Germany: Synodal journey, work of third Assembly has begun. First reform proposals put to the vote. Priestly celibacy on the agenda

COVID-19 Coronavirus: EU Commission, proposal to extend COVID Certificate by one year until June 2023

Lithuania: Bishops call for prayers for peace in Ukraine and Europe. “Tension has not eased”

Conference on the Future of Europe: an event for young people in Italy, Spain and Hungary. A call for ideas on environment, culture and the Year of Youth

Pope at audience: Beijing Olympic Games: “may them bring about a more fraternal world”

The Pope concluded Wednesday’s general audience with an appeal for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. Francis further…

Candlemas: the feast of the One who is the Light

Lit candles will be blessed in our churches to illuminate the celebrations and remind us that in recorded history darkness…

One year after the coup Myanmar is mired in a devastating humanitarian crisis

1,500 people killed, including at least 100 children; 12,000 people arbitrarily arrested; entire villages destroyed and a growing number of…

Synodal Path: third Assembly for 230 bishops and lay people in Frankfurt. Paper on “communication and conflict management” to be discussed

EU Commission: a European plan to defeat cancer. A webinar tomorrow with a focus on prevention and women’s treatments

Sanremo Music Festival. Msgr. Suetta: “Acknowledge the responsibility this popular showcase entails”

The Sanremo Music Festival, held every year for the past seventy years, is about to begin. The song contest, now…

Romania: Iasi, opening of beatification cause for Fr Dumitru Matei, “apostle of the poor”. Mgr. Paulet, “historic moment”