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Pope accepts resignation of Bishop George Bugeja serving Catholics in Libya

22/10/2025

Photo: Miguela Xuereb- Newsbook

Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Bishop George Bugeja from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli, the Holy See announced on Wednesday. The Gozitan bishop had led the Catholic community in Libya for a decade.

The announcement follows a revealing interview the bishop gave to Newsbook Malta three weeks ago, where he detailed the extreme perils of his ministry… Read more »

Pope at Audience: The Risen Christ radically changes our perspective, instilling the hope that fills the void of sadness

22/10/2025 St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. IV. The Resurrection of Christ and the Challenges of the Contemporary World 2. The Resurrection of Christ, the Response to Human Sadness

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

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an event that one never finishes contemplating and meditating on, and the more one explores it, the more one is filled with wonder, drawn in as if by an overwhelming yet fascinating light… Read more »

The Vatican praises Malta’s ‘examplary’ Safeguarding Commission

23/10/2025

The Safeguarding Policy launched in 2024 (Photo: Evan Demicoli)

The Vatican’s Commission for the Protection of Minors (Tutela Minorum) has lauded the Malta Church’s Safeguarding Commission for its “exemplary” guidelines, recommending that other episcopal conferences around the world adopt similar standards.

In its 2024 annual report on Church safeguarding policies and procedures, the Pontifical Commission said the Archbishop of Malta and Bishop of Gozo were fully committed to the Church’s response to abuse and had shown “strong and admirable leadership in safeguarding over a sustained period.”

The Pontifical Commission also commended the Malta Safeguarding Commission for adopting a “conversional justice” style with a “strong emphasis on a victim-centred approach”… Read more »

“Consumed by the belief that all we do is for money” – Abigail Zarb

23/10/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Abigail Zarb qalet li waħda mill-aljenazzjonijiet tal-lum hija l-fissazzjoni li l-għan ta’ kull ħaġa li nagħmlu huwa dejjem il-flus.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Malcolm Saliba u Abigail Zarb. 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.

Silta mill-qari tal-lum
Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa – Lq 7, 31-35
Il-Mulej qal: “Ma’ min, mela, se nxebbahhom in-nies ta’ dan iż-żmien? … Read more »

7 new saints in the Catholic Church

21/10/2025

Photo: Vatican Media

Ilbieraħ il-Papa Ljun XIV ċċelebra l-quddiesa tal-kanonizzazzjoni ta’ seba’ qaddisin ġodda. Huwa fakkar lill-Kristjani li fost il-problemi u l-inkwiet li qed naffaċċjaw, hemm bżonn talb b’fiduċja u passjoni.

Dan propju fil-jum li fih il-Knisja ċċelebrat il-Ġurnata Missjunarja.

Is-seba’ qaddisin ġodda fil-Knisja Kattolika huma:

Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan
Peter To Rot
Vincenza Maria Poloni
Maria del Monte Carmelo Rendiles Martínez
Maria Troncatti
José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros
Bartolo Longo

Wieħed minn dawn il-qaddisin – Bartolo Longo – huwa eks-satanist… Read more »

ŻAK with new Presidency team for 2025-2028

21/10/2025

Photo: Żak

ŻAK is pleased to announce the appointment of Kylee Vassallo as President and Leanne Bonello as Vice President for the upcoming three-year term, leading the organisation from October 2025 to September 2028.

Over the past months, ŻAK members aged 18 and over were invited to nominate and select fellow members for the roles of President and Vice President. Following a period of reflection and discussion, the new Presidency Team has now been confirmed, marking the beginning of a new chapter for ŻAK’s ongoing mission of empowering young people… Read more »

“Being present in a difficult moment is already comforting” – Fr Malcolm Saliba

21/10/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Malcolm Saliba qal li meta wieħed ikun preżenti f’mumenti diffiċli għall-oħrajn, diġà jkun qed joffri ħafna faraġ lil dak li jkun.

The Pope at the Canonization Mass: The Lord listens to us, embraces us as we are, and transforms us as he is

Holy Mass with the canonisation of 7 Blessed

19/10/2025 St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us begin our reflection with the question that concludes the Gospel just proclaimed: “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Lk 18:8). This question reveals to us what is most precious in the Lord’s eyes: faith, namely, the bond of love between God and man… Read more »

“The school was the spiritual womb for Sr. Antoinette Pace where she gave birth to good hearts through her kindness”

She stood out for her love in the hearts of many

20/10/2025

Sr Antoinette Pace – persuna maħbuba ferm minn ħafna hekk kif ħajjitha ddedikata għat-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ.

Il-Ħamis 16 t’Ottubru Sr Antoinette ngħatat l-aħħar tislima fil-Bażilika ta’ San Ġorġ. Hi kienet imfakkra minn Fr Eric Cachia, Superjur Provinċjali tas-Salesjani f’Malta waqt l-omelija tiegħu bħala dik il-persuna li ma spikkatx minħabba l-kliem sabiħ tagħha jew għax tkellmet b’xi qawwa tan-nar, iżda spikkat għall-imħabba tagħha fil-qlub ta’ ħafna… Read more »

Caritas proposes longer leave for new parents and a solution to traffic

19/10/2025

Photo: Erica Lanzafame

Fost proposti ta’ Caritas Malta għall-Baġit 2026, hija qed tipproponi leave itwal għal ġenituri ġodda u soluzzjoni għat-traffiku.

Dawn ir-riflessjonijiet huma mnebbħa:

Mill-missjoni ta’ Caritas Malta favur il-ġustizzja soċjali, l-eradikazzjoni tal-faqar, u l-iżvilupp sħiħ tal-bniedem.
Mill-valuri marbutin mad-dinjità ta’ kull bniedem; is-solidarjetà; is-sussidarjetà – empowerment, u l-ġid komuni.
Minn għażla preferenzjali lejn il-fqir b’viżjoni ekonomika li tpoġġi l-bniedem u l-ambjent fiċ-ċentru…