Russia: training for Catholic media operators. Enrolments in the “summer school” opening now

Russia: seminar “A Church where everyone feels at home: pastoral care and special parishioners”

Navalny, the shadow of repression looms over his funeral. “If they arrest you, call…”

Friday, 1 March, is the official date chosen by Putin’s regime for the funeral of the Russian dissident killed in…

Diplomacy. Ferrara: “The Pope directs his gaze on the people and not on the state apparatus”

“The diplomatic activity of the Holy See is becoming increasingly important”, the Ambassador told SIR, adding that “Cardinal Zuppi’s forthcoming…

Moscow. Trophimov: the ‘Wagner’ rebellion was a dangerously destabilising event, but the end of Putin’s authority is nowhere in sight

It had seemed that a genuine coup attempt (which eventually failed) was under way. But it now appears to be…

Fr Caprio (POI) on Card. Zuppi’s mission, “the Pope is the Russians’ only remaining friend”

The impact of the failed coup in Russia on Card. Zuppi’s mission in Moscow. Fr Stefano Caprio, a professor of…

Moscow drone attack: “It’s hard to tell in the short term, but the strikes could pave the way for new scenarios”

The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed that eight drones targeted civilian areas of the Moscow region. Five were shot down by…

Xi Jinping visit to Moscow. Francesco Sisci: “The peace accord must be multilateral”

The ‘diplomatic mission’ of the Chinese president to the Russian capital ended this morning with an unprecedented 12-point ‘peace plan’…

Advent: Mgr. Pezzi (Moscow), “peace and joy, especially in this difficult time, can only be given by Christ”.

Russia. Isavnin: Putin’s words might suggest a willingness to negotiate

Putin’s speech was not what we had imagined: not a call to “mobilisation or new declarations of war, or words…

The Russia that does not stand with Putin. Andronick Arutyunov: “Russians should be given the opportunity to be informed, democracy is important”

Andronick Arutyunov is an associate professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a lecturer at the Free University…