The Roman Catholic Church is no longer credible when it tries to act as the guardian of morality after so many exposures of sexual abuse by priests and cover-ups by bishops behind its ‘holy...

‘What is truth’ asked a doubting Pilate when facing the Judean teacher and would not stay for an answer. This enigmatic person, the man from Nazareth in whom he found no fault, perplexed...

In recent weeks, I have had the joy of publishing a new book on pastoral care entitled Nursing the soul. This book is the fruit of years writing articles for the quarterly magazine Il-Musbieħ,...

I wrote to you on messenger several times, I realise you might not be on messenger all the time, however the only time you replied was when you felt I was being 'rude' and asked me to...

France has begun its scholastic year with a ban on mobile phones for students aged under 16. From what I hear, certain schools in Malta have abandoned the war on mobile phones and let students do as...

Fr Joseph Camilleri who runs a hospital in Guatemala, is currently in Malta, and is appealing for help. When he moved to the parish of Jalpatagua in Guatemala in 1995 at the age of 61, Fr Joe set up a...

The present scorching sun added to the cruel heat can be powerful reminders of its existence. If you happen to live with these unbearable summer temperatures, how can you ever fail not to think, at...

At a conference in Singapore last June, US defence secretary talked about a "natural non-convergence of interest" between Russia and China, and expressed his belief that both countries had more in...

As Bishop of the Diocese of Jundiaí in Brazil, I wish to thank the Mission Fund, through your newspaper, for the donation it made to my diocese. This donation will be used to support...

Joseph Calleja    The development of apartments in Malta has not only increased dramatically during the last 20 years, but will undoubtedly intensify in the years to come. This puts...