REMEMBRANCE DAY —
REMEMBRANCE DAY —
RELIGIONS AND POLITICS —
Israel. Berg-Rafaeli (MFA): “Tolerance and dialogue to counter all forms of extremism and fundamentalism”
di Daniele RocchiInterview with Tania Berg-Rafaeli, Director of the Department for World Religions at Israel’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. “Tolerance and dialogue,”…
SOLIDARITY VISIT —
Holy Land. HLC 2022: “Jerusalem must never become the exclusive monopoly of any one religion”
di Daniele RocchiThe final communiqué of the bishops of the Holy Land Coordination, on a solidarity visit to the local Christian communities…
PILGRIMAGES —
Holy Land: return of the pilgrims. CIC, “promising restart.” Awaited return of Italians
di Daniele RocchiAfter two years of suspension due to the pandemic, pilgrims are slowly but steadily returning to the Holy Land. Hotels,…
DIPLOMACY —
Ukraine: Fr Zelazko (Russian-speaking Catholics in Israel), Israel’s mediation is “a drop of peace.”
di Daniele RocchiIsraeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s mediation effort meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow last Saturday. The reactions of Israel’s ambassador…
TESTIMONY —
Holocaust Remembrance Day. Schutz (Israeli Amb. to the Holy See): “A lesson for all”
di Daniele RocchiOn January 27, 1945, Red Army Soviet troops entered Auschwitz (Oświęcim in Polish) and revealed to the world the huge…
INTERVIEW —
Israeli-Palestinian relations: Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “Rebuild mutual confidence with new credible leadership to turn a new leaf”
di Daniele Rocchi“Rebuild mutual confidence, identify new credible leadership” in order to turn a new leaf, thereby resuming Israeli-Palestinian talks. The Latin…
WORLD REFUGEE DAY —
Refugees. Caritas Italy: “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the tragedy of an exiled people”
di Daniele Rocchi“A lifetime as refugees. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the tragedy of an exiled people” is the title of a Report…
ARMED CONFLICT —
Jerusalem clashes. Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “No solution can be imposed, it must be the result of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue”
di Daniele Rocchi“Jerusalem is the heart of the problem. On this occasion it acted as the spark that ignited the conflict in…
ARMED CONFLICT —
Gaza Strip. Fr Romanelli (parish priest): “A small support network created in the parish.” Unicef, “57 children killed.” UN diplomatic stalemate
di Daniele RocchiClashes between Hamas and the Israeli Army continue in the Gaza Strip. “There are no signs of a truce”, the…
CONFLICT —
Clashes in Jerusalem. Patton: “Extremists strengthened by the absence of the international community”
di Daniele RocchiMob violence exploited for political ends, the absence of the international community and, above all, the supply of weapons despite…
EASTER 2021 —
Holy Land. Patton (Custos): “Next Easter will not be as humiliated and sober as it was in 2020”
di Daniele RocchiFor Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, Easter in Jerusalem this year will not be celebrated behind closed…
