Quotes of the week

"What society are we building... when, blinded by prejudice, we depict as enemies or threats to national security people who need protection?"

Gozo Bishop Mario Grech in a homily to mark the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, in which he criticised the migrants' detention policy.

"We have to stop talking as if there are first-, second-, or third-class achievements."

Labour Party leader Joseph Muscat in a speech to mark the 30th anniversary of Freedom Day, in which he called for a discussion on having one National Day.

"Gaetano cried as if a child had been killed."

A neighbour of 20-year-old Gaetano Romano, whose charred remains were found in an industrial oven in Buġibba, on the victim's reaction to his dog being killed vindictively eight months ago.

"A Presidency with a European dimension."

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on President Emeritus Eddie Fenech Adami's term in office.

"I hope every time I return, it will be like this."

Swedish Pop Idol winner Kevin Borg as he was mobbed by well-wishers at Luqa airport.