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Students share messages of hope for Lent

10/03/2025

Photo: St Augustine College

In preparation for the Lenten season, the students of St. Augustine College took part in a beautiful initiative where they had the opportunity to participate, engage with the public, and offer a moment of hope to others.

The students wrote various messages of hope, which were designed and printed as different bookmarks. On Ash Wednesday, they distributed them to people they met during a pilgrimage-style walk to Floriana and Valletta… Read more »

Rejoice in the hope St Paul has sown in our hearts

Pastoral Letter for Lent 2025

08/03/2025

Dear brothers and sisters,

“Rejoice in hope” (Rom 12:12). As we celebrate the Jubilee Year 2025, which Pope Francis has dedicated to hope, we reflect on these words.

Who was Paul, the man who urged the people of Rome to “rejoice in hope”, and how did we come to know him? We thank God for his journey with us—one that began with a dramatic shipwreck… Read more »

Pope Francis: Like Mary and Joseph, let’s search for the Lord with hope

05/03/2025

File Photo: The Paul VI Hall during one of the Pope’s previous General Audiences  (Vatican Media)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In this last catechesis dedicated to the childhood of Jesus, we will start from the episode in which, at twelve years of age, He stays in the Temple without telling His parents, who are anxiously looking for Him and find Him after three days… Read more »

Lenten Reflection 2025 – First Sunday

07/03/2025

During Mass, have you ever paused to reflect on the meaning of the Second Reading? This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will provide brief explanations of the Second Reading proclaimed on each Sunday, offering key insights and reflections to guide us on our spiritual journey.

Second Reading for the First Sunday: Romans 10:8-13

Reading from the Letter of St Paul to the Romans

That is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  … Read more »

Art and spirituality at The Oratories

06/03/2025   Jesuit Oratories, Valletta

Photo: Ian Noel Pace

During the Lenten period, The Oratories at The Jesuits Church Foundation are offering a cultural programme that brings together art, academia, and spirituality. The programme provides special focus on women as we celebrate female contributions to history, music, and religion.

The first event for March is a special musical collaboration with Opera Nova on Thursday, 6th March at 7:30pm… Read more »

Henry and Inez Casolani’s beatification cause heard in Rome

06/03/2025

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta

Dalgħodu ngħata bidu għall-Ftuħ tal-Proċess Roman tal-Kawżi għall-Beatifikazzjoni u Kanonizzazjoni ta’ Henry u Inez Casolani.

Stephanie Quintano, li tmexxi l-Assoċjazzjoni Henry u Inez Casolani, stqarret, “din hija grazzja għalija li nkun hawn, f’Ruma fil-bidu ta’ dan il-proċess.” L-assoċjazzjoni hija l-hekk imsejħa “Attur” fil-kawża, jiġifieri dik li timbotta l-kawża u tgħin fil-promozzjoni tagħha.

Henry u Inez Casolani huma l-ewwel koppja lajka Maltija li ngħalaq il-proċess djoċesan għall-kawża tal-beatifikazzjoni u l-kanonizzazzjoni tagħhom… Read more »

What a fasting this is!

06/03/2025

Ir-Randan issa beda. U, naqra naqra, bdejna miexja fih ukoll. Inħoss li, hu x’inhu t-twemmin u n-nuqqas ta’ twemmin tagħna, ir-Randan jibqa’ dak iż-żmien intens ta’ tisfija li lkoll, nemmnu jew le, għandna bżonnu f’ħajjitna. 

U hawn hi l-mediċina mill-iprem u mill-ifjen għal dan iż-żmien hekk partikulari mhux biss tas-sena liturġika tal-Knisja imma ta’ ħajjitna wkoll. Din id-darba, din il-mediċina ġiet miġjuba lilna mill-Ispirtu s-Santu, jew kif inħobbu nsejħulu b’ismu proprju bil-Malti, Ruħ il-Qdusija, minn Patri Benedittin qaddis li għex bejn is-snin 1007 u 1072, San Pietru Damiani… Read more »

Marking the Start of Lent

A poem by Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap

05/03/2025

Għaddiet sena oħra
Għandna quddiemna r-Randan,
Trid fih tkun ferħan?

Is-sawm hu meħtieġ
Biex titrażżan ir-rieda,
Li twettaq li tixtieq.

Wasal ir-Randan
Mela ma niekolx ħelu,
Dnubi hu ġelu?

Hemm iżjed minn hekk
Biex ir-Randan ikunli ġid?
Ħa nagħmel li rrid?

Jew se nitrażżan
Mill-imġieba qarrieqa?
Kemm sirt bużżieqa? … Read more »

Curia offices closed – 7 March 2025

05/03/2025

We kindly inform you on Friday 7th March 2025, the Archbishop’s Curia and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal will be closed. The Curia and the Tribunal will reopen the day after Saturday, 8 March 2025. Read more »

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