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The human person adequately considered

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 08:04 Last update: about 2 years ago Michael Asciak

In the document of the Second Vatican Council entitled Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, in article 51, one finds a reference to the concept of the human...

Rebuilding our tourism activity diligently

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 08:01 Last update: about 2 years ago

This week the news was focused on the infrastructure, the traffic, the unsustainability of our projects and the development of the quality of tourism. I gave a chuckle at this potpourri of conflicting...

Towards a more relevant Church

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:59 Last update: about 2 years ago

The passing of a Pontiff, and the consequent process to identify his successor, is always a momentous occasion, an appointment with history. Apart from the lush ceremonial that dictates every moment,...

Opinion: Journalists need a union, democracy depends on it

Thursday, 1 May 2025, 09:03 Last update: about 2 years ago

If journalism is in crisis, it's not because of censorship alone but because of burnout. Public debates on press freedom often focus on political attacks or legal threats to the press. These are...

Pope Francis: A champion of uprooted people

Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 09:14 Last update: about 2 years ago

A son of Italian immigrants, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17 December, 1936, it was only natural for Pope Francis to focus a lot on the plight of migrants, refugees and all uprooted people in...

The gender quota failed

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 07:56 Last update: about 2 years ago

What might have appeared to be a good idea on paper, has unfortunately been exposed to leave much to be desired. I am referring to the gender-quota mechanism which last election was triggered to...

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