A declaration issued today, 23 May 2024 from the Vaticans’ Dicastery for Saints’ Causes, has announced that another miracle has been attributed to the intercession of Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), meaning he will be canonized.

The miracle involved the healing of a girl from Costa Rica, living in Florence, Italy, who fell from her bicycle at age 11 and incurred a severe head injury. She was taken to the hospital, where her skull was opened to relieve pressure on the brain, but her situation was critical… Read more »

Il-Kustodju tal-Art Imqaddsa, Patri Francesco Patton OFM qal li l-ftit Insara li għadhom f’Gaża spiċċaw jgħixu fil-knisja minħabba l-kunflitt imdemmi.

F’intervista ma’ Newsbook Malta, waqt iż-żjara li għamel lill-Provinċja Franġiskana Maltija hu stqarr li huma m’għandhomx patrijiet f’Gaża iżda qed jassistu lis-Sorijiet ta’ Madre Tereża li qed idewwu t-tfal feruti fil-gwerra. Huma kellhom kuntatt mal-iskola f’Gaża, li issa magħluqa għax sfat imġarrfa… Read more »

Eight adults received the sacrament of confirmation last Sunday 19th May 2024, on the feast of Pentecost, by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi during a Mass celebrated in the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ħal Balzan. These adults are from different countries, including Malta, Brazil, France, Columbia and Germany.

The eight candidates had been preparing for their confirmation over the past months with the help of catechists from the Christian Initiation of Adults Ministry within the Archdiocese of Malta… Read more »

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Dear brothers and sisters, happy Feast of Pentecost, buongiorno!

Today, Solemnity of Pentecost, we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles. In the Gospel of the liturgy, Jesus speaks about the Holy Spirit and says that He will teach us “whatever He hears” (cf. Jn 16:13). But what does this expression mean? What has the Holy Spirit heard? … Read more »

The so-called “military solution” does not work, as evidenced by thousands of lives lost, families destroyed, homes, jobs, and infrastructure ruined, and therefore makes one aware that another path must be taken….

The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, made this observation in a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media.

During the conversation, the Observer discusses paths to peace, especially considering the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and asks whether there are tools, even within international diplomacy, that could facilitate de-escalation and that have not yet been utilized… Read more »

Dalgħodu, il-Papa Franġisku laqa’ lill-Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex li bħalissa jinsabu f’Ruma għaż-żjara ‘ad limina Apostolorum’, sabiex jagħtu rendikont dwar il-qagħda tal-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex.

Waqt l-udjenza, il-Papa u l-Isqfijiet tkellmu dwar l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u d-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex. Bi preparazzjoni għall-Ġublew tat-Tama li se jsir is-sena d-dieħla, il-Papa Franġisku ħeġġeġ lill-poplu Malti u Għawdxi biex ikun strument ta’ ħniena u mħabba… Read more »

Il-Kardinal Luis Tagle qal li l-valuri ta’ Kristu għandhom isawru l-mezzi soċjali u li dawn ukoll jeħtieġu li jiġu evanġelizzati fid-dawl tal-fatt li fuqhom hemm ukoll il-korruzzjoni u s-serq tal-identità. Tagle semma bħala eżempju meta skopra li hemm profili foloz fuq Facebook b’ismu u bl-informazzjoni dwaru. Saħaq iżda li grazzi għat-teknoloġija u l-mezzi soċjali l-Evanġelju jinxtered fir-realtà diġitali imma hemm bżonn li jkun hemm il-valuri ta’ Kristu: il-verità, is-sinċerità, il-ġustizzja u l-imħabba… Read more »