Migration: EU Commissioner Johansson in Bosnia Herzegovina and Albania. Visit to the Lipa camp

Pope Francis in Iraq: Card. Sako (Patriarch), “The lockdown is not an obstacle to the visit. Beautiful messages from Muslim leaders, such as Muqtada al-Sadr. In Najaf the first steps of a journey”

With less than three weeks to go to Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq (5-8 March), the Iraqi government announced new…

Catholics’ peaceful protest in Yangon, reciting prayers and the Rosary

Catholics join the demonstrations. In the past few days and yesterday, peaceful demonstrations were held in Yangon and across Myanmar…

UK: Lent, the initiatives of the Anglican Church. Reflections, an app and prayers for Covid-19 victims

Kosovo: election won by the Vetevendosje movement. Kurti (leader), “Country collapsing. Dialogue with Serbia is not a priority”

ACN Dossier: Iraq awaiting Pope Francis

Pope Francis will visit Iraq next 5-8 March, the first by a Pontiff in the land of Abraham, with one…

France: Bordeaux, 300 people, including 100 children, evicted from the banlieue. Condemnation of Catholic associations. “Everyone has the right to a home”

UK: Card. Nichols (Catholic primate), letter for Lent. “Pray at home. Bless each other by making the sign of the cross”

Lunar New Year. Chiaretto Yan (Shanghai): “We hope for a new world of fraternity and peace”

People in the Far East and millions around the world are celebrating Lunar New Year. Speaking from Shanghai, Kin Sheung…

Spain. Manos Unidas: ‘Hunger, poverty and inequality, epidemics that no vaccine can cure’

The global number of coronavirus infections has exceeded one hundred million, yet the figures for hunger and poverty are far…

Economy, uncertainty prevails. Gentiloni: “out of the tunnel in 2022.” EU confidence in Draghi’s ability

The European Commissioner presented data and forecasts for the EU economy, based on the current pandemic crisis, anti-COVID restrictions and…