The Malta paradox

William Cash
02 January 2025, The Tablet

The historic waterfront at Malta’s capital city of Valletta

photo: Alamy, Kavalenkava Volha

The Mediterranean archipelago has a reputation as both a vibrant Catholic country and a world capital of vice and corruption. The reality is a little more complicated

The Mediterranean archipelago has a reputation as both a vibrant Catholic country and a world capital of vice and corruption. The reality is a little more complicated

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