(The Conversation) — Malta’s St. George Preca was canonized in 2007. Pope Francis’ visit to Malta renewed attention on Preca’s life and work and how it could provide guidance for the welfare of ...

Malta may be tiny, but from its 16th-century Knights of St. John to its strategically vital importance in WWII, the Mediterranean island nation is making a hugely rich heritage easy to explore. Fort ...

Pope Francis prayed on Sunday morning at St. Paul’s Grotto in Rabat, where local tradition holds that the Apostle lived and preached during the three months he spent on the island of Malta in 60 A.D. ...

‘Good Father, grant us the grace of a kindly heart that beats with love for our brothers and sisters,’ the Holy Father prayed during his livestreamed visit to the grotto on April 3. The apostle stayed ...

Pope Francis' two-day visit to the tiny European country of Malta, a strongly Catholic island just south of Sicily, in April, 2022 put a spotlight on Malta's complicated history and important ...