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Of Course he’s conservative

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Some people have reacted badly to the election of a conservative pope....

Live By the media, die by it

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As fate would have it, the last two editions of Bondiplus dealt with the papacy. The first was on the death of one pope, the other on the one who stepped into his red leather shoes. ...

Chronicle Of an election distorted

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As things happen, I missed the actual announcement of Pope Benedict’s election last Tuesday. ...

Constitutional Imperatives

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The Maltese Constitution, which is the supreme law of Malta, makes us proud of its limpid language, carefully crafted to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual. ...

Half A job well done!

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A fortnight ago, Tonio Fenech, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and one of the government’s rising stars held a mid-week press conference that on the surface seemed very “run-of-the-mill”, but in ...

Malta Meets the East...

Sunday, 24 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Malta joined the EU on 1 May; it was not the only small country to do so this time around. ...

Politically Correct bigotry

Saturday, 23 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

There was a time when journalists chose their words with discernment. They looked at life and saw its many hues. Today, the tendency is to see the world in black and white. At one time, people discriminated between...

Forward And not backwards

Friday, 22 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

These days one can follow the UK election campaigns of the major parties as they unfold. ...

Friday Wisdom: Interregnum

Friday, 22 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The process of selecting the new Pope was much shorter than many anticipated. ...

What’s In a name?

Thursday, 21 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

VATICAN CITY: The last Pope named Benedict guided the church during the dark years of World War I, espousing a policy of strict neutrality and pushing for peace through negotiations. ...

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