News from the Church in Malta
Dear brothers and sisters,
We will continue to meditate on some parables of the Gospel, which are an opportunity to change perspective and open ourselves up to hope. The lack of hope, at times, is due to the fact that we fixate on a certain rigid and closed way of seeing things, and the parables help us to look at them from another point of view… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
I am still at the beginning of my ministry among you. Before all else, I would like to thank you for your demonstration of affection and ask you to keep supporting me with your prayers and closeness.
In whatever the Lord calls us to do, in both our daily lives and our journey of faith, there are times when we feel inadequate… Read more »
Sr Tiziana Merletti
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti, former Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, as Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
The Dicastery is responsible for orders and religious congregations, as well as secular institutes.
As Secretary, Sr Merletti will serve under Sr Simona Brambilla, who was appointed to lead the Dicastery in January—becoming the first woman ever to lead a Vatican department… Read more »
The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has released the calendar for the Pope’s liturgies in June 2025.
Pope Leo XIV begins the month with Mass in St. Peter’s Square to mark the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, at 10:30 AM.
On Pentecost Sunday, June 8, the Pope returns to the Vatican Square to celebrate Mass at 10:30 AM for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters,
I am pleased to welcome you in this, my first general Audience. Today I will resume the cycle of Jubilee catecheses, on the theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope”, initiated by Pope Francis.
Let us continue today to meditate on the parables of Jesus, which help us to regain hope, because they show us how God works in history… Read more »
Dear Brother Cardinals,
Brother Bishops and Priests,
Distinguished Authorities and Members of the Diplomatic Corps.
Greetings to the pilgrims who have come for the Jubilee of Confraternities!
I greet all of you with a heart full of gratitude at the beginning of the ministry that has been entrusted to me. Saint Augustine wrote: Lord, “you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you” (Confessions, I: 1,1)… Read more »
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash
With the Eucharistic celebration taking place on 18 May at 10:00 AM (CET) in St. Peter’s Basilica and Square, the Bishop of Rome, Leo XIV, solemnly begins his Petrine Ministry as the successor of the Apostle Peter and, therefore, as Pastor of the Catholic Church. As explained by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, the rite features several moments of profound symbolic meaning, including those regarding the ancient episcopal insignia associated with Peter: the Pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman… Read more »
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Fl-ewwel diskors tiegħu lill-Korp Diplomatiku għas-Santa Sede, il-Papa Ljun XIV iddikjara li “d-dinjità tagħna tibqa’ dejjem l-istess” irrispettivament mill-istat tas-saħħa, mis-sitwazzjoni tax-xogħol jew mil-liema pajjiż ġejjin.
Il-Papa, li hu nnifsu dixxendent ta’ koppja immigranti, għadda dan il-messaġġ bħala sejħa personali u universali f’mument ta’ sfidi globali, u stieden lill-komunità internazzjonali sabiex terġa’ timpenja ruħha għall-paċi, il-ġustizzja u l-verità bħala pedamenti ta’ diplomazija u solidarjetà umana… Read more »
Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.
— Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) May 14, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “to maintain an active social media presence through the official papal accounts on X and Instagram,” according to a press release from the Dicastery for Communication on Tuesday… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
I consider it a gift from God that the first Sunday of my service as Bishop of Rome is Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter. On this Sunday, we always hear proclaimed at Mass a passage from the tenth chapter from the Gospel of John, where Jesus reveals himself as the true Shepherd: who knows and loves his sheep and gives his life for them… Read more »
