In the Press: The Church will remain active in society, says Bishop

The Times of Malta

In response to President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca's Republic Day speech, in which she said that the Catholic Church no longer played a central role in Maltese culture, Apostolic Administrator Charles Scicluna said that the speech was a statement of fact. However, he said, the Church would remain an active player in society. 

In-Nazzjon

Two individuals have come forward with information about the Boxing Day incident at a gentlemen's club involving a police sergeant. The two witnesses said they saw sergeant Ramon Mifsud Grech and other officers beat and threaten a man who snapped a picture of Mifsud Grech drinking while on duty. 

L-Orizzont

A bomb threat that caused chaos in the Cirkewwa and Mgarr ports, leaving hundreds stuck for hours, came from a telephone box in San Gwann. CCTV cameras show a woman making the phone call but other than what she was wearing - trousers, a jacket and a hat - there is no further information. 

The Malta Independent

The former Flower Power garden centre site has become a dumping ground for construction and household waste, as well as unwanted white goods. Since the establishment was abandoned in 2010, the premises have also been set ablaze several times.