News from the Church in Malta
Video: Nicholas Agius Deguara – Digital Presence Office
This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna explains in a few minutes the Gospel that will be read on the Sundays of Lent, and offers points of reflection for this spiritual journey.
Gospel: John 11, 1-45
Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha… Read more »
Ritratt: Vatican Media
Delegazzjoni tal-Koordinazzjoni Ekkleżjali tal-Mediterran kellha udjenza mal-Papa Ljun XIV fil-Vatikan, laqgħa li ġabret flimkien rappreżentanti minn diversi pajjiżi u istituzzjonijiet tal-Knisja li jaħdmu flimkien biex jissaħħu d-djalogu u l-paċi fil-Mediterran.
F’din id-delegazzjoni, Malta kienet rappreżentata minn Dun Jean Claude Attard, bħala l-Koordinatur għall-Preżenza Djoċesana fil-Mediterran għall-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Fl-intervent tiegħu enfasizza l-identità partikolari ta’ Malta, magħmula minn elementi Ewropej, Għarab u Afrikani, li flimkien ma’ tradizzjoni twila tal-lingwa Ingliża qed jgħinu lill-gżira tkun “għajn ta’ kenn u mistrieħ” għall-popli kollha tal-Mediterran… Read more »
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Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia
Dear brothers and sisters,
On 19 March 2016, Pope Francis offered the universal Church a luminous message of hope regarding conjugal love and family life, which was the fruit of three years of synodal discernment enriched by the Jubilee Year of Mercy: the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia… Read more »
Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Għax min ħenn għalihom, imexxihom.” Kemm hi sabiħa din l-espressjoni mill-profeta Iżaija. “Għax min ħenn għalihom, imexxihom” (Iż 49:10) .
Nistgħu ngħidu li dan il-kliem tal-profeta jiġbor ukoll l-esperjenza ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna waqt il-ministeru episkopali tal-maħbub Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona. Fih rajna xi ħadd li ħabbna u ħenn għalina u fih saret ħajja l-kelma tal-profeta: “Għax min ħenn għalihom, imexxihom” (Iż 49:10) … Read more »
Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 4. The Church, a Priestly and Prophetic People
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!
Today I would like to revisit the second chapter of the Conciliar Constitution Lumen gentium (LG), devoted to the Church as the people of God… Read more »
Delegates of the catechetical sectors of the Episcopal Conferences held their annual meeting in Malta from the 10th to the 12th of March 2026. The delegates came from Italy, Portugal, Spain and Malta.
The meetings focused on the catechetical work being carried out in the nation. Reflections were also developed on the challenges that the process of Christian Initiation entails at this historical moment, particularly in Southern Europe… Read more »
Photo; Vatican Media Address of Pope Leo XIV
Welcome, my dear brothers and sisters,
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Peace be with you.
I am pleased to greet all of you today as you gather for your Plenary Assembly. In a particular way, I thank the new President —still new — Archbishop Thibault Verny, President of the Commission, for his leadership and dedication… Read more »
Photo: The current state of the centre in Siġġiewi
The Maltese Catholic Action (AKM) has launched an extensive maintenance and conservation project at its premises in Siġġiewi, supported through the Voluntary Organisations Project Scheme (VOPS) 2026.
The initiative aims to improve both the building’s external and internal infrastructure while preserving an important community space in the heart of Siġġiewi, near the parish church… Read more »
Message of Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
The Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday of Lent narrates the healing of a man blind from birth (cf. Jn 9:1–41). Through the symbolism of this account, John the Evangelist speaks to us of the mystery of salvation: while we were in darkness, while humanity walked in gloom (cf. Is 9:2), God sent his Son as the light of the world, to open the eyes of the blind and illuminate our lives… Read more »
Video: Nicholas Agius Deguara – Digital Presence Office
This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna explains in a few minutes the Gospel that will be read on the Sundays of Lent, and offers points of reflection for this spiritual journey.
Gospel: John 9:1-41
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. … Read more »
