EU Commission: 3 million to protect and support exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists
World Cancer Day: EU Report. Survival rate on the rise. Breast cancer prevalent in women
Appeal —
D. R. Congo: CEI (Italian Bishops’ Conference), “stop the massacre in Goma”. One million euros for the emergency
Jubilee of Artists —
The Pope’s visit to Cinecittà film studios. Archbishop Viganò: “He shows us the way ahead”
di M.Michela Nicolais“Pope Francis’ visit to the Cinecittà Film Studios – with a stop at the famous Teatro 5, Fellini’s favourite studio…
Spain: consecrated life, Bishops’ exhortation to be “pilgrims and sowers of hope” in the Holy Year
Germany: Mgr Bentz (Archbishop of Paderborn) in Iraq. “I would like to tell Christians that we stand by their side”
Africa —
Congo: interests in coltan, gold and cobalt behind the violence
di Ilaria De Bonis*The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading. Armed men from the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group are ravaging…
Mediterranean —
Bishop Baturi (Italian Bishops’ Conference): “In a sea torn apart by conflict and discord, we are called to transform sorrow into hope”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe project “Prendersi cura – Una famiglia per ogni comunità” (“Taking care – a family for every community”), developed jointly…
CEI (Italian Bishops’ Conference) —
Mediterranean: the “Prendersi cura-Una famiglia per ogni comunità” project (Taking care-A family for every community). Mgr. Baturi (CEI), “in a sea torn by discord and conflict, we are called to turn pain into hope”
Politics —
EU: Defence summit on 3 February. Is Europe arming itself?
di Gianni BorsaThe President of the European Council, Antonio Costa (Portugal), convened an “informal retreat” of the 27 heads of state and…
Holy Year —
Pakistan. Nuncio Penemote: “This is a time of grace for the Christian minority”
di Patrizia CaiffaDiocesan pilgrimages, prayer retreats, youth meetings and celebrations. The Christian community in Pakistan, a vital and vibrant minority group in…

