It’s been 137 years since Friedrich Nietzsche has published his book The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom wherein he first declared that “God is Dead”, an idea which he repeated a few years later in his philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra. How could Nietzsche declare the death of someone in whose existence he never believed? …

Nhar il‑Ġimgħa, 11 ta’ Jannar 2019, se jiġi inawgurat ix-xogħol ta’ restawr u konservazzjoni fuq tliet pitturi storiċi li jinsabu fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof. L‑inawgurazzjoni ser issir fil‑Kurja, il‑Furjana, fis‑6:30 p.m. It‑tliet pitturi tas‑seklu 18 juru x‑xbihat tal‑Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju ma’ qaddisin Dumnikani, u tal‑Missier Etern.

L‑istorika tal‑arti Dr Theresa Vella se tagħti apprezzament kritiku dwar dawn il‑pitturi, filwaqt li r‑restawraturi, Valentina Lupo u Maria Grazia Zenzani mid‑ditta Atelier del Restauro, ser jagħmlu preżentazzjoni tax‑xogħol ta’ restawr li sar matul l‑aħħar sena…

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Mr Roberto Buontempo as property manager designate with effect from today, 7th January 2019, reporting to the Administrative Secretary, Mr Michael Pace Ross. Mr Buontempo will formally take over from the outgoing property manager, Mr Ray Bonnici, 66, following a hand-over period. 

Mr Buontempo occupied top management positions within the private sector and also held the post of director on a number of boards, both in Malta and overseas. He was also involved in various projects with one of the leading property developers on the island. A graduate in management and business administration, he is also a Chartered Manager and holds professional fellowships with the Chartered Management Institute, the Institute of Supply Chain Management and the Royal Society of Arts. For a number of years, he was a council member of the Malta Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. Mr Buontempo is also the Lieutenant of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Lieutenancy of Malta…