The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Sunday Times says that a report by a parliamentary committee on assisted procreation is to recommend embryo freezing in a regulated and limited manner. The newspaper also quotes the bishops of Malta and Gozo saying in a pastoral letter that the Church's views against divorce are not an imposition
The Malta Independent on Sunday also reports how the Church is saying that its views on divorce are not an imposition. In another story, it says that Joseph Ellul Grech is requesting an investigation into John Dalli's 1999 accusations against him. The accusations centred on a slanderous letter distributed in households against the then minister.
MaltaToday quotes a man who beat up lawyer Patrick Spiteri as saying: ‘He robbed me of my life savings".
Il-Mument says the PL's opposition to the new Mepa development fees is motivated by structural alterations it needs to make to its own headquarters. It also says that former Sliema Mayor Nikki Dimech has thanked Joseph Muscat.
It-Torca quotes John Dalli saying some people wanted to: "kill me and put me six feet under". It also says that the government has confirmed a cost-of-living wage increase of €1.16 and no tax cuts.
Illum quotes Valletta Mayor Alexei Dingli speaking about his fear of Valletta becoming a ghost town.
KullHadd says the web of conflicts of interest at Enemalta is getting more complicated, with a director having an interst in an insurance broker that does business with the corporation. The newspaper also carries the comments by John Dalli that some people wanted him dead and buried.
The overseas press:
Fifa is investigating allegations that two of its officials offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup. Fifa's statement came after the lead story in today's edition of London's The Sunday Times revealed that Nigerian Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii, president of the Oceania Football Confederation were ready to sell their vote. A European nation will definitely host the 2018 World Cup after the United States and Australia withdrew their candidature. The bidding countries are England, Russia, Belgium/Holland and Spain/Portugal.
El Universo reports that all four miners trapped underground in a gold mine in southern Ecuador are dead. They were trapped 150 metres underground by a cave-in on Friday. The collapse at the Casa Negro gold, silver and copper mine, near the town of Portovelo, is thought to have been caused by a water leak which eroded structural supports.
Meanwhile, China Daily says 20 miners have been killed and 17 other trapped underground in a dawn explosion in a Chinese coal mine in the country's central region. It was not yet clear how far underground the 17 workers were trapped at the state-owned mine.
Moscow Times says floods in southern Russia have killed eight people and forced the evacuation of at least 160 others. Two days of heavy rains in the Krasnodar region caused a mountain river to burst its banks, sending torrents of water down the mountains onto the villages.
According to Ansa, some 8,000 Australians are in Rome to see Pope Benedict name 19th-century nun Mary MacKillop Australia's first saint later today. Celebrations have taken place in Sydney, Melbourne and places linked to the upcoming saint.
Die Welt reports Chancellor Angela Merkel has told her party's young people's association in Potsdam that multiculturalism in Germany had "utterly failed". She stressed that immigrants must learn to speak German, integrate into German society and be able to compete on the job market.
Le Journal du Dimanche says a fifth day of protests against proposed pension reforms brought 825,000 people on to the French streets, according to the police, although unions put the figure at 2.5 to 3million. Meanwhile, there were growing concerns regarding the fuel supply at France's airports as work stoppages have shut down 10 of the country's 12 oil refineries. Unions and the Socialist opposition have vowed to defend the right to retire at 60.
Meanwhile, Il Tempo reports that tens of thousands of people marched in an anti-government trade union rally in Rome on Saturday in defence of labour contracts as protest leaders called for a general strike.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says the chief judge of a Tehran court has ordered the amputation of the hand of a man who confessed to robbing a sweet shop. The 21-year-old man was also sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to return the stolen items. The ruling comes days after Iranian authorities amputated the hand of another man convicted of theft in the north-eastern city of Mashhad.
The New York Post reports that a judge has given a New York City woman permission to harvest sperm from the body of her dead husband. Victoria Chege, of Manhattan, appealed to the court to allow the procedure after her spouse killed himself a week ago. She said she doesn't want his death to stand in the way of their desire to start a family. The request was not unique. Another New York woman made a similar appeal last year. But this petition had an added twist: Ms. Chege said if the procedure was successful, she wouldn't be carrying the baby herself. The sperm would be given to a surrogate who is a family friend. Doctors say the odds of success are long because of the amount of time that has passed since the man's death.