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New pastors appointed for Balzan, "amrun, Marsaxlokk and Mtarfa parishes
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (392+ words) New vice-rector also named for Archbishop's Seminary Archbishop Charles Scicluna has announced new pastoral appointments for four Maltese parishes, entrusting them to priests who will begin serving their new communities in the coming weeks. The Parish of the Annunciation of…...
Church establishes new commission for human development
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (202+ words) Newsbook The Maltese Episcopal Conference has established a new Interdiocesan Commission for Promoting Integral Human Development, bringing together the work of the former Justice and Peace Commission and Environment Commission. The new body, which reflects the structure adopted by the…...
Archbishop calls on faithful to heed Christ's voice in world bombarded by fake news
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) In a world saturated with deception, misinformation and falsehood, Jesus Christ remains the one true voice of truth, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said during his homily at Sunday Mass in the Fifth Week of Easter. Celebrating mass at the Parish Church…...
Maltese religious leaders participate in the conference of Major Superiors in Europe
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (250+ words) The conference aims to foster dialogue, shared learning, and collaboration on key issues shaping religious communities today, particularly within the European context. Discussions focus on both emerging challenges and practical aspects concerning the governance and mission of UCESM. Four principal…...
Archbishop challenges leaders: use power to serve, not to 'crush and destroy"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (554+ words) The cloak of St Publius, blood-red in the celebrated statue carved by Vincenzo Dimech at the dawn of the nineteenth century, was the starting point for the Archbishop of Malta's homily at Sunday's pontifical Mass marking the feast of Malta's…...
Pursue peace through dialogue, not force " Pope Leo XIV
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (409+ words) Pope delivers his first Easter Urbi et Orbi address Pope Leo XIV appealed to those "with the power to launch war" to pursue peace "not through force but through dialogue" as he delivered his first Urbi et Orbi blessing for…...
Bishops to baptise 36 adults from 11 different countries during Easter Vigil
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) This evening, during the Solemn Vigil of the Resurrection of our Lord, the bishops of Malta will administer the Sacraments of Christian Initiation " Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion " to 36 catechumens who, as adults, have chosen the Christian path. Due to…...
Israel bars Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (439+ words) For the first time in centuries, the head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land has been prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, after Israeli police blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa…...
Pope Leo XIV embarks on one-day visit to Monaco
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (330+ words) First papal visit to Mediterranean principality since 1538 Pope Leo XIV has chosen Monaco for what is only" his second international apostolic journey, marking the first papal visit to the tiny principality in nearly 500 years. The visit is Pope Leo's second…...
Archbishop visits Malta's prisons for Our Lady of Sorrows
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (182+ words) Archbishop Charles Scicluna visited Malta's two prisons " the Corradino Correctional Facility and the Centre of Residential Restorative Services (Co RRS) in Mta'leb " and prayed with residents on the occasion of the celebration of Our Lady of Sorrows. The archbishop made…...