Fr Martin Micallef, a 40-year-old priest from Luqa, has taken over as director of Dar tal-Providenza, the home for the disabled near Siggiewi.

He tells Rosanne Zammit (see video above) about his plans for the home and the challenges that it faces.

Fr Martin, a priest for the past 12 years, served at Ibraġ and as parish priest in Għaxaq and Marsascala.

He has been the church’s representative on the National Commission for Persons with a Disability for the past seven years.

His predecessor, Mgr Lawrence Gatt, is now serving as chancellor at the Curia.

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