Photo: RDNE Stock project Position Paper on the Advance Medical Directives Download

An interdisciplinary group of academics from the University of Malta and senior clinical staff at Mater Dei Hospital is recommending the inclusion of a durable power of attorney for healthcare in Malta’s proposed Advance Medical Directives Act, warning that its omission causes a significant ethical and clinical gap.

In a position paper, the group says that a trusted healthcare proxy provides a more flexible and ethically robust safeguard than a static written directive. 

A proxy, they note, can interpret a patient’s wishes in light of unforeseen medical circumstances, which a document drafted years in advance may not adequately anticipate… Read more »

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Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi presided over the annual spring meeting of the Social Affairs Commission of the COMECE, a Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union focusing on social issues. The two-day conference, which was held in Brussels, discussed themes centred on “Integral Human Development in Geopolitical and Technological Transitions”, through various interventions by keynote speakers, panel discussions, and exchanges. In the light of Catholic Social Teaching, especially the promotion of human dignity and the common good, the meeting discussed the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, the Housing Crisis and the EU Affordable Housing Plan, the Quality Jobs Act, and the Future of Work – Ethical and Policy Perspectives… Read more »

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A quiet but notable shift is under way within the Archdiocese of Malta, as a growing number of adults are requesting the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist – even as infant baptisms continue their gradual decline.

Figures obtained by Newsbook Malta from the Archdiocese of Malta point towards a changing landscape.

Between 2018 and 2021, the number of adults receiving the sacraments remained relatively low… Read more »

Ritratt: Nicolai Borg – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

Dar Saura, fir-Rabat se tkun qed tinbidel f’binja li tilqa’ tfal u żgħażagħ f’diżabbiltajiet varji sabiex ikunu jistgħu jikbru bħala persuni b’talenti u valuri mill-aqwa.

Dan il-proġett mistenni li jiġi jiswa madwar €38 miljun hekk kif jeħtieġ xogħol ta’ restawr u titjieb biex il-binja tkun tista’ tibda tintuża minn The Malta Trust Foundation. Kien għal din ir-raġuni li sar qbil bejn TMTF u Komunità Malta… Read more »

Fondazzjoni Sebħ inaugurated a newly refurbished children’s therapy room, on Tuesday 7 April 2026, marking an important milestone in the development of a comprehensive, trauma-informed system of care. What began in 2023 as a dream has since evolved into a model now recognised as a benchmark of excellence within residential services.

Through the Mindful@Home project, the Children in Need Foundation (CiN) joined forces with Sebħ to create a therapeutic care service within Sebħ’s residential homes… Read more »

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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »