The bishops of the European Union convened in Brussels from 27 to 29 November 2024 for the autumn Plenary Assembly of COMECE. Focus: peace, European integration, Single Market, the future of work in the EU and implementation of Article 17 TFEU.

The Assembly coincided with the European Parliament’s vote on the new European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen. In response, COMECE President Mgr… Read more »

The feast in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal was celebrated in her chapel at Blata l-Bajda on Friday, 29 November, 2024. Eucharistic adoration started at 5:00 pm, during which the Holy Rosary was recited and concluded with a Eucharistic blessing. The solemn feast mass followed, led by Rev. Franco Fenech, the Parish Priest of the Parish of The Immaculate Conception in Ħamrun… Read more »

“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 »