Ukraine: national demonstration in Belgium, “immediate ceasefire and peace talks”. Participation of Pax Christi, Sant’Egidio, Greenpeace

Poverty: Community of Sant’Egidio, almost 10% of Italians in need. Record numbers of meals and aid parcels distributed as a result of the pandemic

Today, International Volunteer Day, the Community of Sant’Egidio presented in Rome the latest edition of the guidebook “Where to eat,…

152 Afghan refugees arrived at Fiumicino airport. “Welcome is indeed possible and there is an Italy that wants to put it into practice”

A total of 152 Afghan refugees arrived at Fiumicino airport this morning. They reached Pakistan via the humanitarian corridors, pursuant…

Appeal for Peace: “No more war! Let us invest in every path of dialogue. Peace is always possible!”

The International Meeting of world religions in the Spirit of Assisi, organised in Rome by the Community of Sant’Egidio, culminated…

Pope Francis: “May government leaders do everything in their power to safeguard peace.”

Addressing religious leaders at the closing prayer of the inter-religious meeting for peace promoted by the Community of St. Egidio,…

Colombia. Historian La Bella: ‘The new President’s ambition is not simply to govern, but to change the country’

However one feels about it, “‘it is in fact an historical watershed”, an epoch-making change for Colombia and its peace…

Asylum seekers in Lesbos awaiting the Pope. Sant’Egidio: “Approximately 1,700 persons on the island amidst continuing hardships”

The Pope will visit the island of Lesbos on Sunday, December 5 – in the context of his apostolic visit…

Appeal of religious leaders to the world, “If you see wars around you, do not be resigned! Peoples long for peace.”

“If you see wars around you, do not be resigned! Peoples long for peace”. The request is contained in the…

Organizing migrant reception: the added value of humanitarian corridors 

The Covid-19 pandemic keeps making headlines, and rightfully so. However, the international arena is facing additional major challenges. Migratory flows…

The first humanitarian corridor after the lockdown. Ten Afghan refugees from the island of Lesvos reach Italian shores

Ten Afghan refugees who arrived in Rome today from the island of Lesvos, via Athens, were welcomed in the historic…

Card. Krajewski: “If every monastery and parish opened its doors, in Lesbos there would be no one left”

Thirty-three refugees arrived in Rome today by means of a humanitarian corridor purposely requested by Pope Francis and put in…