The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times follows up the story of a woman living in a Marsascala garage with five children from three men and says help has flooded in, but so has criticism.
The Malta Independent quotes the President saying that his office is reciprocating the confidence expressed in the President by the people. It also carries comments by Speaker Louis Galea that there is need for less propaganda and more substance in Malta.
l-orizzont says documents confirm what was revealed in September about contamination of water on Gozo Channel ferries.
In-Nazzjon says measures are being taken to minimise inconvenience for the business community and visitors during the City Gate works.
The overseas press
Once again, the international media is dominated by the clerical sexual abuse scandal and the fact that Catholic archbishops marked Easter with a series of apologies as they admitted the Church's "guilt" and "shame" over the whole affair.
Avvenire reports that Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals did away with protocol and directly addressed Pope Benedict at the start of the Easter Sunday ceremony at the Vatican, saying the Church would not be influenced by what he called "petty gossip" about sexual abuse of children by priests. To the cheers of thousands of people in a rainy St Peter's Square, Cardinal Sodano, a former secretary of state, praised the Pope as the "solid rock" that holds up the Church. The Pope made no mention of the accusations which have rocked the Church.
Ulster Gazette says that Cardinal Sean Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, admitted his own responsibility for taking part in the culture of cover-up.
Catholic Herald News says the Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, said the serious sins committed within the Catholic community have been much talked about. "For our part, we have been reflecting on them deeply, acknowledging our guilt and our need for forgiveness."
The Times quotes the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, saying the crisis affected all Christians and the Church faced a "huge challenge".
The Scotsman says that at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, head of the Church in Scotland, apologised to abuse victims. He said a small percentage of priests had committed crimes harmed the lives of their victims, caused great hatred to be directed at their innocent brother priests and left ordinary Catholics demoralised and confused".
The Irish Times reports Easter Sunday Mass at Dublin's Pro Cathedral was briefly interrupted as protesters placed children's shoes on the altar to represent the victims of clerical sex abuse. About five people walked to the steps of the altar where one man shouted "shame" at Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who was celebrating the packed Mass. Before Mass began, Archbishop Martin was heckled and verbally abused by one man.
Writing in The Washington Post, the Archbishop of Washington Donald W. Wuerl advocated that cases of sexual abuse by priests be confronted head-on, taking responsibility for the wrongs of the past and committing to doing all never to allow the tragedy of abuse to happen again. "In the United States, we bishops have put in place tough standards for reporting allegations to civil authorities because we recognize that abuse is not only a sin but also a serious crime," he wrote.
Berliner Zeitung reports that a man armed with a stick attacked the Roman Catholic Bishop of Muenster during the solemn Easter service in the German city's cathedral. Police said 60-year-old bishop Felix Genn was unharmed.
The International Herald Tribune says a 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the Mexican peninsula of Baja California. It quotes US officials saying it had been felt in Los Angeles and even in Nevada. The quake struck at 1540 (2340 Malta time), 26km south-west of Guadalupe Victoria in Baja California, at a depth of 32km. There have been reports of light damage and minor injuries in some areas near the epicentre.
Az-Zaman says three suicide bombers detonated car bombs within moments of each other in a coordinated attack on the German, Iranian and Egyptian embassies in central Baghdad, killing at least 30 people and wounding over 200.
Pravda reports that two powerful explosions have derailed a train in the violence-plagued southern Russian province of Dagestan. No one was hurt.
China Central Television reports that nine workers have been pulled to safety after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded coal mine. They were among 153 miners trapped since March 28 when workers broke a wall into an abandoned shaft, flooding the mine in Shanxi province. About 3,000 people have been working around the clock since then to pump out water.
Gulf News says two Britons convicted of kissing in public have had their one-month prison sentence upheld by a Dubai court. Ayman Najafi, 24, and Charlotte Adams, 25, were arrested by police in the Gulf resort last November after a woman complained they had been seen kissing on the mouth in a restaurant, breaching Dubai's strict decency laws. In 2008, two Britons accused of having sex on the beach got three months in jail, though their sentences were later suspended.
Entertainment blog TMZ reports that the legal team representing Michael Jackson's doctor is preparing a defence that claims Jackson gave himself the fatal dose of the anesthetic Propofol. Lawyers hope to draw on reports that Jackson was a long-time Propofol addict. Dr Conrad Murray, who could face up to four years in prison if convicted, acknowledged on in February giving the anesthetic propofol to Jackson following the singer's "repeated demands and requests" for the drug.