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Pope Francis' Foreign Trips
In my monthly column for Il-Lehen (25.VI.2017), I write (in Maltese) about Pope Francis' first trips of 2017 . In April, Pope Francis...
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Rediscovering the common good
After several electoral tests, societies are undoubtedly broken, bitter and divided. A section of the population feels marginalised and...
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The Failure of Revolution
In Venezuela, Hugo Chavez’s so-called “Bolivarian Revolution” led to widespread poverty and discontent. His successor, Nicolas Maduro,...