The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times quotes Mgr Anton Gouder saying that the Church needs to soul-search after the divorce referendum. It also says that Dr Gonzi has kept his divorce voting intentions to himself.
The Malta Independent says divorce legislation may come into force before September.
In-Nazzjon reports that the Divorce Bill will be published in the coming days. It also says that the Archbishop was surprised by the referendum outcome.
l-orizzont says the Church is quiet following the divorce referendum.
The overseas press
Oxfam has warned that the prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless world leaders take action to reform the global food system. The BBC says the charity forecasts that by 2030, the average cost of key crops would increase by between 120 per cent and 180 per cent. The World Bank had also warned that rising food prices were pushing millions of people into extreme poverty.
Libyan state television Al Jamaharia TV has broadcast pictures of Colonel Gaddafi making his first public appearance in weeks to welcome South African President Zuma. They had several hours of talks about the conflict there but there was no sign of the Libyan leader agreeing to stand down. Following the meeting Mr Zuma told reporters that he had reiterated the African Union's call for talks to find a peaceful solution to the situation.
Meanwhile, Il Tempo says that at a news conference in Rome, eight senior officers who defected from Col Muammar Gaddafi's army have appealed to fellow soldiers to join them in backing the rebels. Former Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgam, who now backs the rebels and appeared at the news conference, said a total of 120 soldiers had defected in recent days.
Corriere della Sera reports Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition has lost control of Milan and Naples in local elections. Centre-left candidate Giuliano Pisapia won in Milan with about 55 per cent of the vote against Mayor Letizia Moratti’s 45 per cent. Italy's financial capital had been run by conservatives for 18 years. In Naples, Luigi de Magistris of the Italy of Values Party won 65 per cent of the vote in a landslide victory over Mr Berlusconi's candidate, Gianni Lettieri. Some six million voters were eligible to cast their ballots in 90 towns and six provinces.
La Tribune quotes the French Finance Minister, who is running for the leadership of the International Monetary Fund, saying the IMF needed to reform to ensure proper representation of its members. Speaking in Brazil as the first stage of her visit to drum up support for her bid, Christine Lagarde said the IMF director general should be chosen on merit and not on the basis of nationality. She was also planning to visit China and India.
ABC reports that a judge in Spain has ordered the arrest f 20 military officers from El Salvador for the killing in 1989 of six Jesuit priests and two women. The priests, their housekeeper and her daughter were shot dead by solders during El Salvador’s civil war.
Börzen Zeitung says German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described as “a huge opportunity” her government’s decision to shut down all of the country's nuclear power plants by 2022. She said Germany would reap economic benefits from the move.
Press reports that the war crimes court in Serbia is expected to consider an appeal against the transfer of the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic to The Hague to face charges of genocide. His defence argued General Mladic was too sick to stand trial. On Sunday, thousands of people rallied in Belgrade against his arrest.
The Washington Times announces that President Barack Obama has chosen veteran General Martin Dempsey to succeed Admiral Mike Mullen as chairman of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff. During an appearance at the White House, Mr Obama also announced he had appointed Admiral James Winnefeld to be vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs and General Ray Odierno to replace Dempsey as Army chief of staff.
EU Times says Russia has banned the import of fresh vegetables from Germany and Spain in reaction to an E.coli outbreak that has left 14 people in Germany dead. Austria, the Czech Republic and France were among the other countries to have taken measures. It is thought cucumbers from Spain were at the origin of the outbreak but Spanish officials have cautioned against blaming Spain for the outbreak
L’Equipe quotes Fifa president Sepp Blatter denying that world football was in crisis. AT a news conference in Zurich, he acknowledged that Fifa was in difficulties but insisted that it could solve its problems by itself. He was speaking for the first time since two senior executives were suspended as enquiries continued into bribery allegations. Two of Fifa’s official financial backers, Coca-Cola and Adidas, have expressed concern about the allegations.