ENVIRONMENT —
It is invisible oil that has for years been steadily leaking from the pipelines that transport crude oil from the…
CONFLICTS —
More than 170,000 civilians have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo since November 2021, their prime destination are the eastern…
REFUGEE CHURCH —
Open Doors global membership organisation, actively supporting persecuted Christians for the past 60 years, released its “2022 Refugee Church –…
SAINT PETER’S SQUARE —
The Pope concluded today’s General Audience reiterating his appeal not to forget “the suffering people of war-torn Ukraine.” Francis’ catechesis…
MESSAGE WORLD DAY OF THE POOR —
“What great poverty is produced by the senselessness of war! Wherever we look, we can see how violence strikes those…
INTERVIEW —
Interview with Velta Skolmeistere, researcher at Latvia University. She warns against threats from the Kremlin, while recalling the troubled history…
UKRAINE —
The southern region of Odessa is among the hardest hit by Russian aggression. Greek Catholic Eparchial Bishop Mykhaylo Bubniy sends…
MIGRANTS —
Thousands of migrants are marching in protest, including at least 126 pregnant women and over 70 people with physical disabilities.…
Saint PETER’S SQUARE —
In today’s general audience, Pope Francis debunked a recurring ‘myth’ of our culture: that of eternal youth. “Old age is…
FOOD CRISIS —
Some 400,000 people in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are at risk of starvation and death, while the population in…
LABOUR —
After difficult and protracted talks, a provisional agreement on a new EU directive was reached overnight. Reducing social inequalities, combating…
UKRAINE —
“Tens of thousands dead from the cholera epidemic – unfortunately, this is a potentially real scenario for occupied Mariupol. “The…
