ANNUAL REPORT —
ANNUAL REPORT —
SCANDINAVIA —
Sweden: Jan Byström, husband and father, formerly a Lutheran pastor, ordained Catholic priest of the diocese of Stockholm
MOTU PROPRIO —
Pope Francis: “Catechists needed in our globalized culture”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe presence of catechists “is all the more urgently needed today as a result of a globalized culture”, writes Pope…
POLITICS —
Solidarity regains a central place in the European Union
di Gianni BorsaThe inaugural event of the Conference on the Future of Europe took place in Strasbourg on May 9, a symbolic…
SCANDINAVIA —
Sweden: Card. Arborelius, a book on the “mysticism of everyday life” for “God is never far away”
APPOINTMENTS —
Germany: Anna-Nicole Heinrich, 25, President of Evangelical Church Synod. Mgr. Bätzing (DBK), “good sign”
Year of Rail: the Connecting Europe Express will run through 26 countries and 70 cities to show the connections and the way to go
INTERVIEW —
Msgr. Giordano, Apostolic Nuncio to the EU: “I believe in the diplomacy of peace, encounter, and dialogue”
di Sarah NumicoMonsignor Aldo Giordano served as nuncio to Venezuela for seven years. The Pope has now called him back to Europe…
Politics —
Social Summit: Sassoli, “give a social dimension to reforms and investments to overcome the crisis”
Politics —
Social Summit: Sassoli, “COVID highlighted pre-pandemic inequalities. EU project should prove to be good for all”
Politics —
Social Summit: von der Leyen (EU Commission), “turning the principles of the Social Pillar into tangible positive change”
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT —
The race for lithium, a battery essential, albeit with high social and environmental costs
di Bruno Desidera (*)There’s more to “Green revolution” than most people realize. South America , where “Green” is not equivalent to environmental protection,…

