Eurostat: 4.48 million Ukrainians in the EU, one third of them under age. As of January 31st, 62,525 of them were in Italy
Germany: Alliance for welfare state is established. Ms Welskop-Deffaa (Caritas): budget cuts prevent necessary care
Middle East war: Allen (CAFOD), “stop violence, respect the sanctity of life”
ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES —
Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian: “Peace is holy, not war”. The appeal of the Armenian Patriarch for Lebanon and the Middle East
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, who arrived in Rome from Beirut, denounces the war in…
EU Parliament: Metsola condemns Iran’s acts of war. “Solidarity with the people of Cyprus”
Bishop David’s invitation —
Pope in Principality of Monaco: Mass in the cathedral on Thursday and prayer in parishes to prepare for Leo XIV’s visit.
INTERVIEW —
Iran’s War in the Middle East. Mgr Lhernould (President of the North African bishops): “Violence does not respond to suffering; it amplifies it”
di Riccardo BenottiMgr Nicolas Lhernould, Archbishop of Tunis and President of the Episcopal Conference of North Africa, comments on the military escalation…
WAR —
Iran’s attacks in the Gulf. Bishop Berardi: “Closed churches and online Masses, prayer is our most powerful weapon”
di Riccardo BenottiMonsignor Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, describes first-hand the tension being experienced by the Catholic communities in Bahrain,…
