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Welcoming others means welcoming God in person!

Sunday, 24 January 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago

This, in a nutshell, is the core message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2016, written by Pope Francis for this special event which was celebrated throughout the Universal Church last...

The Prime Minister is right

Sunday, 24 January 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago

Even the most ardent of the Prime Minister's supporters can clearly see that his New Year's kitchen message was a public relations disaster. It was ill-conceived, badly researched and a mediocre...

Mother Teresa’s letters

Sunday, 24 January 2016, 10:29 Last update: about 12 years ago

Mother Teresa's private letters reveal that her inner life was in turmoil and that she struggled for a long time with religious doubts. Time magazine (23 August, 2007) reported...

Dishonesty, deception, disillusion

Sunday, 24 January 2016, 10:28 Last update: about 12 years ago

Sometimes I wonder why Prime Minister Joseph Muscat goes to such lengths to alienate and ridicule Simon Busuttil in Parliament when he knows full well that what Simon Busuttil is saying is the truth...

The year ahead

Sunday, 24 January 2016, 10:28 Last update: about 12 years ago

The average citizen of goodwill has every reason to be gratified that the prospects for the immediate future of these islands are promising at this point in time. The reputable...

Embryo freezing – a new form of inequality

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:31 Last update: about 12 years ago

Christine Rossi   According to Parliamentary Secretary Dr Chris Fearne (Xarabank 13 November, 2015), the new law envisaged to allow for embryo freezing will not have specific criteria...

The social and the religious in contemporary Islamic life

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:29 Last update: about 12 years ago

Mukhtar Aziz   In mid-1990s, I was invited to take part in an Islamic conference held in Khartoum with participants from all over the world.  During a dinner hosted by President...

Saudi Arabia’s barbaric executions

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:26 Last update: about 12 years ago

The recent dramatic executions of a prominent Shiite cleric and 46 other prisoners was the worst way Saudi Arabia could have started what promises to be a grim and tumultuous year in the kingdom and...

Called to proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:25 Last update: about 12 years ago

This is the motto for this year’s week of prayer for Christian unity which is traditionally celebrated from 18th to 25th January every year. This traditional period was suggested by Paul Wattson...

The key is liberalisation

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:24 Last update: about 12 years ago

A decision cannot be made whether to build the Gozo tunnel or not, because when taking a decision, there must be something to decide on. It is all bluff. There is no geological study available…...

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