TO THE ROMAN CLERGY —
Leo XIV: “We must return to proclaiming the Gospel”
di M.Michela NicolaisIn his meeting with the clergy of Rome, the Pope called for a return to the primacy of proclamation, urging…
Annual Report —
Religious liberty in the United States, bishops sound the alarm: shootings in churches, fear and dispensations from Sunday Mass
di Riccardo BenottiThe Annual Report of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on religious liberty highlights a mixed picture, marked by favourable…
AUDIENCE —
Leo XIV: “Church is sanctifying presence in the midst of a fragmented humanity”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe Pope dedicated today’s Audience, which returned to St Peter’s Square, to Lumen gentium. Penitential procession and Ash Wednesday Mass…
INTERVIEW —
Syria. Card. Zenari (former nuncio): “I left a humiliated and devastated country. 80% of Christians have emigrated”
di Daniele RocchiAfter 18 years in Damascus, Cardinal Mario Zenari leaves the apostolic nunciature, retracing for SIR news agency the civil war,…
INSTITUTIONS —
Justice referendum: no voting instructions from CEI, but a criterion for choosing
di Riccardo BenottiFollowing the controversy over Card. Zuppi’s opening address to the Permanent Council, the CEI has clarified its position on the…
EU Commission: 20 thousand deaths a year on European roads. Measures in five priority areas
CRISIS —
Cuba, blackout and energy crisis: Church on the front line against poverty, food shortages and social isolation
di Bruno DesideraCuba is facing blackouts lasting more than 24 hours, inflation and severe shortages of resources. Poverty, migration and social tensions…
Portugal: state of emergency extended. A Caritas fund for “social and economic consequences on families”
UKRAINE —
Archbishop Shevchuk received in audience by Pope Leo XIV: “I gave him a list with 400 names”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholics recounts to SIR his audience with Pope Leo XIV. He described to…
CONTINENT —
Appeal of the Bishops of Italy, France, Germany and Poland: “Europe must rediscover its soul; Christians must be pilgrims of hope”
di Riccardo BenottiThe Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Italy, France, Germany and Poland have signed a joint document recalling the legacy…
