PLENARY SESSION —
PLENARY SESSION —
CHURCH IN EUROPE —
Romania: mgr. Petru Sescu will be consecrated bishop in Iasi tomorrow. He will be auxiliary bishop of the diocese that has 4.6% of Catholics
STATISTICS —
Priests in Italy: average age rising, almost one in ten are not Italian nationals. Decline in the number of priests under 30 and fidei donum priests.
di Riccardo BenottiThere were a total of 31, 793 priests in 2020 compared to 38,209 in 1990, marking a 16.5% drop in…
MIGRANTES REPORT 2021 —
Italians in the world, emigration continues despite the pandemic: 109,000 moved abroad in 2020 (-19.5%), 78% to other European countries
di Patrizia CaiffaDespite a decline compared to the previous year, many Italian young people have continued to seek better job opportunities abroad.…
CORONAVIRUS —
Covid-19. Laurenti (Gemelli Hospital): “We reached the last mile. A third dose and the vaccination of the ‘hesitant’ population allow us to look forward to next spring with optimism.”
di Giovanna Pasqualin TraversaVaccinating is the watchword. It’s the last mile, but we must not loosen our grip. In fact we should press…
COUNCIL OF EUROPE —
Forum for Democracy: Strasbourg calling Glasgow. Politics, citizenship, protection of the environment
ENVIRONMENT —
COP26: Glasgow, Mass for climate conference delegates. “Faith urges us to be stewards of creation”
ECCLESIAL NETWORKS OF LATIN AMERICA —
Cop26: An appeal from Ceama and Repam to the world leaders, “Amazonia threatened, you have the opportunity to avoid an impending catastrophe”
COP26 —
From Rome to Glasgow. Green and Cultural Transition Plan for schools starts in Italy
di Giovanna Pasqualin TraversaEducation Minister Patrizio Bianchi is presenting today in Glasgow Italy’s RiGenerazione Scuola experience, a green and cultural transition plan for…
HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS —
Memorandum of understanding for 1,200 Afghan nationals signed at the Ministry of the Interior: the face of solidarity in Italy
di M. Chiara BiagioniA Memorandum of Understanding providing for the legal and safe entry of 1,200 Afghan citizens was ratified today at the…
Pope Francis: letter to French Bishops gathered in Lourdes, “I am with you in the storm of shame and the drama of abuse”
HEALTH —
Malaria: 700 thousand deaths every year. Venturelli (AUSL Romagna): “It’s as deadly as Covid-19, killing people every day, for years. High hopes from the vaccine”
di Elisabetta GramoliniEvery year, 700,000 people worldwide die from malaria, transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. Children under the age of five are…

