MCCARRICK REPORT —
Pope at audience: “Closeness to the victims of abuse”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis devoted today’s audience to Jesus’ persevering prayer. In his closing remarks the Holy Father referred to the Report…
MCCARRICK REPORT —
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMERGENCY —
NextGenerationEu: Fafce, “urgently include demographic and family policies in the EU recovery plan”
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
COVID-19 Coronavirus: Von der Leyen on vaccines with Pfizer and BioNTech. Contracts for up to 300 million doses, 13% to Italy. “In the meantime, stay safe”
POLITICS —
EU-Balkans: summit in Sofia. Várhelyi (Commissioner), “Economic investment plan adopted, €9 billion of funding”
50 YEARS OF HOLY SEE PERMANENT MISSION —
Council of Europe: visit by Card. Parolin via videoconference on 12 November. Virtual meeting with CoE authorities, ministers and Catholic NGOs
REPORT —
UK: independent abuse inquiry. Catholic Bishops, “where there have been failings, we acknowledge these and commit to actions which will bring about improvement”.
REPORT —
UK: independent abuse inquiry. Catholic and Anglican Churches and Westminster involved. Hundreds of cases each year
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
Mexico. A “mega” diocesan mission in the capital in response to the pandemic
di Bruno Desidera*Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world, probably the one with the highest number of Catholics…
EU: first Borders Forum. Launch of “European Cross-Border Citizens’ Alliance”
Germany: a message from mgr. Batzing (president of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference) to the Evangelical Synod. “The Churches give support, comfort and hope”
MISSIONARIES —
In the Central African Republic “true peace is the absence of poverty”
di Patrizia CaiffaFollowing the Pope’s appeal at the Prayer Meeting for Peace in Rome last October 20, SIR contacted Father Federico Trinchero,…
US ELECTIONS —
Joe Biden is the US President-elect. The courage of encounter and dialogue in a divided Country is now indispensable
di Maddalena Maltese, from New YorkJoe Biden was elected 46th President of the United States, the second Catholic President 60 years after John F. Kennedy,…
