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Dialogue meeting with Fr James Hanvey SJ

29/10/2024

On Friday 8th November Fr James Hanvey SJ will be addressing a dialogue meeting on the theme: ‘In Malta, how can we be a Church of laity and clergy working together with hope, despite the challenges?’ The meeting will be held between 7pm – 9pm at the MSSP Oratory Hall in Birkirkara.

Fr. James Hanvey is a theologian, author, and retreat director. He has taught at Heythrop College, University of London, and was the Founding Director of the Heythrop Institute for Religion, Ethics, and Public Life… Read more »

Meet ‘Luce’: The Vatican’s cartoon mascot for Jubilee 2025

28/10/2024

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Vatican has launched a cartoon mascot unveiled Monday as the cheerful face of the Catholic Church’s upcoming holy year.

The mascot, named Luce — which means “light” in Italian — is intended to engage a younger audience and guide visitors through the holy year.

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican’s chief organizer for the jubilee, described the mascot as part of the Vatican’s goal to engage with “the pop culture so beloved by our young people.”

The mascot will debut this week at the Lucca Comics and Games, Italy’s celebrated convention for all things comics, video games, and fantasy, where the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization will host a space dedicated to “Luce and Friends.”

It will be the first time that a Vatican dicastery participates in a comics convention… Read more »

Call for contributions: share your stories and initiatives

28/10/2024

Entities, parishes, organisations, and groups that form part of the Church in Malta are invited to share stories of impactful events, activities, and initiatives happening within their communities. People who can be an inspiration to others are also invited to share their experiences.

This invitation aims to encourage participation, highlight milestones and share resources to spread the church’s mission and connect more meaningfully with society… Read more »

Retreat for young SDC candidates – “Do not say, ‘I am too young'”

28/10/2024

Over the weekend, thirteen SDC Candidates attended a retreat at the Dar il-Ħanin Samaritan Conference Centre. Led by Fr. Brendan Gatt, the retreat centred on the theme “Do not say, ‘I am too young’” (Jer 1:7). The participants engaged in reflections on God’s call and our response to it, exploring faith, commitment, and the mission God entrusts to each of us. The retreat provided time for both personal and communal prayer and reflection… Read more »

Synodality: A conversion aimed at becoming more missionary

28/10/2024

Pope Francis with all the Synod participants at the conclusion of the work of the General Assembly  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

The Final Document, adopted today after each of its 155 paragraphs were approved, has been published, and will not become the basis of an Exhortation by the Pope, who has decided that it should be released immediately in order to inspire the life of the Church… Read more »

Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem marks 25 years of inspiring hope and change for Malta’s homeless

28/10/2024

Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem, stabbilita mill-Kapuċċini fl-1999, illum is-Sibt 26 ta’ Ottubru bi kburija qed tfakkar il-25 anniversarju tagħha, filwaqt li tirrifletti fuq kwart ta’ seklu ta’ servizz iddedikat lill-individwi li qed jesperjenzaw sitwazzjoni li waslithom bla dar f’Malta.

Iggwidata mill-valuri ewlenin tal-kompassjoni, id-dinjità, u l-appoġġ għall-emarġinati, il-Fondazzjoni mhux biss ipprovdiet kenn iżda ħadmet ukoll bla heda biex terġa’ tagħti t-tama u d-dinjità lil dawk fil-bżonn… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Turn to Jesus with faith and hope

27/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good Sunday!

Today the Gospel of the liturgy (Mk 10:46-52) tells us about Jesus who cures a man from blindness. His name is Bartimaeus, but the crowd in the street ignore him: he is a poor beggar. Those people do not have eyes for the blind man; they leave him, they ignore him. No caring gaze, no feeling of compassion… Read more »

‘He Loved Us’: Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

24/10/2024

“‘He loved us’, Saint Paul says of Christ (cf. Rom 8:37), in order to make us realize that nothing can ever “separate us” from that love (Rom 8:39)”: Thus begins Pope Francis’ fourth Encyclical, which takes its title from the opening words, Dilexit nos.

The Encyclical is dedicated to the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ: “His open heart has gone before us and waits for us, unconditionally, asking only to offer us His love and friendship,” the Pope writes in the introductory paragraph… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: Invite Holy Spirit to protect your marriage and children

23/10/2024

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Last time we explained what we proclaim about the Holy Spirit in the Creed. The reflection of the Church, however, did not stop at that brief profession of faith. It continued, both in the East and in the West, by the work of the great Fathers and Doctors. Today, in particular, we would like to gather a few crumbs of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit developed in the Latin tradition, to see how it enlightens all of Christian life and the sacrament of marriage in particular… Read more »

Activities organised at St Paul’s Missionary College during missionary month

23/10/2024

During October, a month dedicated to missions, St Paul’s Missionary College especially lives this theme. During the preparatory week for World Mission Day on Sunday 20th October, various activities were organised for students and staff.

Both schools gathered for mass where they listened to staff members and members of MSSP talk about the missionary experiences they went on last summer. Secondary school students had the opportunity to meet several MSSP brothers online, living at the International Formation House in the Philippines… Read more »