MIGRANTS —
Summit of the Americas: 14,000 protestors march to be heard
di Maddalena MalteseThousands of migrants are marching in protest, including at least 126 pregnant women and over 70 people with physical disabilities.…
SPIRITUALITY —
United States: Assisi diocese mission in New York. Bishop Sorrentino: “The Gospel can still make a difference”
di Gigliola AlfaroA successful initiative to deliver a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis and promote the Museum of Memory recreated in partnership…
WAR IN UKRAINE —
Solidarity chain for Ukrainian students in the US. But the humanitarian crisis has the face of refugees on the Mexican border
di Maddalena MalteseMore than 1,700 Ukrainian students are studying for their undergraduate, postgraduate or doctorate degrees in the United States. They first…
CRISIS —
Ukraine and Russia. Ferrari (Ca’ Foscari): “Raising the stakes is the most dangerous response right now”
di M. Chiara BiagioniInterview with Aldo Ferrari, from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice: “I don’t expect a war to break out because there…
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS —
Tornadoes in the USA: the city of Mayfield, Kentucky, razed to the ground. Caritas relief efforts and solidarity
di Maddalena Maltese, from New YorkDeaths. Rubble. Trees ripped from the ground. Buildings razed. Windows, rooftops torn off, doors swept away and reduced to rubble.…
ORTHODOX CHURCH —
Visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States: “Dialogue is the most effective means to address any challenge”
di M. Chiara BiagioniVisit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States. Twelve days and a tight schedule of meetings and receptions in…
MIGRANTS —
The military barrier stretches from northern to southern borders. So that no one may enter
di Bruno Desidera (*)Acting as “gendarmes” in place of their distinguished US neighbours. Or rather, “doing the dirty work”, in exchange for aids,…
RELIGIONS —
“Good Without God”: the agnostic creed of Harvard’s atheist chaplain. Does modern man truly believe that Jesus Christ has nothing to say to him?
di Domenico Delle Foglie“We don’t look to a god for answers. We are each other’s answers.” With this statement to the Times, 44-year-old…
ENVIRONMENT —
Hurricane Ida devastates the country, solidarity appeals for evacuees. Msgr. Gomez (Episcopal Conference of the United States): “We pray for the safety, well-being and protection of all.”
di Maddalena MalteseDrinking water. Parishes, Caritas and civil protection agencies and NGOs are urgently requesting drinking water. It is a basic necessity…
CORONAVIRUS —
Anti-vaxxers and faith: findings of a survey identify the religious affiliation of the most reluctant groups
di Maddalena MalteseAfter over six months into the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, the highest rate of hesitancy was recorded among evangelical Protestant groups,…
DISCRIMINATION —
The sentencing for the killing of George Floyd marks a watershed in US society’s systemic racism
di Maddalena MalteseThe protests over the death of George Floyd were a “seminal point in the fight against racism”, said UN Human…
