
Matthew Grech, a Maltese Christian convert, has been cleared by a Maltese court following charges related to his participation in an online programme in April 2022. During the interview, Grech shared his personal testimony of leaving a homosexual lifestyle after finding the Christian faith. The case was brought under Malta’s ban on “conversion practices,” but the court concluded that the programme constituted a public discussion and that Grech had merely shared his personal experience about sexual morality.

A series of deliberate fires damaged three churches in Ede within five days, leading to increased security and an arrest.

Graffiti with political slogans and other markings were found on the seventeenth‑century church, prompting renewed concern about repeated attacks on Santiago’s Christian heritage.