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New edition of ‘L-Ewwel Bibbja Tiegħi’

22/01/2025

As part of the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the recently published ‘L-Ewwel Bibbja Tiegħi’ is being promoted to introduce children to the timeless wisdom and values of Bible stories.

Published by the Malta Bible Foundation, this Maltese adaptation of ‘The Beginner’s Bible’ presents stories carefully tailored for young readers. First released in 1989, The Beginner’s Bible has earned classic status, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide in various languages… Read more »

Jubilee with Christian Brethren during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025

21/01/2025

2024 Diocesan Ecumenical Service

Christians from across the world are currently celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity which will last until Saturday 25th January 2025. In Malta, the Jubilee with Christian brethren from other Churches will be celebrated a day earlier, during the customary Diocesan Ecumenical Service. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will lead the celebration, while the homily will be delivered by Metropolitan Kyrillos of Melite, Exarch in Malta of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople… Read more »

ŻAK Centre in Żurrieq renovated

20/01/2025

Along the years, the Catholic Action property in Żurrieq suffered some damages and was in dire need of maintenance. An extensive renovation was carried out in order to transform it into a safe space adequate to serve its mission; working with youth.

Therefore the Maltese Catholic Action was granted funds for a €30,000 project entitled: Reviving a safe space for youth formation and development in Żurrieq through infrastructural investment… Read more »

9 young women profess as Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

"The joyful faces of the sisters drew me to this holy life."

21/01/2025

Sorijiet Ulied il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù

Fil-Knisja ta’ San Gejtanu fil-Ħamrun nhar is-Sibt filgħaxija disa’ tfajliet mill-Indja, Kenja, Tanzania u l-Uganda professaw mal-Ordni tas-Sorijiet t’Ulied il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù, li wara li għamlu perjodu ta’ studju u servizz f’Malta.

Il-kongegrazzjoni bdiet fl-1903 minn Tereża Nuzzo u fl-1948 Sr Pauline Farrugia kienet l-ewwel soru li marret il-Kenja, u f’dak il-punt bdew bil-vokazzjonijiet internazzjonali għax għall-bidu l-kongegrazzjoni kienet biss f’Malta għaldaqstant issa qed tara l-frott tal-evanġelizzazzjoni tagħha… Read more »

“Many foreign adults are seeking baptism” – Marsascala Parish Priest

Around 1,000 people attended the feast of Santo Niño

20/01/2025

Il-Kappillan ta’ Wied il-Għajn Fr Luke Cutajar stqarr li fil-parroċċa tagħhom qed ikun hemm ħafna adulti barranin li qed ifittxu li jiskopru aktar dwar il-fidi tagħhom u jitgħammdu fosthom Ċiniżi, Filippini u Pakistani. Oħrajn jirċievu s-sagrament tal-Griżma f’età kbira.

Hu qal dan meta kien qed jieħu sehem fil-programm What’s On Newsbook li jixxandar mit-Tnejn sal-Ġimgħa wara l-bullettin tal-12pm fuq RTK103.

Din kienet is-seba’ darba li ġiet iċċelebrata l-festa ta’ Santo Niño f’Wied il-Għajn… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Where we are lacking, the Lord responds abundantly

19/01/2025 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The Gospel of today’s liturgy (Jn 2:1-11) tells us about Jesus’ first sign, when He turns water into wine during a wedding feast in Cana, in Galilee. It is an account that foreshadows and encapsulates the whole of Jesus’ mission: on the day of the coming of the Messiah – so said the prophets – the Lord will prepare “a feast of … choice wines” (Is 25:6) and “the mountains shall drip with the juice of grapes” (Am 9:13); Jesus is the Bridegroom who brings the “good wine”… Read more »

Hospice Malta opens St Michael Hospice, a palliative care complex that champions life and dignity

19/01/2025

St Michael Hospice in Santa Venera was inaugurated today, enabling Hospice Malta to expand its dedicated palliative services to over 1,500 patients annually, while continuing to uphold its fundamental values of care, compassion and dignity.

This is a milestone for Hospice Malta, which first opened its doors in 1989, and will enhance palliative care in Malta through its expanded community services, improved facilities, for day therapy and inpatient services, as well as educational facilities… Read more »

“Celebrating life, not death” – Archbishop’s message at the inauguration of St Michael Hospice

Mass on the inauguration of St Michael Hospice

19/01/2025 St Michael Hospice, Santa Venera

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

The First Reading from the Prophet Isaiah gives us the general theme of the readings today, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is a lovely message for the occasion we are celebrating today. The Lord insists that our relationship with Him is a love relationship. “For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you” (Is 62:5)… Read more »

Pope at Audience: We must protect all little ones and never tolerate abuse

15/01/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In the last audience we spoke about children, and today too we will talk about children. Last week we focused on how, in his work, Jesus repeatedly spoke of the importance of protecting, welcoming and loving the little ones.

Yet, even today in the world, hundreds of millions of minors, despite not being of the minimum age to undergo the obligations of adulthood, are forced to work and many of them are exposed to particularly dangerous work; not to mention the boys and girls who are slaves to trafficking for prostitution or pornography, and forced marriages… Read more »

Vatican recommends 4 films for the Jubilee of Hope

14/01/2025

Hekk kif f’lejlet il-Milied, il-Papa Franġisku nieda l-Ġublew tat-Tama, il-Vatikan qed jipproponi erba’ films sabiex wieħed jarahom matul is-sena.

Id-Dekasteru tal-Evanġelizzazzjoni fil-Kurja Rumana mmexxi direttament mill-Papa Franġisku bħala Prefett tal-imsemmi dekasteru, jieħu ħsieb jippromwovi x-xandir tal-Evanġelju kif ukoll jagħraf iwieġeb il-mistoqsijiet fundamentali tal-evanġelizzazzjoni fid-dinja.

L-espert tal-Knisja fil-qasam ċinematografiku Mons. Dario Viganò għażel erba’ films li jistgħu jakkumpanjaw lill-pellegrini tat-tama matul is-sena tal-Ġublew… Read more »