to Renew Our Common Home: St Francis’ vision’. This Summit, organised in collaboration with the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Province of the Franciscan Conventual Friars, was held on 9 February 2026 at the Animation and Communication Centre, Birkirkara, on the occasion of the visit of the relic of St Francis, which the Franciscan Conventual Friars brought to Malta to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death… Read more »

Photo: COMECE In a statement released on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomes the decision of the European Commission not to establish a new funding programme as requested by the citizens’ initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice’. The bishops of the EU, however, express concerns over the possibility of mobilising the existing European Social Fund Plus to provide cross-border abortion services Statement by COMECE

The Presidency of COMECE welcomes the decision of the European Commission not to submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council for a legal act establishing a new funding programme, as requested by the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “My Voice, My Choice” and supported by the Parliament… Read more »

Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV received the President of the Republic of Malta, Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, in the Vatican on Monday morning.

The President subsequently met with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations,  Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher.

According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office after the encounter, the talks at the Secretariat of State were cordial and there was an exchange of views on the current international situation, with particular attention given to the Middle East and Ukraine… Read more »

Nhar il-Ħadd, l-1 ta’ Marzu 2026 se ssir ir-raba’ edizzjoni tal-attività annwali Caritas Run For Life, bl-appoġġ ta’ SportMalta u bil-kollaborazzjoni ta’ St Patrick’s Athletic Club. L-attività tinkludi ġirja jew mixja ta’ 10km li tibda u tispiċċa miċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ. Se jkun hemm ukoll l-għażla ta’ mixja jew ġirja ta’ 5km, kif ukoll kategoriji għat-tfal: ġirja ta’ 1km għat-tfal bejn is-6 u d-9 snin u ġirja ta’ 2.5km għat-tfal bejn l-10 u l-15-il sena… Read more »