Kosovo: Osmani elected President. Krastev (political analyst) to SIR, “generational change in post-war politics”. Issue of Serbia still pending

International Roma Day: Pejcinovic Buric (Council of Europe), “remembering the past to build the future”

UK: desire for independence in Wales. Wyn Jones (Univ. of Cardiff) to SIR, the reason is Brexit and little respect for local identities

Bulgaria: Grigorov (political analyst) to SIR, “a change of route, for Borissov the time has expired”

Pope in Iraq. Card. Sako: “The time has come for religion-State separation”. Four concrete proposals

One month after Pope Francis’ visit (5-8 March), Card. Louis Raphael Sako, Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, reaffirmed the importance for…

Poland: prayer relay for mutual forgiveness on Pope Wojtyla’s 40th anniversary

“Protéger l’enfance” website created by the Paris diocese. Breaking the silence and reporting: “We are not the guilty ones, we are the victims”

As many as 3.5 million people in France were sexually assaulted during their childhood by their father, brother, family friend,…

Italy: 269 priests died from COVID-19 in the past year. The virus has wiped out generational turnover

From 1 March 2020 to 1 March 2021, diocesan clergy paid their close vicinity to the people, their presence in…

Romania: Easter celebrations allowed with the faithful. Message from Archbishop Perca

Universal child benefit: Bassi (Fafce), “Italy’s doing good, first in Europe. Investing in the future generations”

Latin America: initiatives in memory of COVID-19 victims and to celebrate Easter in the family

Another Easter Mass without the presence of the faithful, or with limited participation, in many parts of Latin America. But…