“I cried out: Lord, why did you abandon me?” Father Maccalli on his abduction in Niger

Ahead of the Day of the Missionary Martyrs celebrated on 24 March, Fondazione Missio, in partnership with Luci nel mondo,…

Portugal: Supreme Court, euthanasia law ruled unconstitutional. Bishops welcome the news, “assisted suicide contrary to human dignity”

Lithuania: Year of the Family, celebrations in all dioceses and translation of the Amoris laetitia into the local language

Syria: 10 years of civil war. Card. Zenari (nuncio):  “Relentless confrontation, as the population plunges deeper into despair”

Syria marks ten years of a war which continues to claim lives, even though it no longer makes the headlines.…

COMECE: Plenary Assembly of EU Bishops on Covid-19 recovery, migration and freedom of religion on 17-18 March

Poland: Week of Prayer for Defence of Life from 19 to 25 March. 100,000 participants

EU Commission: legal action against UK for “breaching Ireland and Northern Ireland Protocol”

EU Commission: four priorities for research and innovation “for a sustainable future”. €95 billion funding

Germany: the pandemic takes its toll on German cathedrals. Fewer devotees, financial losses. The case of Cologne

Elections in The Netherlands: COVID-19 and restrictive measures are taking a toll on the country, but not on Prime Minister Rutte

Marcel Klok, an expert in macro-economics, released an in-depth research on the political situation in the Netherlands. Elections are being…

Syria: 10 years of civil war.  Fr Jallouf (Idlib): “The situation in Syria is only bound to get worse.” The threefold impact of conflict, sanctions and COVID-19 on the local population

The Syrian conflict enters its tenth year ( March 15, 2011), with almost half a million deaths. Some 12 million…