War and energy: Von der Leyen, Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine. Gas: storage and savings for winter

Pope at audience: “Let us pray for all the terrible things that are happening in Ukraine”

In the final part of Wednesday’s General audience, devoted to knowing how to read the “book” of our lives, Pope…

Kirill Martynov (Novaya Gazeta Europe): “The high numbers of dead prompt an increasing number of questions. And nobody believes there will be a happy ending”

According to independent Russian news outlet Important Stories, specialised in investigative journalism, a total of 90,000 people died and were…

23-year-old Shanti and euthanasia. Pollo (anthropologist): “We must make sure that no young person sees death as the only option”

A 23-year-old Belgian woman who survived the Brussels airport terrorist attack six years ago, decided to end her life by…

EU Parliament: Gentiloni (Commissioner), “coordination, solidarity and competitiveness” to address the crisis. “Putin will not divide us”

Missionary month of October: humanity united as one big family

The Director General of the Missio Foundation, a pastoral organism of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, highlights a set of meaningful…

Council of Europe: “human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation is on the rise”. The pandemic and the war have made the situation worse

EU Council: legislation passed to promote gender balance on company boards

EU Commission: road fatalities on the rise. 20,000 deaths in a year. Bulgaria and Romania top the list

FAFCE: Paris, meeting of the Executive Committee “to establish guidelines for the next few weeks”. A focus on family life and demography

Poverty: Caritas, 6 out of 10 beneficiaries are the product of “intergenerational poverty.” People assisted on the rise (+7.7%)

Caritas centres and services distributed almost 1.5 million aid packages from 192 diocesan Caritas in 2021. At least 227,556 people…