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Commemorating 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between Malta and the Holy See

10/11/2025

To mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malta and the Holy See, the Apostolic Nunciature to Malta, together with the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM), is hosting a public talk entitled “Blessed Are the Poor, for They Are Witnesses of Hope.”

The talk will be delivered by Monsignor Anton Teuma, Bishop of Gozo, on Wednesday, 19 November at 7:00 p.m., at the Auditorium of the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM), Blata l-Bajda… Read more »

“Even the way I close the door conveys a message” – Andrew Borg

08/11/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, l-għalliem Andrew Borg qal li nwasslu messaġġ anki bl-iktar affarijiet żgħar li nagħmlu bħal kif nagħlqu bieb jew kif inġibu ruħna f’mumenti ta’ rabja.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Sr Natalie Abela u Andrew Borg. 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 Audience: Christ’s Resurrection brings hope to darkness of human history

05/11/2025 St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025: Jesus Christ our hope. 4. The Resurrection of Christ and the challenges of the contemporary world. 3. Easter gives hope to everyday life

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning, and welcome to you all!

The Pasch of Jesus is an event that does not belong to a distant past, now settled into tradition like so many other episodes in human history… Read more »

“I was struck by the poor man’s ability to share with others despite having little” – Sr Natalie Abela

06/11/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Sr Natalie Abela tkellmet dwar l-esperjenza twila ta’ missjoni fil-Pakistan fejn qalet li kienet tolqotha l-iktar l-ospitalità ta’ min hu fqir u l-kapaċità tiegħu li jaqsam dak li għandu mal-oħrajn, minkejja li għandu ftit.

“We do not possess the truth but we seek it together” – The Pope to the synodal teams

A four-person delegation representing the Maltese Episcopal Conference at the Jubilee for Synodal Teams was held in Rome

05/11/2025

Ritratt: Vatican Media

Qed tkompli l-preżenza ta’ Maltin u Għawdxin fid-diversi Ġublewijiet li qed jiġu organizzati f’Ruma għal kategoriji diversi.

Dun Andrè Zaffarese, Vigarju Episkopali għall-Kordinament Pastorali, fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għadda mexxa delegazzjoni ta’ erba’ persuni li rrappreżentat il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija fil-Ġublew għat-Timijiet Sinodali, li nżamm f’Ruma.

Barra l-laqgħa mal-Papa fl-Awla Pawlu VI, il-pellegrinaġġ fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, u l-quddiesa tal-għeluq il-Ħadd, is-Segreterija Ġenerali tas-Sinodu mmexxija mill-Kardinal Mario Grech ħasbet ukoll għal ġurnata ta’ formazzjoni li kienet tinkludi mument ta’ konverżazzjoni spiritwali fl-istil sinodali, kif ukoll diversi workshops relatati mat-tema sinodali… Read more »

The Holy See clarifies the role of Mary in the history of salvation

04/11/2025

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, published Mater populi fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People”), a Doctrinal Note “On Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation.” Signed by the Prefect, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, and the Secretary for the Dicastery’s Doctrinal Section, Monsignor Armando Matteo, the Note was approved by the Pope on 7 October… Read more »

Archbishop to meet visitors and sign books at Malta Book Festival

The Archdiocese of Malta to participate for the first time

04/11/2025 MFCC in Ta’ Qali

Archbishop Charles Scicluna will be signing copies of the latest edition of his book of homilies, Kelma ta’ Ħabib, on the final day of the 2025 edition of the Malta Book Festival being held between tomorrow and Sunday.

The Archdiocese of Malta, taking part in the event for the first time, will offer interactive, educational, spiritual and cultural activities at its dedicated stand throughout the duration of the festival.

During the Festival, visitors are invited to participate in an interactive quiz, ‘Test Your Bible Knowledge!’, organised by the Malta Bible Foundation… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV honours deceased prelates as heralds of Easter Hope

Holy Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis and for Cardinals and Bishops who have died over the past year

03/11/2025 Papal Chapel, St Peter's Basilica

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brother Cardinals and Bishops,
Dear brothers and sisters!

Today we renew the beautiful custom, on the occasion of the Commemoration of all the faithful departed, of celebrating the Eucharist in memory of the Cardinals and Bishops who left us during the past year, and we offer it with great affection for the elected soul of Pope Francis, who passed after opening the Holy Door and imparting the Easter Blessing to Rome and the world… Read more »

“As long as we continue to carry the wounds of the past, we cannot live life to its fullest” – Sr Natalie Abela

04/11/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Sr Natalie Abela, li hija Soru tal-Karità, qalet li sakemm nibqgħu nġorru l-weġgħat tal-passat, ma nistgħix ngħixu l-ħajja fl-aqwa tagħha.

Hi kienet qed tirrifletti fuq is-silta mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa – Lq 8, 19-21.

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.

Source: Newsbook.com.mt

Article written by George Cassar Read more »

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Pope Leo XIV: Newman, Doctor of the Church – A light for the new generation

Jubilee of the World of Education, Holy Mass and Proclamation of St John Henry Newman as 'Doctor of the Church'

01/11/2025 St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

On this Solemnity of All Saints, it is a great joy to include Saint John Henry Newman among the Doctors of the Church, and, at the same time, on the occasion of the Jubilee of the World of Education, to name him, together with Saint Thomas Aquinas, as co-Patron of the Church’s educational mission. Newman’s impressive spiritual and cultural stature will surely serve as an inspiration to new generations whose hearts thirst for the infinite, and who, through research and knowledge, are willing to undertake that journey which, as the ancients said, takes us per aspera ad astra, through difficulties to the stars… Read more »