Myanmar. Bishop Celso Ba Shwe: “The Pope told me: ‘it is you who bless me, for you are martyrs’”

Msgr. Ba Shwe, Bishop of Loikaw (in the Christian majority state of Kayah), responds to Pope Francis’ repeated appeals for…

EU Commission: launch of European Board on Agriculture and Food. Von der Leyen, “sector at the heart of our future”

Taizé Meeting: mgr. Jourdan (Tallinn), “giving hospitality to young Europeans means helping to share hope and peace”

Immigration Flows Decree: another missed opportunity

The text adopted includes a wide range of measures, from giving the Appeal Courts the power to confirm or extend…

Germany: Mgr Karrer (Auxiliary of Rottenburg-Stuttgart), “commitment of volunteers strengthens our democracy”

Nordic countries: Bishops on beginning of Jubilee Year, “the further faith recedes from public life, the more humanity is under threat”

Luxembourg: double Jubilee in 2025. Universal and Marian. Opening on 8 December

EU: institutional cooperation between European Parliament and Commission is strengthened

Georgia: Berset (Council of Europe), concern about political deadlock and violence. “Democracy and freedom must be respected”

Pope Francis: “Let us pray to the Lord that He may give us peace”

With a renewed appeal for peace, the Holy Father concluded the weekly general audience – the first to include a…

Von der Leyen II: a litmus test for the new Commission

The European Parliament gave the green light to the College of Commissioners, albeit by a narrow margin. It is now…