Europe’s economy in freefall, Italy at the tail end. “Recovery Plan at once”

Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni illustrated the economic forecast in Brussels. “Devastating economic effects of the pandemic.” GDP plummeting in all countries,…

Green light to the Simplification Bill. Conte: “Necessary prerequisite for the country’s recovery”

The underlying crux causing delays in drafting the decree – approved at a Council of Ministers meeting that ended at…

Europe: COMECE and CEC meet with German EU Presidency. “Make Europe not only stronger but more sustainable and just”

United Kingdom: bills of law about abortion at 28 week and by mail have been turned down. Lord Alton to SIR, “laws in support of vulnerable women with unplanned pregnancies”

Commission: economy in free fall. Gentiloni, “devastating effects of COVID. Recovery Plan urgent”

Commission: economy in free fall, crisis more serious than expected. EU GDP plummeting (-8.3%). Italy last in Europe (-11.2%)

Caritas and Focsiv: a joint campaign against “the hunger pandemic”

The campaign “Give us this day our daily bread” is aimed at providing relief to poor countries direly hit by…

Luxembourg: “The Summer of open churches”, an initiative to rediscover the Grand Duchy’s places of worship

Poland: last days of presidential campaigning. Duda signs draft amendment forbidding same-sex couple adoption

Ennio Morricone dies. Frisina: “He was a great Roman and Italian musician”

Ennio Morricone died at 91 from complications following a fall. A portrait of the Maestro by Msgr. Marco Frisina, composer,…

Coronavirus Covid-19: difficulties for Catholic schools in the Holy Land. Those in Jericho and Bethlehem  risk closing

Covid-19 had a heavy impact also on the schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, especially the Palestinian schools…