This is French artist Laurent de la Hyre’s depiction of the Apostle Paul shaking a viper off his hand on Malta, where he had been shipwrecked. De la Hyre lived from 1606-56. (Courtesy Photo) The story ...

The Archdiocese of Malta has announced the schedule of Pope Benedict XVI’s April visit to the island country for the 1,950th anniversary of the shipwreck of St. Paul. The country’s bishops have prayed ...

Pope Benedict's experience in Malta was the subject of his catechesis at Wednesday's general audience in St. Peter's Square. He spoke of the history of faith on the island, provided a review of the ...

‘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 ...

The sun rises behind the spire of St. Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral and the dome of the Roman Catholic Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta, Malta, in this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo. (CNS ...

‘St Paul in Malta and the shaping of a nation’s identity’. Edited by: John Azzopardi and Anthony Pace. Publisher: Office of the Prime Minister / 2010. Pages: 260pp In 2010 Malta celebrated the 1,950th ...

The visit to the tiny island nation was scheduled two years ago but has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, and now comes as war in Ukraine unleashes a new humanitarian emergency across Europe, ...

The pontiff's plane touched down around 9:50 local time (0750 GMT) at Malta's airport south of the capital, ahead of a welcome ceremony with Prime Minister Robert Abela and dignitaries at the ...