At the service of the common good
Sunday, 4 October 2015, 09:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Pope Francis' address to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week is replete with insights as to how this most distinguished international institution can still be...
Syria: The United Nations divided
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 08:48
Last update: about 12 years ago
Progress was made in this week’s United Nations Summit in New York. But the thing that seems to have come out the clearest, is that the world is divided on what should be done to counter the...
Gambling: Helping those who become addicted
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 09:47
Last update: about 12 years ago
Some people enjoy the occasional flutter. It might be football pools, horse racing, sports betting, a lottery ticket or a simple wager between friends. But gambling can quickly become an...
Three experiences that made me love the power of the #crowd
Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 11:45
Last update: about 12 years ago
Andrew Sammut Alessi
You hear stories all the time about how "the crowd" is solving issues and challenges of all kinds; so I wanted to share three recent experiences (past & present!) that made me love the power of...
Society: Harrowing tales of human suffering
Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 10:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
The story published on our front page today tells of the harrowing experience that an intellectually disabled woman had to put up with for nine years. The court report tells how the woman was...
Bosco Summer School 2015
Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 10:05
Last update: about 12 years ago
Each year for the past 17 years, August is known as one of the busiest months of the year for the members of our Oratory in Sliema. Apart from the Salesian Brigade summer camp and other activities,...
House of Science meets House of Representatives at the Parliament
Monday, 28 September 2015, 12:53
Last update: about 12 years ago
Scientific research in Malta completes its annual voyage into the public domain with the opening of Science in the House in Parliament ahead of the Science in the City Festival, European Researchers'...
Audiences let their hair down at the Rocky Horror show
Monday, 28 September 2015, 12:52
Last update: about 12 years ago
"I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey,"... and so they did! On 17 September, Eden Cinemas took their audience on a frothy, fun yet awfully naughty voyage to The Rocky Horror...