EU Commission: €210 million available under Digital Europe programme. Calls are open

Romania: Pope Francis writes to the young people of Iasi. “Be carriers of hope”. “Use social networks, but don’t be slaves to your smartphones”

UK Elections. Labour landslide, ‘historic’ breakthrough. Farmer: ”Change begins”

The Labour Party has won the elections in the UK and the Tories have been crushed. After the damage caused…

Israel and Hamas. Asfar (Caritas Jerusalem): “With our aid we bring hope to those who have lost everything”

SIR interviewed Anton Asfar, Director of Caritas Jerusalem, on the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank: a health…

Spain: Dignitas infinita, a course for family and life pastoral carers till 7th July

Mattarella: “Let us all work towards ensuring that there are no ‘democracy- illiterates”

The President of the Italian Republic inaugurated the 50th Social Week of Catholics in Italy, which is taking place in…

Cardinal Zuppi: “Build a country for all, centred on the human person”

Speaking at the opening of the Social Week held in Trieste, the President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) called…

United Kingdom: the headlines on the election, those of the most Conservative ones are all about Boris Johnson

Israel and Hamas. Father Romanelli (parish priest) to SIR: “There is no certainty for the future. All we see and hear are the weapons”

The Latin Catholic Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, who only returned to his parish last May, shares his testimony from Gaza.…

France in uncharted territory. Questions abound after the vote

The second round of the French legislative elections, scheduled for next Sunday, 7 July, sees a deeply divided country. There…

Social Week. Nerozzi (Secretary of the Committee): “Catholics can still make a significant contribution to the life of the country”

Approximately 1,100 delegates “will engage in 5-day-long collaborative activities in Trieste, sharing their experiences and collectively formulating responses and proposals…