United Kingdom. Lockdown in Birmingham, school reaches out to children and families

The Catholic primary school in Birmingham, forming part of the Lumen Christi Catholic Multiacademy, is located in one of the…

Pope at audience: “To go ahead without that bitter, negative taste”

Pope Francis devoted today’s general audience to prayer in daily life. In the closing greetings, an invitation to the Italian…

EU: new Mediterranean partnership. Five pillars: human development, economy, peace, migration, green transition

EU: new Mediterranean Partnership. Borrell, “turning common challenges into opportunities”. 7 billion investment over seven years

Germany: Bishops’ Assembly. Church’s state of health, assisted suicide, ecumenism, abuse and synodal journey on the agenda

Bosnia and Herzegovina. A tent-refectory for 900 migrants in below-zero temperatures

Completion scheduled this weekend. Report from the Lipa refugee camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 900 migrant youths live in…

Sweden: Church leaders write to government. Need for “more consistent anti-Covid measures. Why are only 8 people allowed in Uppsala Cathedral?

Romania: 2.4 million students go back to school. Mgr. Perca (Bucharest), “return to school, a source of hope”

Pope Francis in Iraq. Fr Escalante: “The 48 martyrs of Our Lady of Salvation are precious pearls of the Iraqi Church”

Yesterday, the Press Office of the Holy See released the official schedule of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq (5-8 March).…

Eurostat: “people with disabilities threatened by poverty”. Higher risk in Bulgaria, better situation in Slovakia and northern countries

Germany: Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, independent law firm to compile report on past abuse cases