The Sunday Times of Malta (January 27) reported that “in 1967, more than 80 per cent of Catholics in Malta went to Mass. By 2040, only 10 per cent will. Data from last census shows young people are staying away in droves.”

The empty pews will turn the churches of Malta into the “the tombs and sepulchres” of God.

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