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Pope: Salesians should educate young people with passion for Christ

08/04/2025

File photo of young people receiving education from Salesian institutions in india 

The Salesians of Don Bosco are holding their 29th General Chapter in Turin, Italy, from February 16 to April 12, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of their founder’s first missionary expedition to Argentina.

As he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his Vatican residence, Pope Francis sent a message to express his support for members of the Society of St… Read more »

New Church guidelines for care of elderly promote protection of life till very final stages

The document ‘Care for Elderly Persons in Church Residential Homes in Malta: Ethical Guidelines’ launched

07/04/2025   The Archbishops' Curia, Floriana

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The Church in Malta has published ethical guidelines on care for the elderly, stating that the right to life entails the means for “proper protection and development of life” till the very final stages.

Compiled by a group of experts and ethicists, the publication, entitled ‘Care for Elderly Persons in Church Residential Homes in Malta: Ethical Guidelines,’ reaffirms the duty of citizens to promote the dignity of the elderly community and respect the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death. 

In a foreword, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said: “The quality of society and civilisation in which we live depends on the sensitivity to the needs of the elderly and the vulnerable… Read more »

Angelus: Pope calls for healthcare systems that prioritise poorest

06/04/2025

Pope Francis greets the faithful after Mass  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

Dear brothers and sisters,

The Gospel of this fifth Sunday of Lent presents to us the episode of the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:1-11). While the scribes and the pharisees want to stone her, Jesus restores the lost beauty to this woman. She has fallen in the dust; Jesus passes his finger on this dust and writes a new story for her… Read more »

Various factors delay restoration of Siġġiewi’s Annunciation Chapel

Project deadline extended to July, but further extension likely

05/04/2025

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Knisja.mt

The restoration of Annunication Chapel – the chapel next to the Laferla Cross in the limits of Siġġiewi – has missed its October 2024 deadline due to various factors, including structural problems which were only revealed when restoration works began, Parliament was told on Tuesday.

The government and the Archdiocese of Malta had reached an agreement to restore the historic church to save it from collapse… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in April 2025

04/04/2025

Ritratt: Evan Demicoli – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ April, l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta xxandar il‑quddiesa kuljum fid‑9:30am fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook Malta. Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt tixxandar it‑talba tar‑rużarju fuq Knisja.mt, Newsbook Malta, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Kull nhar ta’ Ħadd, il‑quddiesa tixxandar fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook Malta, l‑istazzjon tar‑radju RTK 103, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta… Read more »

Lenten Reflection 2025 – Fifth Sunday

04/04/2025

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 Fifth Sunday: Philippians 3:8-14

Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians

What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things… Read more »

New parish priest appointed in Manikata

04/04/2025

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has appointed Fr Matthew Pulis as the parish priest of Saint Joseph Parish, Manikata. The Archbishop thanks Fr Peter Paul Sultana for his pastoral service within the community.

Fr Matthew Pulis was born on 30th July 1984. He began his journey to the priesthood at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù, Rabat, and read a degree in Philosophy and Theology at the Faculty of Theology, at the University of Malta… Read more »

Pope: Even if you fear you’re incapable of changing, don’t lose hope

02/04/2025

Vatican News

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today we will continue to contemplate Jesus’ encounters with some figures from the Gospel. This time, I would like to focus on Zacchaeus: an episode that is particularly close to my heart, because it has a special place in my spiritual journey.

The Gospel of Luke presents Zacchaeus to us and one who seems irredeemably lost… Read more »

Formation programme with the Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld

03/04/2025

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Il-Fraternità Charles de Foucald se torganizza kors ta’ formazzjoni bit-titlu: “Fil-Qalb tal-Vanġelu ma’ Charles de Foucald”.

Il-programm li se jkun mifrux bejn April u Ġunju, se jikkonsisti fi tmien laqgħat ippreżentati minn kelliema differenti, bil-laqgħat kollha jsiru ġewwa s-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof f’Tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat.

Ir-Rettur tas-Seminarju, Dun Jimmy Bonnici se jkun qed jintroduċi dan il-kors ta’ formazzjoni u jlaqqa’ lill-parteċipanti mal-figura ta’ San Charles de Foucauld, li ġie kanonizzat mill-Papa Franġisku fl-2022, bil-laqgħa li se tkun qed tikkonsisti minn riflessjoni u l-esperjenza tad-deżert… Read more »

Annual report of Church in Malta’s Safeguarding Commission records 9 substantiated cases involving vulnerable adults

Commission’s 2024 Annual Report presented

03/04/2025   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

The Safeguarding Commission of the Church in Malta last year concluded that nine of 21 cases involving vulnerable adults were substantiated, Head of Safeguarding Mark Pellicano said at the presentation of the 2024 Commission’s Annual Report.

Four of these involved two Religious and were of a sexual nature; however, only one clergyman was referred to the authorities since the victims in the other case, which happened more than 10 years ago, declined to file a police report in spite of the Commission’s offer of assistance… Read more »