EU-Lebanon: an airlift with 30 tons of supplies. Lenarcic in Beirut, “the Lebanese population has the full support of the European Union”

Israel: new lockdown to begin September 18. Custos Patton: “Don’t be overcome by fear. Learn to live with the virus”

Full lockdown in Israel starting September 18, following a spike in new infections. The nationwide closure is set to last…

Card. Hollerich (COMECE): “All those words on European values were only lies”

The tragedy of Lesvos was at the heart of last week’s meeting between Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, COMECE president, and Pope…

UK: Brexit, Major and Blair hit out at Johnson. Tory rebellion against PM

Lesbos: Caritas Europa, “Moria, humanitarian disaster, consequence of flawed asylum policies. All refugees” must be relocated

Holy Land Collection: Card. Sandri (Oriental Churches), “solidarity and human fraternity pilgrimage”

On Sunday, September 13, the Church will celebrate the Good Friday Collection, postponed this year due to the pandemic. SIR…

Poland: 10th Education Week promoted by bishops. The format at a time of pandemic

EU: supporting refugees on Aegean islands. Poland offers 156 housing units. Lenarcic, “do everything to prevent tragedies like the one in Moria”

EU Parliament: plenary meeting in Brussels next week. Rules on arms exports; MEPs asking for greater transparency

Murder of Willy Monteiro. Sociologist Mario Pollo: “The de-humanization of others is what ‘legitimizes’ violence”

Weak people with no inner integrity exert dominance over others through violence and prevarication in order to feel strong. They…

Germany: mgr. Bätzing (Dbk), “Coronavirus and the quest for a future time”. A turning point in the history of the Church and religious communities as well