Today, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Christ’s ascension into heaven. On this seventh week of Easter, the community stresses the important, life-giving need of fulfilling the Gospel...

In a sermon to the Catholic faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis referred to the Devil (il Demonio). Despite their redemption by Christ, Christians are still haunted by...

It used to be that colour on this island came from the beautiful flowers, which seem to bloom all year round in one form or another, the sea and the sky, the merging of the lovely honey coloured...

No comment would have been just right for these pictures as they are self-explanatory, but I feel I have to say a few words.     Our ancestors built Hagar Qim and the other temples on...

First thoughts on Malta’s constitutional convention       I was sorry to have missed the President’s Forum two weeks ago dedicated to discussion of the...

Over two months have passed since the last election. This was the first one I contested and, although I wasn’t elected and the PN suffered a heavy defeat, I am proud of what I did and would do...

I was seriously tempted this week to jot down a few notes on the gutter press I read in last weekend’s papers, which also continued on some media this week. The temptation was great, but then I...

So the die is cast and, for better or worse, the old Nationalist Party is now in the hands of Simon Busuttil. In the meantime, a lot of people are of course trying to figure out in whose hands he...

In March this year, as a visitor from Canada to Malta, I was greatly impressed by your beautiful country, its magnificent harbours and cultural history.  It seemed to me that Malta is blessed not...

It used to be that colour on this island came from the beautiful flowers, which seem to bloom all year round in one form or another, the sea and the sky, the merging of the lovely honey coloured...