Eurostat: social welfare spending in Europe. Italy, few funds for child benefits

Pope at audience: “violence and hatred seek to compromise fraternal cooperation between religions”

“Deplorable events which seek to compromise fraternal cooperation between religions through violence and hatred”, Francis said referring to the attacks…

Europe under attack. “Card. Hollerich (COMECE): “May human fraternity be our response to the evil of terrorism”

Interview with Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, President of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union (COMECE)…

Poland: abortion law and demonstrations, Bishops’ President Gadecki intervenes. “The Church defends life”

Poland: abortion law and demonstrations, Bishops’ President Gadecki intervenes. “The Church defends life”

Vienna attack. Bertolotti (REACT): “It signals the terrorists’ intention to  reorganize themselves throughout the territory.”

“This attack signals the terrorists’ intention to reorganize themselves throughout the territory and respond to the requests of the Islamic…

Bosnia Herzegovina: bishops on their plenary meeting in Sarajevo. Items on the agenda include the pastoral service in a time of Covid and the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement

Attacks in Europe. Mons. Meini: “We firmly condemn the culture of extremism and hate”

Msgr. Meini opened the permanent Council of Italian bishops with words of “sadness and closeness” to the victims. He condemned…

Nagorno-Karabakh. Garen Nazarian (Armenian ambassador). “Grave humanitarian crisis. Region at risk of another genocide”

Situation of serious concern in Nagorno-Karabakh with continuing bombing of civilian areas and indiscriminate use of weapons banned by international…

Council of Europe: “attacking a journalist means attacking democracy itself”

The most expensive campaign in U.S. history

For the first time small donors are playing an increasingly important role in campaign contributions, although substantial sums of money…