In a symbolic gesture on the day in which a public consultation on the government’s proposed legalisation of assisted dying ends, the Life Network Foundation printed out all 11,571 submissions it has received and delivered them to the Office of the Prime Minister at the Auberge de Castille.

The submissions, delivered in large orange boxes, were originally sent to the website established by the foundation for the consultation exercise as part of its Oqtol l-Uġigħ, Mhux Lili campaign… Read more »

Father Francesco Ielpo OFM. Photo: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed the election — conducted by the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor together with his Definitory — of the Most Reverend Father Francesco Ielpo, OFM, as Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion.

The Minister General of the Franciscan Order, Friar Massimo Fusarelli, announced the news in an official letter sent to the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land… Read more »

A professor of palliative care and member of the House of Lords has stressed that extensive studies show no medical prognosis can be considered definitive. A prognosis refers to a doctor’s estimate of how long a patient is expected to live with a particular illness.

In an interview with Newsbook Malta at the Palace of Westminster in London, Professor Ilora Finlay recounted how, around 30 years ago, she and three other doctors predicted that one of their patients had only three months to live… Read more »