STATEMENT FROM BISHOPS —
STATEMENT FROM BISHOPS —
HISTORY AND POLITICS —
Remembrance Day: Von der Leyen (EU), “antisemitic narrative on social media”. Call to never forget historic facts
EU Parliament-Church: a workshop on “Migration and children” taking place today: the situation of unaccompanied children
ANALYSIS —
Politics and leaders: the pinker shade of Northern Europe
di Sarah NumicoSeven women at the helm of their respective governments: Kaja Kallas in Estonia, Sanna Marin in Finland, Mette Frederiksen in…
PERMANENT COUNCIL —
Card. Bassetti: “The Church does not take political sides”
di M.Michela Nicolais“The good of each and every person together with others is our main concern, what we care about is people’s…
CONFLICT —
Appeal from Yemen: “children need medicines, food, education”
di Patrizia Caiffa“The war left a trail of violence and disabilities, with serious mental consequences, interaction deficit and a sense of sadness…
Davos Forum: online meetings on “A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust”. Guterres, Xi Jinping, Merkel among the guests
Netherlands: curfew and clashes in 10 cities. Prime Minister Rutte, “criminal violence”. Bishops, “stay in contact by prayer”
POLITICS —
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly, practical and ethical considerations of vaccines and discrimination against people affected by chronic diseases on the agenda
POLITICS —
Portugal: Rebelo de Sousa re-elected president by absolute majority. “Fighting the pandemic, stopping xenophobia”. Populists get 12% of the votes
SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD —
Pope Francis: “It is the antidote to our fear of having to face life alone”
di M.Michela Nicolais“Those who experience God’s closeness cannot ignore their neighbours or treat them with indifference” writes the Pope in the homily…
MIDDLE EAST —
Coronavirus COVID-19: cases escalate in Gaza. Caritas Jerusalem deploys 5 relief teams
di Daniele RocchiThe aid project jointly developed by Caritas Jerusalem (CJ) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Gaza kicked off on…

