A professor of palliative care and member of the House of Lords has shared the story of a terminally ill patient who, after receiving timely palliative treatment, went from being in acute pain and struggling to breathe to sitting up, pain-free and drinking tea, all within half an hour.

In an interview with Newsbook Malta at the Palace of Westminster, Professor Ilora Finlay recounted how the man’s family had approached her, requesting help to end his life… Read more »

Photo: Fr Ramon Farrugia OFM

Ir-replika minjatura tal-Kurċifiss Ta’ Ġieżu rregalata lid-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex mill-Arċikonfraternità tas-Santissmu Kurċifiss tal-Belt Valletta lbieraħ ġiet imdawra proċessjonalment mal-kurituri tal-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex qabel tqiegħdet fil-Kappella. Għal din il-purċissjoni attenda wkoll l-Isqof t’Għawdex Anton Teuma.

Ix-xbieha antika tal-Kurċifiss Mirakoluż inħadmet mill-injam fis-seklu 17 minn Frate Innocenzo u din is-sena għmalet it-tieni żjara storika tagħha fil-gżira Għawdxija. Dan għaliex fl-1941, kienet ittieħdet id-deċiżjoni biex il-kurċifiss jitneħħa mill-Belt Valletta sabiex ma jġarrabx ħsara minħabba l-gwerra… Read more »

Caritas graduation 2025 (Photo by Erica Lanzafame)

Il-Ġimgħa filgħaxija, 23 persuna gradwaw mill-Programm ta’ Rijabilitazzjoni f’San Blas; mument meqjus ta’ xhieda tal-legat li ħalla warajh Dun Victor.

Fid-diskors li għamel id-Direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, Anthony Gatt intqal kif f’din l-okkażjoni ma jistax ma jsemmix żagħżugħ li tliet snin ilu gradwa minn dan l-istess programm u llum il-ġurnata rkupra ħajtu u għamel suċċess f’xogħlu u fl-isport… Read more »

“Kontradittorja jekk f’isem id-dritt li niddeċiedi jiena nagħżel li noqtol lili nnifsi”. Hekk stqarr l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna meta b’kompassjoni kbira kien qed iwieġeb id-domandi li sarulu mis-semmiegħa waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd fuq RTK103. Din l-intervista mmexxija mill-preżentatriċi Christine Delicata saret fid-dawl tal-konsultazzjoni pubblika dwar is-suwiċidju assistit, li nieda l-Gvern, u li se tagħlaq fil-jiem li ġejjin.

Hu qal li dan il-punt ireġi rrespettivament mill-argumenti reliġjużi għax din hija kwistjoni ta’ dinjità, li wieħed ikun imwieżen sal-aħħar, biex bl-akkumpanjament u l-mediċina li tnaqqas l-uġigħ, jasal jaffaċċja l-mewt naturali minflok offrut il-mewt, biss għad hemm ħafna nuqqasijiet fil-kura paljattiva… Read more »

Patients with numerous incurable diseases in Malta are being denied access to essential palliative care medications, including morphine for pain relief, due to restrictive prescribing guidelines that medical professionals say need urgent updating.

The country’s most recent Outpatient Formulary List, published in May, permits doctors to prescribe morphine—either by injection or tablet—only to patients with Motor Neuron Disease (such as ALS), spinal cord pathologies including spina bifida, trigeminal neuralgia, and malignant diseases including various forms of cancer… Read more »

Id-Dar tal-Providenza is firmly opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia, as it believes they both strike at the heart of society, which has a duty to protect the life of every person. They also undermine the principle of inclusion. It also maintains that the dignity of life is not achieved through assisted suicide. For these reasons, it strongly opposes the proposal to introduce assisted voluntary euthanasia in Malta… Read more »

A professor of palliative care and member of the House of Lords has claimed that while palliative care in Malta shows considerable promise, it remains in its early stages.

In an exclusive interview with Newsbook Malta at the Palace of Westminster in London, Professor Ilora Finlay expressed concern at the limited number of professionals in Malta specialising in palliative care. According to her, the number is so low that they could be counted on one hand… Read more »

A new misco survey has found that 70% of Malta’s residents prefer palliative care that ensures a natural, pain-free death over the option of assisted suicide.

The survey, conducted between 10 and 19 June among 500 respondents, comes as the government’s public consultation on assisted voluntary euthanasia enters its final week.

The White Paper under consultation proposes allowing terminally ill patients with less than six months to live access to lethal medication to end their lives voluntarily… Read more »