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Children’s pastoral coordinators meet to strengthen collaboration

The meeting focused on collaboration, synodality, and the 2026–2029 Pastoral Plan

28/09/2026 St John Hall, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Laqgħa għall-koordinaturi involuti fil-ħidma pastorali mat-tfal saret it-Tlieta 22 ta’ Settembru fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana. Din ġiet organizzata biex l-Arċidjoċesi tkompli ssaħħaħ il-ħidma pastorali u edukattiva tagħha mat-tfal. L-inizjattiva, ikkordinata mill-Vigarjat għall-Koordinament Pastorali, tkompli tibni fuq il-ħidma li l-Knisja ilha twettaq għal bosta snin u twieġeb għall-bżonnijiet tat-tfal fil-komunitajiet u fl-ambjenti edukattivi tagħhom.

L-għan tal-laqgħa kien li tkompli tissaħħaħ l-komunjoni u l-kollaborazzjoni bejn dawk involuti f’dan is-settur, biex b’hekk jikber l-aspett ta’ sinodalità li l-Knisja qed taħdem biex tħaddan dejjem aktar fost il-membri tagħha… Read more »

France’s religious leaders appeal for peace and sustained dialogue

Pope Leo XIV Appostolic Visit to France, Interreligious Meeting

28/09/2026 Robert Schuman Congress Centre in Metz, France

Address by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,
Dear friends and representatives of various religious traditions,

It is with joy, but also with a keen sense of spiritual responsibility, that I stand among you today in Metz, a city of borders and crossroads, at the Robert Schuman Center, named after one of the founding fathers of the European Union… Read more »

‘The word of a bishop is a friend’s word, even when you don’t like it’ – Archbishop Scicluna

28/09/2026

Archbishop Charles Scicluna used a wide-ranging interview on RTK103 to defend his right to speak out on Malta’s most contentious issues, stressing that a bishop’s counsel remains that of a friend even when it is unwelcome.

Speaking to Christine Delicata on RTK103’s Għal Kulħadd programme he insisted instead that honesty demands self-criticism, noting the Church, like any institution, is imperfect and makes mistakes… Read more »

Pope to pilgrims in Lourdes: You will leave as missionaries of hope

Apostolic Journey of Pope Leo XIV to France; Mass of the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time

27/09/2026 Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Brothers and sisters, pilgrims from France and from throughout the world, in seeing you gathered here this morning in our Mother’s home, I see the universal face of the Church. Some of you have crossed continents, traveled far, and brought your joys and burdens to this sacred grotto. What a joy it is to be together, as one heart and one family… Read more »

The Pope: Where light meets heaven

Apostolic Journey of Pope Leo XIV to France, Celebration of Vespers with Bishops, Priests, Deaons, Consecrated Men and Women and Seminarians

25/09/2026 Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, France

Photo: Vatican Media Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

We are gathered for Evening Prayer in this place which, more than any other, has invited the people of Paris for centuries to lift their eyes towards heaven. Seven years have passed since the whole world, holding its breath, watched as the cathedral was engulfed in a terrible fire… Read more »

The Pope – Minors are the most vulnerable group within the global movements of migration

Message of Pope Leo XIV for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 2026

26/09/2026 The Vatican

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Even Just One of These Children (Mt 18:10)

Dear brothers and sisters,

Each year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees invites us to turn our attention to different aspects of the complex phenomenon of migration. For this 112th World Day, the theme, “Even just one of these children,” draws our attention to the minors directly involved in the experience of migration and flight, to the care owed to them, and to the Lord’s promise that “whoever receives one such child in my name receives me” (Mk 9:37)… Read more »

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 »

There is no fraternity without humility – the Archbishop

800 Anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi

25/09/2026 St Paul's Cathedral, Imdina

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-antifona għall-quddiesa tal-festa ta’ San Franġisk fil-missal Ruman tgħid hekk: Franġisku raġel ta’ Alla, telaq daru u ċaħad għall-wirt tiegħu, u sar fqir u nieqes minn kollox iżda ħadu miegħu l-Mulej.

Inġbarna hawnhekk bħala familja Franġiskana biex niċċelebraw dan il-mument meta l-Mulej jieħu miegħu lill-qaddej tiegħu Franġisku. Kien it-3 ta’ Ottubru 1226, tmien mitt sena ilu, u Franġisku li ltaqa’ mal-Mulej hu u jikkontempla l-kurċifiss ta’ San Damiano u jisma’ l-vuċi “Ibni l-knisja tiegħi”; fl-aħħar mumenti ta’ ħajtu, reġa’ lura għall-vokazzjoni primordjali, oriġinali tiegħu… 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 »