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In memory of the First Performance of the Oratorio Paulinus Here in the Middle of the Cave a Candle is Lit in the Basilica of Rabat 2.2.2024

In memory of the First Performance of the Oratorio Paulinus Here in the Middle of the Cave a Candle is Lit in the Basilica of Rabat Fondazzjoni Paulus

Rabat Agape Festival 2026: Malta’s Living Pauline Landscape

StoriesJanuary 5, 2026

Rabat Agape Festival 2026 presents Malta as a living Pauline landscape, combining music, scholarship, routes, and contemporary pilgrimage.

Beautiful Maltese wooden colorful balconies called "gallarija" in Sliema. Nowaczyk - Shutterstock

The Maltese balconies: Sanctuaries of secrets and whispers

StoriesDecember 11, 2025

A journey into Malta’s gallariji, the iconic enclosed balconies that blend power, gossip and domestic life, turning streets into a quiet stage of watching and being watched

Homemade christmas hot chocolate with orange and spices

Imbuljuta tal-Qastan, the traditional Maltese chestnut drink Liliya Kandrashevich - Shutterstock

Imbuljuta tal-Qastan and Christmastime in Malta

Food and DrinkDecember 10, 2025

An exploration of Imbuljuta tal-Qastan, the warm chestnut and spice drink that shapes Maltese Christmastime, blending culinary memory, seasonal ritual and centuries of Mediterranean exchange

A nativity scene in Mdina, Malta lindasky76 - Shutterstock

Presepji Maltin: A craft tradition traveling far beyond the Maltese Archipelago

StoriesDecember 9, 2025

An exploration of Presepji Maltin, Malta’s handcrafted nativity scenes, blending vernacular architecture, fine sculptural tradition and cultural memory—now showcased worldwide, including in Vatican City

Lifting of the Siege of Malta by Charles Philippe Lariviere 1798-1876 By Charles-Philippe Larivière - Own work, PHGCOM, photographed at Versailles, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Sword of La Valette: An Edge Shaped by Siege and Memory

StoriesNovember 21, 2025

A compelling exploration of the two swords linked to Grand Master Jean Parisot de La Valette—one forged for battle, the other crafted for ceremony—and how these blades shaped Malta’s memory…

Malta Island, Gozo, the ruins of Ggantija Temples (3600-3000 BC), the megalithic complex was erected in three stages by the community of farmers and herders inhabiting the small island of Gozo Angelo Giampiccolo - Shutterstock

Ġgantija: Where humans first spoke to the sacred

StoriesOctober 24, 2025

Discover Ġgantija, Gozo’s megalithic temple older than the pyramids — a sacred site where stone, myth, and ritual shaped humanity’s first spirituality

One of the oldest towns in the southern region of Malta, Zurrieq is decorated for the celebrations of the feast day dedicated to its patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria. BBA Photography - Shutterstock

A medieval itinerary revisited: The De Mello Route through Malta

TrailsOctober 23, 2025

A modern route revisits the journey of Bishop Senatore de Mello in 1436, revealing the spiritual geography and medieval parishes of Malta and Gozo.

Maltese lampuki Veronika Kovalenko - Shutterstock

Lampuki: The golden treasure of the Maltese Mediterranean

Food and DrinkOctober 22, 2025

Known locally as lampuki and sometimes called the “Maltese dorada,” this fish has symbolized the rhythm of island life for millennia.

Aerial view of St Peter's Pool beach Beautiful and famous St. Peter's Pool near Marsaxlok, Malta Kurka Geza Corey - Shutterstock

The Sacred Shorelines of Malta’s Marsaxlokk

StoriesOctober 16, 2025

Marsaxlokk’s sacred shorelines reflect millennia of female devotion—from prehistoric temples to Marian faith—where myth, sea, and spirituality converge