The plaster bust of the late Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Nikol Cauchi, which will form part of his tombstone at the Gozo Cathedral, ison display at the cathedral inVictoria.

Vicar general and cathedral archpriest Giovanni Gauci said the people’s feeback about the bust, which is by Gozitan sculptor Alfred Camilleri Cauchi, was positive and the bust will be sent to Italy shortly to be cast in bronze.

The marble works on the tombstone, by Raymond Bonello of Xagħra, will start soon.

The Bishop Nikol Cauchi Foundation together with the Gozo Diocese will be releasing a book on March 3 featuring all articles written by the late bishop in The Times andThe Sunday Times between2002 and 2010.

All proceeds from the book, which is being printed by Progress Press and has received the support of FXB, HSBC, Ta’ Ċenċ Hotel and BoV, will go towards the foundation, which aims to promote dialogue through socio-cultural andreligious activities.

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