12-year-old girl sole survivor of shipwreck off Lampedusa island. Saccomandi (Mediterranean Hope): “She is in good health, bundled up in a thermal blanket”

A 12-year-old girl was rescued off the coast of Lampedusa island. She is reported to be the only survivor after…

United Kingdom: solidarity during Advent. The proposals of CAFOD, the agency for aids to the Third World

Syria. Politi (NDCF): “We will have to wait and see who the liberating force really is and which dangers it might pose”

“The main cause of Assad’s fall is his regime’s political inability to respond to the 2011 uprising, coupled with the…

Croatia: meeting between Bishops and Government. Dialogue on the situation of Catholic schools and hospitals and support for families

Right to asylum. Migrantes: An estimated 414,000 refugees in Italy, or 0.7% of the overall population. 109,000 asylum applications (+32%) but fewer arrivals (-61%) so far

The ever-growing number of people fleeing war, violence and persecution around the world will exceed 130 million by the end…

Pope Francis: “A political solution for peace in Syria”

At the end of the audience that concluded the cycle of catechesis on the Holy Spirit, the Holy Father asked…

Syria: EU Bishops, “hope for an orderly and peaceful transition of power”

Nativity scene with Italian artistic touch in the Brussels Cathedral

Sculptress Tiziana Buffagni and a group of young people studying catechism at the Foyer Catholique Européen are the artists behind…

Notre Dame Cathedral opens to all, from donors to firefighters. “A return to light, a sign of hope and spiritual renewal”

After the huge crowds that greeted the arrival of dignitaries from all over the world and the official opening of…

Germany: information, spiritual assistance, meetings, counselling on the German Church’s portal over the Christmas season

Human Rights Day: Kallas (EU), “daily work for peace and democracy”