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Archbishop baptises baby during visit to Maltese patients in London

05/08/2025   London, UK

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has concluded a two-day pastoral visit to London, during which he met with around 30 Maltese patients currently receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom.

During the visit, Archbishop Scicluna not only met with patients and their relatives at Great Ormond Street Hospital but also baptised a baby born in London a few months earlier. He described the hospital which specialises in the care of children as a sign of hope and new life… Read more »

The Pope at Angelus: Bring this joy, this enthusiasm to the whole world

03/08/2025

Dear friends,

The Lord Jesus is present among us and within us: all things and all people in the Eucharist. United with him, we wish to offer up a huge “thank you” to the Father for the gift of these days of your Jubilee. It has been an outpouring of grace for the Church and for the whole world! This has been possible through the participation of each one of you… Read more »

The Pope: The encounter with the risen Christ transforms our lives, enlightens our affections, desires and thoughts

Youth Jubilee Mass

03/08/2025   Tor Vergata, Italy

Dear young people,

After last night’s Prayer Vigil, we gather again today to celebrate the Eucharist, the Sacrament of the Lord’s total gift of himself to us.  We can imagine ourselves today retracing the journey made on Easter evening by the disciples on the road to Emmaus (cf. Lk 24:13-35): they set out from Jerusalem frightened and disappointed, convinced that, after Jesus’ death, there was nothing more to expect, nothing in which to place their hope… Read more »

“Community gives you a taste of the beauty that is given” – Fr Mario Mangion

03/08/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Mario Mangion qal li komunità, kemm dik parrokkjali kif ukoll waħda żgħira, tagħtik l-opportunità li tgħix ġo familja u tingħata lill-oħrajn.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Mario Mangion u Matthew Gauci. 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 to youths: Love one another in Christ

Dialogue between His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and young people during the Jubilee vigil

02/08/2025   Tor Vergata, Rome

Question 1 – Friendship

Holy Father, my name is Dulce María, I am 23 years old and I am from Mexico. I come to you as a spokesperson for a reality that young people experience in so many parts of the world. Holy Father, we are children of our time. We live in a culture that shapes us without our realizing it; it is a culture marked by technology, especially by social media… Read more »

Fundraising for Gaza

Caritas Malta launches emergency appeal

01/08/2025

Photo: Caritas Internationalis

At the request of the Bishops of Malta and Gozo, Caritas Malta, in collaboration with Caritas Internationalis, is appealing for financial donations to support the people of Gaza who are currently enduring extreme hardship.

Families in Gaza are facing catastrophic humanitarian conditions as violence escalates and essential resources are depleted. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health and the United Nations, the number of people dying from hunger and severe malnutrition continues to rise daily… Read more »

Study: Elderly people fall into loneliness because they feel judged

Caritas Malta conducts study on loneliness among the elderly in Malta

01/08/2025

Libset daqsxejn makeup wara l-mewt ta’ żewġha u ħassitha ġġudikata.

Żamm il-ħwejjeġ ta’ martu biex iħoss il-preżenza tagħha.

Kienu dawn uħud mill-esperjenzi li rrakkontaw diversi anzjani li jħossuhom weħidhom wara li tilfu lin-nisa u rġiel tagħhom. Rakkonti li wasslu waqt studju li sar minn Caritas Malta dwar is-solitudni fost l-anzjani li jgħixu fi djarhom tagħhom u anke dawk fi djar tal-anzjani… Read more »

Notice

01/08/2025

During the month of August 2025, the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana will be closed every Saturday.

This means that on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th of August the Curia will not open.

Opening hours are from Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm. (It is important to make an appointment in advance.) For more information call 25906238/208. Read more »

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Pope at Audience: May our means of communication heal you and not trouble you

30/07/2025   St. Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our hope. II. The life of Jesus. 12. The healing of a deaf man with a speech impediment.  They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.” (Mk 7:37)

Dear brothers and sisters,

With this catechesis, we conclude our journey through the public life of Jesus, marked by encounters, parables, and healings… Read more »

Pope to youths: You are a message of hope

29/07/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Buonasera!
Buenas tardes!
Good evening!

Jesus tells us: “You are the salt of the earth […]. You are the light of the world.” (Mt. 5:13-14).

“Ustedes son la sal de la tierra […] la luz del mundo” (Mt 5,13-14).

And today your voices, your enthusiasm, your cries — which are all for Jesus Christ — will be heard to the ends of the earth… Read more »