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UN reports record number of aid worker deaths in 2024

Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo on Unsplash

The United Nations has revealed that at least 383 humanitarian workers have been killed globally since the beginning of 2024, describing the toll as a “shocking record” and a stark reflection of the growing dangers faced by aid personnel.

The figures, released on Tuesday to mark World Humanitarian Day, show a 31% increase in fatalities compared to the previous year… Read more »

Day of prayer and fasting for peace

At the request of Pope Leo XIV, today, Friday, 22 August 2025, Christians are invited to observe a day of fasting and prayer, asking the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to console all those who are suffering because of war.

The Holy Father draws particular attention to the immense suffering endured by so many in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in other parts of the world… Read more »

“Mary is the lady of hope” – Fr Josef Mifsud

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, f’jum il-festa tat-tlugħ fis-sema ta’ Marija, Fr Josef Mifsud qal li Marija hija l-mara tat-tama għax bil-paċi u t-trankwillità tagħha twassalna għand Ġesù.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Josef Mifsud u Daniela Borg. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The HandbookRead more »

Agostinian missionary work in Peru

Matul ix-xahar ta’ Lulju, 2025, Patri  Mario Abela OSA; id-Direttur tas-Segretarjat Missjonijiet Agostinjani Amigos, flimkien ma’ Patri Terence Spiteri OSA; u sitt  żgħażagħ Maltin għamlu ħidma missjunarja fil-Perù qalb il-familji u t-tfal foqra f’Iquitos u Nauta.

Is-Segretarjat Missjonijiet Agostinjani, ilu għal dawn l-aħħar 31 sena, sa mill-1994, itella’ gruppi ta’ żgħażagħ kull sena f’diversi pajjiżi fosthom il-Brażil, Mozambique u l-Kenja fl-Afrika. Din is-sena għall-ewwel darba saret ħidma f’Iquitos u Nauta fil-Perù… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Even at darkest moment, never too late to love and forgive

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025

  Audience Hall, Vatican City

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025: Jesus Christ our Hope. III. The Passover of Jesus. 3. Forgiveness. «He loved them to the end» (Jn 13:2)

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today we will look at one of the most striking and luminous gestures in the Gospel: the moment when Jesus, during the last supper, offers a morsel to the one who is about to betray him… Read more »

Concert inaugurates the restoration of Dominican Church titular painting in Vittoriosa

  The Church of the Annunciation, Birgu

Fl-okkażjoni tal-inawgurazzjoni tar-restawr li sar fuq il-kwadru ta’ Sidtna Marija Annunzjata fil-Knisja ta’ San Duminku fil-Birgu, se jittella’ kunċert bid-direzzjoni tas-Surmast Stephen Camilleri, nhar il-Ħadd 24 t’Awwissu 2025 fis-7:15pm. Matul il-kunċert, Valentina Lupo minn Atelier del Restauro Ltd, se tagħti spjegazzjoni dettaljata dwar il-proċess tar-restawr u Rev. P. Tonio Mallia Milanes OP se jagħmel diskors tal-okkażjoni. Dakinhar se jkun espost fil-knisja l-abbozz tal-istess pittura.

Il-kwadru ta’ Marija Annunzjata sar fl-1959 mill-artist Emvin Cremona biex ikun il-kwadru titulari tal-knisja l-ġdida tad-Dumnkani fil-Birgu… Read more »

“We are not called upon to always be comfortable” – Daniela Borg

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Daniela Borg qalet li aħna mhux imsejħin biex nibqgħu dejjem komdi u newtrali, iżda xi drabi jkun hemm bżonn li mmorru anki fl-iskumdità.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Josef Mifsud u Daniela Borg. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The HandbookRead more »

Pope Leo XIV dines with 100 homeless at Castel Gandolfo

Photo: Vatican News

Over 100 homeless and vulnerable people supported by Caritas of Albano joined Pope Leo XIV for a meal in the gardens of Castel Gandolfo, where the Pontiff is spending much of his summer break.

The initiative continues the practice established by Pope Francis, who frequently invited disadvantaged groups to share meals with him. Many of the attendees at Castel Gandolfo face homelessness or other personal difficulties, and the gathering was coordinated by the Diocese of Albano Laziale together with the Borgo Laudato Si’ centre… Read more »

Pope offers prayers for flood victims in Pakistan, Nepal and India

  Castel Gandolfo, Italy

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Today’s Gospel presents us with a demanding text (cf. Lk 12:49-53), in which Jesus uses strong images and great frankness to teach his disciples that his mission, and even that of his followers, is not a “bed of roses”, but a “sign of contradiction” (cf. Lk 2:34).

In this way, the Lord anticipates what he will have to face in Jerusalem when he will be opposed, arrested, insulted, beaten, crucified; when his message of love and justice will be rejected; when the leaders of the people will react with viciousness at his preaching… Read more »

Welcome Christ in the poor – The Pope

  Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano, Italy

Having returned to Castel Gandolfo in the Castelli Romani on 13 August, Pope Leo XIV presided over Mass at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda. Reflecting on the gift of celebrating another day together, the Pope turned to the “greater gift” that Christ has already overcome: death. He explained that Sunday is a reminder of this victory.

He acknowledged that while we might come to church with fear and anxiety, “immediately we are less alone” once we gather together and encounter the Word and Body of Christ… Read more »