The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Monday.
Times of Malta reports that a farmhouse outside the development zone on the Victoria Lines is slated for development refusal.
The newspaper also reports how Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar, when asked whether the 17 Black case was being actively investigated, said the police could not inform the people about each and every case being probed, including those of public interest.
The Malta Independent focuses on how Pope Francis called for solidarity with the migrants stranded off Malta on two rescue ships.
In-Nazzjon leads with remarks by PN leader Adrian Delia criticising the government for cheaply giving public land away for speculation while some people did not have decent housing.
l-orizzont leads with the prime minister's declaration on Sunday that Malta cannot accept migrants which others turn away.