I borrowed this title from a piece by Patricia Zapor in Catholic News Service. In her introduction to the intriguing piece she wrote as follows: “Should the Christmas shopping crowds, costs and commercialism be at odds with how one is trying to...

It seems that Santa has been carrying a bag full of goodies for journalists and one full of coals for the general public. Generally this is the time of year when hard stories become hard to find. Journalists have to make do with human and good feel...

A 46-year-old nurse is dead; presumed suicide. Two children are orphans. A husband is now a widower. A family is shattered. This in a nutshell is the tragedy of the Saldanha family.  Jacintha Saldanha, till recently unknown except to her family,...

Last weekend a pastoral letter written by both our bishops was read in all churches in Malta and Gozo. The subject treated, as well as the manner of its treatment were by no means easy. But the subject is of greatest importance. The pastoral letter...

The highest court of the country, the Constitutional Court of Appeal, has ruled in favour of the decision of the Film and Stage Classification Board to ban the showing of the play Stitching. The Constitutional Court has thus confirmed the decision...

The political implications of the announcement, earlier this week, that Dr Alfred Sant will not be contesting the next general election but will be contesting the election for the European Parliament did not miss many a pundit. Many, included fellow...

Tonio Borg's approval by the European Parliament and the margin of votes in his favours signifies that the start of his European adventure ended well. 386 MEPs voted in favour and 281 voted against. Dr Borg did not scrape through as was predicted.

I am enjoying a delicious cup of hot chocolate in the exquisitely beautiful surroundings of the Grand Place, Brussels. (No, I was not here for Tonio Borg's grilling but for a boring media conference. I landed just after the hearing was...

Next Tuesday Dr Tonio Borg, Malta Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs will face the appropriate committee of the European Parliament in a hearing which is part of the procedure adopted before someone can become a Commissioner of...

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the most prominent figure of the Catholic Church in Scotland, has just been named as Bigot of the Year at the annual Stonewall Awards. The gay, lesbian and bisexual charity conferred the award on O'Brien for his strong...