Politics —
Politics —
Statement —
Disarmament: European and American Bishops, an appeal to control nuclear weapons. “Implications on European security and global peace”
European Council: Sassoli, “address immediate challenges, look to the future with a forward-looking vision”
POLITICS —
European Council: Sassoli, “we have the opportunity to reshape Europe and make it fairer, greener and more long-sighted”
EU Parliament: “Time is ripe for rethinking the EU. Start Conference on Future next autumn”
Benedict XVI: Pope Emeritus in Germany. Mgr. Bätzing welcomes him on behalf of German Bishops’ Conference
EU Commission: social campaign to promote rediscovery of Europe’s natural and cultural treasures
Justice —
Council of Europe: report on jails. 2 million people serving alternatives to arrest. 118 thousand convicts freed during lockdown
LAUDATO SI' —
Integral ecology. The Holy See: need for “ecological citizenship”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe Holy See’s Interdicastery Table presented a document on integral ecology today, five years after the publication of Laudato si’.…
GLOBAL TRENDS —
UNHCR: 79.5 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, unprecedented numbers
di Patrizia CaiffaTwo-thirds of 79.5 million people forcibly displaced worldwide (1% of the world’s population) fled from Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan…
Politics and society —
EU Commission: Demography Report, a white-haired Europe. Upcoming “Green Paper on Ageing”
CORONAVIRUS CODIV-19 —
New infections in China: diocese of Beijing closes parish churches
di M. Chiara BiagioniNew coronavirus outbreak in China, Beijing raises emergency level. Authorities closed schools and universities forthwith and suspended indoor sports activities…
