Rachel Goldberg-Polin (Hostage Families’ Forum, Israel): “Our tears are of the same colour. Suffering is not a competition”

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh, kidnapped and killed by Hamas, met with world leaders and Pope Francis to save her…

Germany: share of women increases in leading administrative positions in German dioceses

8 March: European Commission, roadmap set out ahead of International Women’s Day

European Council: green light to “ReArm” and “Peace through Strength”. The EU rearms in the face of historical developments

The special European Council unanimously approved the €800 billion defence spending plan drawn up by Ursula von der Leyen. The…

European Council: Metsola (EU Parliament), “We cannot afford to depend on others to keep us safe”

Peace diplomacy. Chernov (politician): “Ukraine must be in charge of its own destiny”

Sergii Chernov, a Ukrainian politician from Kharkiv, discusses the attempts of the European Union and the Trump administration to end…

A soldier’s life in the trenches. “All wars are ugly, and this is true for both sides”

Encounter with a soldier who just left the trenches to visit his family. After a year of uninterrupted life on…

CCEE: all through Lent, European Bishops praying “for a just, lasting peace” and for the Pope

Council of Europe: Press Freedom Report. In one year, 266 alerts of physical attacks, intimidation, detention of journalists

Council of Europe: Press Freedom Report. Serious threats to the media, manipulation of public opinion

Caritas Spes Kharkiv, supporting the suffering victims of war, especially children

Next to the Latin Catholic Cathedral of Kharkiv stand the offices of Caritas Spes. Hot meals and humanitarian aid are…