CORONAVIRUS —
CORONAVIRUS —
DAMASO COURTYARD —
Pope Francis: audience, “do not pile up here, stay in your chair to avoid contagion”
Health emergency —
EU Parliament: Strasbourg “red zone”. Plenary session to take place in Brussels
POLITICS —
EU: Michel (Council), Recovery Plan, “jaw-dropping” amount. “We learned the hard lessons” of the 2008 crisis
Brexit: Barnier (EU) lands in London. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson backtracks on deal. The British newspapers’ headlines
Brexit: Cochrane (Univ. of Kent), “UK backtracking on Ireland”. Johnson on collision course with von der Leyen
POLITICS —
Brexit: Cochrane (Univ. of Kent), “dramatic development”. UK-EU, risk of no-deal Brexit. London changes its stance on Northern Ireland
LATIN AMERICA —
Summer of violence grips Colombia, amidst drug-trafficking, Covid-19 and court cases
di Bruno DesideraA summer of violence not seen in 15 years, and at the same moment when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out…
CAMPAIGN: “GIVES US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD” —
Caritas and Focsiv: “Global educational emergency, the pandemic led to a 40-year step backwards”
di Patrizia CaiffaThis month Caritas Italy and Focsiv focused on the theme of education as part of the Campaign “Give us this…
Politics —
Brexit: negotiations struggling, without a deal Britain might be facing a recession. A new meeting between Frost and Barnier tomorrow
DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER —
Lebanon. The Maronite priest called by Pope Francis during the audience: “We need miracles to overcome this crisis.”
di Filippo PassantinoInterviewed by SIR, Father Georges Breidy describes the experience of standing alongside the Pope, who called for a day of…
Politics —
