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“May parents desire the grace of faith for their children” – Fr Reuben Gauci

17/09/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Reuben Gauci qal li jalla l-ġenituri ma jkunux jixtiequ biss xogħol għal uliedhom li jrendilhom ħafna flus, iżda jkunu jixtiqulhom ukoll il-grazzja tal-fidi li permezz tagħha jagħrfu l-imħabba ta’ Alla għalihom.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Reuben Gauci u Silvana Cardona. 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 Handbook… Read more »

Pope at Jubilee: Consolation is found in ‘firm and stable’ faith

Jubilee of Consolation, Prayer Vigil

15/09/2025 St Peter's Basilica, Rome

“Comfort, O comfort my people” (Is 40:1). This is the appeal voiced by the prophet Isaiah, which continues to resound today, calling us to share God’s consolation with so many brothers and sisters who are experiencing situations of frailty, sadness and pain. For those who are weeping, in despair, in sickness and in mourning, the prophetic announcement of the Lord’s desire to put an end to suffering and turn it into joy resounds loud and clear… Read more »

The Pope: Martyrs can unite Christians of different backgrounds

Commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century

14/09/2025 Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome

L-omelija tal-Papa Ljun XIV

Brothers and sisters,

“May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Gal 6:14). These words of Saint Paul the Apostle, at whose tomb we are gathered, serve as an introduction to the commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith in the 21st century, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: God transforms the Cross into a means of life

Pope Leo XIV during the Angelus on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

14/09/2025 Saint Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Sunday!

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross, commemorating the discovery of the Cross by Saint Helen in Jerusalem in the fourth century, and the return of the precious relic to the Holy City by the Emperor Heraclius.

But what does celebrating this feast mean for us today? … Read more »

They tour schools to offer moments of reflection and spaces of prayer

15/09/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Reuben Gauci u Silvana Cardona tkellmu dwar Spritual Development in Schools fejn matul is-sena jduru diversi skejjel, speċjalment dawk tal-istat u dawk privati, u hemmhekk joffru mumenti ta’ riflessjoni u spazji ta’ talb għall-istudenti u l-edukaturi.

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 Handbook… Read more »

Building on the legacy of Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi: sixty years on

14/09/2025

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta- Ian Noel Pace

On 12 September 1965, Mgr Michael Azzopardi used his Sunday Rediffusion programme Is-Siegħa tal-Morda to share an audacious dream: a home offering residential services to persons with disabilities in Malta. Before this date, he had already sought properties in Floriana, Gżira and Ħal Lija, but lacked the means to purchase one. He then considered building on the outskirts of Siġġiewi, where the Maltese Catholic Action rented premises for children’s summer camps—on condition that he secured enough donations… Read more »

Know yourself – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/09/2025 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Santa Tereża ta’ Ġesù, li hi duttura tal-Knisja u għandha ħafna tagħlim spiritwali profond, fil-ktieb tagħha li kien ippubblikat fis-seklu 16, bit-titlu Il-Kastell Interjuri, tgħid kemm huwa importanti u fundamentali, għal min irid jieħu bis-serjetà l-ħajja spiritwali, li jagħraf lilu nnifsu – “Agħraf lilek innifsek”. U tgħid: meta inti tagħraf lilek innifsek kif inti quddiem Alla, hemm ikollok umiltà li tfisser verità… Read more »

Celebration of the Jubilee of Hope on the 100th anniversary of the Canonization of Saint John Eudes

13/09/2025

Fl-okkażjoni tal-Ġublew tat-Tama u l-100 sena mill-Kanonizzazzjoni ta’ San Ġwann Eudes, is-Sorijiet tal-Bon Pastur f’Ħal Balzan se jiċċelebraw dawn iż-żewġ avvenimenti nhar il-25 ta’ Settembru fis-7:30pm, permezz ta’ mixja mill-ġnien tas-Sorijiet lejn il-Knisja tal-Bon Pastur, fejn hemmhekk issir quddiesa ċċelebrata mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi. L-għada sat-30 ta’ Settembru, se ssir adorazzjoni Ewkaristika kuljum mis-6pm sat-8pm fil-Knisja tal-Bon Pastur. Kuljum ikun hemm saċerdot preżenti għar-rikonċiljazzjoni.

Aktar ’il quddiem, bejn it-8 u l-10 ta’ Diċembru, Patri Michel Amouraux, Superjur Ġenerali tal-Patrijiet Ewdisti, ser imexxi seminar bl-Ingliż dwar l-Ispiritwalità Ewdista… Read more »

“Greed for wealth diminishes our view of others” – Fr Reuben Gauci

13/09/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Reuben Gauci qal li r-regħba għall-flus twassalna biex ma napprezzawx lill-persuni ta’ madwarna għal dak li huma u tnaqqrilna l-ħin minn magħhom għax nippreferu li ninvestuh f’xi ħaġa jew xi ħadd li jrendilna qligħ.

Dar Sant’Anna in Senglea reopens to welcome persons with disabilities

12/09/2025

Archbishop Charles Scicluna meeting with residents
Photo: Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

After months of restoration, Dar Sant’Anna in Senglea has reopened its doors, this time as a residential home for persons with disabilities of different ages and abilities. Until a few years ago, this historic Church property served as a home for the elderly.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna blessed and officially inaugurated the new facility, which is now operated by HILA Homes Ltd, part of the CareMalta Group… Read more »