Who should look into the serious concerns raised by the Venice Commission on MPs’ ability to scrutinize the government while, at the same time, they hold guaranteed positions on public bodies?...

Many feel the dire need of having a friend; in other words, of having someone with whom, as Albert Camus put it, can walk beside him or her. This mutual affective relationship between people...

Challenging times lie ahead for the European Union. Its approach to asylum-seekers surely needs a rethink. Wave after wave of migrants are fleeing war-stricken countries where poverty and turmoil in...

Shortly before our celebration of the birth of Jesus, Pierre Mallia claimed in this paper that abortions are carried out by doctors in Malta in special circumstances. I would argue that he has...

With reference to Guillaumier's letter "Paul's homosexuality", it is curious that he conveniently splashed only one side of the story. Fake news seem to be the order of the day here and abroad and his...

This has been the reaction of a Filipina attendee, a resident of Dubai for these past nine years, from the stadium stands where Pope Francis celebrated Mass at Zayed Sport City, February 5 2019 in Abu...

Sunday 27 January is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This international memorial day commemorates the Holocaust tragedy which took place throughout the Second World War. The...

On Friday 18 January, Pope Francis tweeted: Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: all of us are asked to implore from God this great gift. In fact, from the 18 till...

Just in the middle of the week dedicated to Christian unity, Divine Providence made me meet with a very interesting book coming from the Orthodox Tradition. It is entitled Our Thoughts Determine Our...

I sometimes talk to expats living in Gozo and they tell me that every small bloody island north of Scotland has a small airstrip which can accommodate small fixed-winged aircraft. It would be be...