Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, setting off a wave of criticism from the United States and others. Jerusalem's major holy sites, including the church, are closed because of the ongoing Iran war,
Archbishop Charles Scicluna urged the faithful to truly understand and know Jesus Christ, as he celebrated Palm Sunday mass at St John’s Co-Cathedral, marking the beginning of Holy Week. The ceremony opened with the traditional blessing of olive branches, followed by the proclamation of the Passion of Christ, recalling the events leading to Jesus’
It’s always touching, isn’t it? When a Labour minister suddenly discovers, like a reformed sinner finding religion, that something might be “concerning”. Better still, “saddening”. This time, we are told by Robert Abela that Malta’s image has been seriously wounded by a grubby water polo betting scandal. The national escutcheon, apparently, has been
Italian 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes has won his second consecutive Formula 1 race, taking Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren. Antonelli finished a comfortable 13.7 seconds ahead of the Australian. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari was third with George Russell of Mercedes in fourth. McLaren's Lando Norris was fifth with
The government has launched a food truck in Marsaxlokk to promote local and lesser-known fish species, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Fishing said in a statement. The initiative is tied to the national campaign “Skopri l-Varjetà, Kul Ħut Sostenibbli” and aims to encourage sustainable consumption and support local fishermen. The official launch was
“Kaċċaturi San Ubertu’s (KSU) statement once again exposes the amateur level of argument coming from the smaller group within the hunting lobby,” BirdLife Malta said in a statement on Sunday morning. “There is a basic failure to understand the difference between the Central Eastern flyway, which Malta forms part of, and the Western flyway,” the NGO
Parliamentary questions are not a courtesy. They are not optional. They are not a nuisance to be brushed aside when they become politically uncomfortable. They are one of the most basic and important instruments available to Members of Parliament to scrutinise the executive, demand transparency and expose waste, abuse or incompetence. When ministers
Every generation is different from the ones that preceded it and the ones that will follow it. Circumstances change, societies move on, trends shift and what was not important today becomes vital tomorrow, and vice-versa. The way the world is moving indicates that generational shifts are taking place at a faster rate than what used to happen some time
Malta must offer tourists more value in their visits to the Maltese islands while respecting what local residents are willing to change, and The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry believes that this can be done if the government heeds its published "Rediscover to Align" tourism strategy. Speaking to The Malta Independent on Sunday,
Festivals Malta works to expand cultural access while preserving Maltese traditions, with the agency's mission being to strengthen the country's cultural identity while providing artists with greater opportunities to showcase their work, CEO Francis Agius said. In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday , Agius explained that Festivals Malta
