Plaque Wording: "MALTA IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. YOU HAVE A UNIQUE VOCATION TO BE BUILDERS OF BRIDGES BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE, THE FUTURE OF PEACE IN THE WORLD DEPENDS ON THE OF DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CULTURES AND RELIGIONS. CONTINUE IN YOUR TRADITIONS OF HOSPITALITY, AND CONTINUE IN YOUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND PEACE" THE Q.T. POPE JOHN PAUL II TO THE MALTA PEOPLE, 9 MAY 2001 INAUGURATED FROM E.T. THE PROF. GUIDO de MARCO PRESIDENT OF MALTA ON FEBRUARY 10, 2004 FESTIVAL OF THE SHIPWRECK OF OUR FATHER SAINT PAUL