Seven years after the publication of the Encyclical “Urbi Arcano” by Pope Pius XI, Rev Prof Daniel Callus OP set up the “Lega Universitaria Cattolica Maltese”. The statute was approved by Archbishop Maurus Caruana on 19th February 1930. This was the beginning of the Catholic Action in Malta.

From that point onwards, the Catholic Action has had a positive impact on the spread of Catholic teaching in society, as well as the quality of social engagement in Malta…

‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ This is the most frequently asked question whenever a child is born. Although the answer is straightforward in the majority of cases, it is not so clear-cut in a small proportion. Gender is assigned according to the appearance of external genitalia, however,  in Malta, between 1 and 4 children are born with atypical genitalia every year.  

Being unable to assign a sex to the newborn is not only distressing to the parents, but also creates a dilemma for the doctors who have to guide the parents when making decisions which will often have long-term effects on the child…

Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association (CMEA) has launched a toolkit in English and Maltese, funded by PEKTUR, a funding scheme by the Commissioner for the Promotion of the Rights for Persons with Disability (CPRD). Mr Frank Portelli, President of CMEA presented a copy of the toolkit to Mr Oliver Scicluna, Commissioner of the CPRD.

Mr Portelli explained how epilepsy is the most common neurological brain disorder, caused by abnormal excessive electric discharges…