WORLD DAY OF THE ELDERLY —
Pope Francis to WYD young people: “visit your grandparents!”
di M.Michela NicolaisIn his message for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis mentions the WYD in Lisbon with…
REPORT TO PARLIAMENT —
Persons deprived of liberty. Palma (Guarantor): “Alternative and community-based measures did not decrease prison population”
di Gigliola AlfaroThe Guarantor voiced concern over the high number of suicides in 2023, numbering a total of 29, along with 12…
EU Parliament: surrogacy. Mr Reynders, “law of national competence, but make sure rights of some children are not denied”
Plenary —
EU Parliament: surrogacy, debate in chamber. Mr Procaccini, “abominable practice, a new low for humanity”
GIG ECONOMY AND RIGHTS —
Jobs and digital platforms, proposals for new EU regulations. Tassinari (ACLI): “We are on the right track.” Faioli (Cattolica): “Italy has existing tools”
di Alberto BavieraThe directive under discussion “aims to ease the burden of proof for digital platform workers, allowing them to petition the…
PLENARY SESSION IN STRASBOURG —
EU Parliament: 2024 elections, 28 seats to a transnational list. “Council will work on the proposal without delay”
UKRAINE —
Kherson monastery surrounded by the floodwaters of the Kakhovka dam: “We remained close to the elderly and disabled.” Disease and dislodged landmines pose serious threat
di M. Chiara Biagioni“The situation is slowly becoming stable, the inhabitants have been evacuated from their homes, and those who remained in the…
CEASEFIRE —
The peacebuilding efforts of the Colombian Church: “We ensure accompaniment, guidance for discernment as well as a patient and sincere listening ear”
di Bruno Desidera (*)On Friday June 9 Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and the leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) – the last…
EU Parliament: plenary debate on “surrogacy, risks of exploitation and commercialisation”
Child labour: EU Commission, committed to “ending modern slavery”
BEREAVEMENT —
Silvio Berlusconi. Pombeni: “A key player of post-political politics”
di Stefano De MartisPaolo Pombeni, one of Italy’s most distinguished historians and political analysts, offers an overview of Silvio Berlusconi’s legacy to Italian…

