PANDEMIC IN EUROPE —
Four hundred priests and elderly clergy in Europe have lost their lives to the Coronavirus. The findings are presented in…
The first two documents drawn up by members of the Italian Bishops’ Department for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable…
EUTANASIA —
Assisted suicide is the focus of heated debate in Austria in the light of a public hearing at the Austrian…
POLITICS —
Upon the conclusion of his mandate as President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EU advisory body that represents…
PERMANENT COUNCIL —
The “trying times” we are living, the upcoming Assembly of Italian bishops, the referendum turnout, migrations and Europe were the…
OPINION —
During the past months of lockdown, copious redundancy payments and restricted dismissals hampered natural labour market dynamics. At the end…
MIGRANTS —
Italian and European civil society reacted to the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, presented today in Brussels, with conflicting…
HEALTH CRISIS —
Implementing the “principle of subsidiarity” means “sharing responsibilities” and “letting everyone speak”, Pope Francis said in today’s General Audience in…
SAMARITANUS BONUS —
The Letter Samaritanus bonus, drawn up by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, released today, reiterates a firm…
ENVIRONMENT —
Last year it dominated the headlines. One year later, as Covid-19 rages on, it is barely mentioned. Yet the Amazon,…
PERMANENT COUNCIL —
“Far from being nostalgic, lamentable or withdrawn into implausible shortcuts, we feel the responsibility to forge new paths where we…
TESTIMONY —
The first-hand account by the woman bestowed with one of two alleged miracles attributed to the intercession of the young…