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Pope Leo XIV – The perennial peacemaker

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 07:25 Last update: about 8 months ago Kevin Aquilina

'Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God' (Mt 5:9). This is what Matthew, the evangelist, report Jesus Christ stating in the Sermon on the Mount. Although both Pope Leo...

The importance of ‘Malta Aqwa’

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 07:21 Last update: about 8 months ago Katya De Giovanni

In Malta's political culture, an electoral manifesto is never just a campaign document. It is a moral contract with the people, a roadmap for governance, and increasingly a benchmark against which...

Gozo prepares for ‘Manna Bonanza’

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 07:20 Last update: about 8 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Prime Minister Robert Abela returned to Gozo with a rediscovered sense of urgency that aligns neatly with the political calendar. He arrived alongside Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, who now carries a...

The Labour Party and ODZ protection

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 07:17 Last update: about 8 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

On 26 July 2006 Parliament approved the motion to rationalise the development boundaries. The motion, presented by George Pullicino, then Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs, increased the...

Here comes the sun

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 07:10 Last update: about 8 months ago Valerie Visanich

I still remember sitting at the kitchen table as a young girl, sketching endlessly on scraps of paper, convinced that one day I would grow up to be an artist. It wasn't just a pastime; it was a way of...

Beware the electorate

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 07:06 Last update: about 8 months ago Mark Said

Elections have consequences beyond their immediate results, mainly in terms of the strategic lessons that are drawn from them by the leaders of the two major parties and the news media. Hard-core...

Politics, heritage, and identity

Friday, 17 April 2026, 07:59 Last update: about 8 months ago Owen Bonnici

This evening, Prime Minister and Labour leader Robert Abela delivers his concluding speech at the Labour Party Congress. It was a week-long congress that saw the participation of many people across...

Maltese history

Thursday, 16 April 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 8 months ago Alfred Sant

We need a national project - distanced from all political interference and all prejudice - to generate a history of Malta over the last 400 to 500 years not only as a narrative of who ruled and who...

Loneliness, a forgotten minority and condominium reform

Thursday, 16 April 2026, 07:33 Last update: about 8 months ago Mark Said

PN MP Ivan Bartolo cannot but be lauded for presenting the "Combating of Loneliness and the Strengthening of the Well-being of Society Act, 2026", aimed at tackling loneliness. Indeed, it reminds...

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