COMECE: on Pact on Migration and Asylum. “Human rights at risk, producing massive detentions even of families and children”
EU Commission: 118 million to the Palestinian Authority for social allowances, state salaries and health. Von der Leyen, “worrying situation in Gaza and the West Bank”
Czech Republic: from the Catholic Church support, prayers and spiritual guidance for people and families affected by the shooting at Prague University
TESTIMONY —
Holy Land: Christmas is near, but the atmosphere is not one of joy
di Padre Ibrahim Faltas*In the days leading up to Christmas, institutional and inter-religious meetings are held in accordance with the rules laid down…
WAR —
Christmas in Ukraine. H.B. Shevchuk: “People ask: is it legitimate to rejoice while others weep?”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe Archbishop Major of Kyiv, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, describes the atmosphere in Ukraine ahead of Christmas celebrations in this interview granted…
Family: FAFCE, demographic crisis and problem of youth mental health among the issues addressed in 2023
EU: European “green” supercomputer MareNostrum 5 inaugurated in Spain. 314 million billion calculations per second
Eurostat: 98,240 asylum applications and 4,055 unaccompanied children in the EU in September. Record-breaking numbers of Syrians, Turks and Afghans
Belgium: from 1st January 2024, Rebecca Charlier-Alsberge will lead the vicariate of Brabant Walloon, in the archdiocese of Malines-Brussels
EU Commission: a further 1.5 billion to Ukraine. Von der Leyen, “support to ensure its economic stability, reforms and rebuilding”
TO THE ROMAN CURIA —
Pope Francis: “Listening to one another, without judging”
di M.Michela NicolaisIn the traditional Christmas address to the Curia, Pope Francis put the emphasis on three verbs: to listen, to discern…
