EU-Ukraine: Von der Leyen and Costa to Zelenskyy, “support until just and lasting peace”. Negotiations with Moscow only after “strong guarantees”

Spain: Episcopal Conference, “Marriage Week” starting today. A tight calendar of diocesan activities

EU Commission: statement on US tariffs. “We will protect businesses, workers, and consumers from unjustified tariffs”.

EU Commission: statement on US tariffs. “Tariffs are taxes on citizens. Global trading system is thus undermined”

Diplomacy. Vignarca: “An imposed peace is not peace”

US President Donald Trump has announced that negotiations will have to begin “immediately”, pushing for a solution on Ukraine.  Zelensky:…

Middle East: Metsola (EU Parliament) visiting Jerusalem and Gaza. Support for ceasefire, hostage exchange and humanitarian aid

Germany: Munich, car drives into crowd. Card. Marx (Archbishop), “shocked and horrified. My prayers go the victims and their families”

Ukraine. Msgr. Yazlovetskyi (Kyiv) to world leaders: “Miss no opportunity for a just peace”

“It’s simply incomprehensible to us why the Russians continue firing drones and missiles every night. Not only do these missiles…

Healthcare

Access to palliative care in Italy remains uneven, despite the dignity and comfort it provides to patients. While patients in…

Syria. Father Karakach (parish priest of Aleppo): “A new civic commitment of young Christians”

Following the fall of Assad’s regime on December 8, Syria has been going through a transition process marked by insecurity…

UK: “agreement” between Jews and Muslims on shared values and reconciliation. Card. Nichols, “goal is common good”