Photo: Zakir Rushanly

A group of University of Malta academics and senior clinical staff at Mater Dei Hospital have expressed support for the Government’s proposed changes to Malta’s organ donation law, provided that ethical safeguards remain fully applicable.

In a position paper responding to the public consultation on proposed amendments to the Human Organs, Tissues and Cell Donation Act, the group is receptive to amendments that would extend Malta’s current framework – which allows organ donation only after brain death – to include donation after circulatory death… Read more »

Filmed and edited by: Miguela Xuereb; interview: Maria Emma Buhagiar

Id-djaknu Jesmond Schembri li nhar il-Ħadd 8 ta’ Frar 2026 se jiġi ordnat qassis tal-Knisja Griega Kattolika stqarr ma’ Newsbook Malta li ħafna nies jitħawdu meta jaraw realtà bħal tiegħu. Dan għaliex ir-Rev. Schembri apparti li huwa djaknu, huwa wkoll raġel miżżewweġ, missier ta’ żewġt ulied u nannu ta’ żewġ neputijiet… Read more »

The Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) issued a statement on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, expressing its solidarity and spiritual closeness with Greenland and its people in the context of growing geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing discussions regarding its future. Statement

At a time marked by renewed international attention to the Arctic region and sensitive negotiations affecting Greenland’s political, social and environmental future, the COMECE Presidency, led by H.E… Read more »

Human trafficking remains a hidden yet urgent reality in Malta. As of 2025, the country continues to be classified as a Tier 2 destination, with dozens of potential victims identified each year. These victims—primarily originating from Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa—are most often exploited in the construction and hospitality sectors, with a growing number trapped within massage parlours and the sex trade.

Despite increased enforcement, formal recognition for victims remains low, and many continue to suffer in silence… Read more »

Photos and videos: Miguela Xuereb

Il-Knisja tal-Ġiżwiti fil-Belt Valletta, waħda mill-aktar ġawhar importanti tal-wirt kulturali u reliġjuż Malti, reġgħat ingħatat il-ħajja permezz ta’ xogħlijiet estensivi ta’ restawr li issa ġew fi tmiemhom. Ir-restawr se jkompli, imma tlestiet fażi importanti u issa l-knisja se tinfetaħ għall-użu pubbliku.

Ħafna nies jidħlu f’dan il-post ukoll għal quddiesa tal-gradwazzjoni u anke għal fatt li kull nhar ta’ Ħadd għadha tiġi ċċelebrata l-quddiesa bil-Latin… Read more »

Photo: Mons. Victor Grech

Nhar il-Ħamis, fl-okkażjoni tal-ewwel sena mill-mewt ta’ Monsinjur Victor Grech, tħejja programm ta’ tifkira b’kollaborazzjoni bejn Caritas Malta u l-Parroċċa u l-Kunsill Lokali Tal-Ibraġ.

Dakinhar, fit-8am, il-ħin li għal snin twal kien iqaddes Mons. Grech fil-Parroċċa Tal-Ibraġ, se tkun ċelebrata quddiesa mill-Kappillan Fr Brian Gialanzè.

Wara l-quddiesa ssir mixja lejn Ġnien Monsinjur Victor Grech fis-Swieqi fejn jitpoġġew fjuri quddiem il-bust tiegħu li kien inawgurat ftit xhur wara mewtu, xogħol l-artist Indri Attard… Read more »

Mons. Hector Scerri, espert fil-qasam tal-ekumeniżmu, stqarr li l-paċenzja ġejja mill-kelma ‘tbati’, imma minnha jkun hemm il-frott.

Waqt li għal darb’oħra kien qed jitkellem fuq il-programm Il-Papa Ljun fuq RTK103 preżentat minn Luke Vella, Mons. Scerri semma li f’Novembru li għadda saret dikjarazzjoni konġunta bejn il-Papa Ljun u l-Patrijarka Bartilmew ta’ Kostantinopli, li biha kkonfermaw l-impenn tagħhom li jkomplu d-djalogu teoloġiku, b’enfasi fuq onestà, imħabba reċiproka, u paċenzja, li George Santayana kien qal li hija “l-kastità għall-ekumenist”… Read more »