“A true act of thanksgiving and an act of faith; do not settle for admiring the magnificent stones. Remember that this is a gift from God and a gift for God.”

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, the Archbishop of Paris, made that invitation regarding the restoration and partial reconstruction of Paris’s iconic cathedral just weeks before its reopening.

Ahead of the reopening ceremony on Sunday, December 8, Roger Pouivet, a French philosopher of religion and professor emeritus of the University of Lorraine, spoke to Vatican News about the link between culture and heritage… Read more »

On Saturday, November 30, 2024, a Christmas gathering was held for all the teens and their families who attend the SDC centres of Malta as a preparation for the coming joyous Christmas season. This event, themed ‘Nistennewk…’ (Awaiting you…), took place in the Auditorium at Blata l-Bajda. Through videos and hymns, attendees reflected on the experience of waiting for Christmas, the birth of Baby Jesus… Read more »

Newsbook Malta spoke with Fr Alfred Xuereb, the Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco, about his first year in this new role after five years representing the Vatican in South Korea and Mongolia.

Appointed to Morocco on 5 January 2024, Fr Xuereb found himself in a completely unfamiliar environment but was immediately struck by the warmth of the people. He recounted memorable moments, such as a soldier offering him food to celebrate the end of Ramadan and his Muslim driver asking him to bless his grandchildren… Read more »

Ftit tal-jiem ilu, l-Arċipriet tal-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, il-Kardinal Mauro Gambetti, mexxa ċ-ċerimonja msejħa ‘Recognitio’.

Dan ir-rit isir sabiex tinkiseb lura ċ-ċavetta tal-bieb, li nhar l-24 ta’ Diċembru – f’Lejlet il-Milied – il-Papa Franġisku jkun jista’ jiftaħ il-Porta Santa biex jinawgura l-Ġublew tat-Tama.

Fiċ-ċerimonja tar-Recognitio li saret nhar it-2 ta Diċembru, kien hemm l-irkupru ta’ kaxxa tal-ħadid issiġillata li tkun impoġġija f’ħajt… Read more »

Photo – Miguela Xuereb

L-Arċisqof Paul Richard Gallagher appella lill-Organizzazzjoni għas-Sigurtà u l-Kooperazzjoni fl-Ewropa (OSCE) biex ma tinsiex l-iskop oriġinali tagħha u tenna li “l-paċi trid iktar milli sempliċiment niżguraw li ma jkunx hemm gwerer fid-dinja”.

L-Arċisqof Gallagher huwa s-Segretarju tal-Vatikan għar-Relazzjonijiet mal-Istati u Organizzazzjonijiet Oħra u qed jattendi għal-laqgħa ta’ jumejn tal-OSCE li qed issir f’Malta.

Il-laqgħa qed issir qalb tensjoni kbira fid-dawl tal-gwerra bejn l-Ukrajna u r-Russja, il-protesti fil-Georgia u l-gwerer fil-Lvant Nofsani… Read more »

Archbishop Charles Scicluna shares his candid reflections on the recent Synod on Synodality in an interview with America Magazine, a leading Catholic publication, and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell. The discussion touches on key topics, including the role and involvement of women in the Church.

Archbishop Scicluna is the adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. He is well known for his work in combating the abuse of minors by clergy as the dicastery’s former chief prosecutor and for his special investigations into situations of abuse and cover-up worldwide… Read more »

Tomorrow Friday, 6th December 2024, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed.

The Ecclesiastical Tribunal will reopen on Saturday, 7th December 2024. The Archbishop’s Curia and the Marriage Office will reopen on Monday, 9th December 2024. Read more »

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