ANALYSIS —
Trump and Merkel: two political methods, two visions of democracy
di Jean-Dominique DurandThe year 2021 began with the former US President leaving office, while the German chancellor is expected to step down…
ANALYSIS —
ABORTION —
March for Life marked by bitterness. Catholics upset by Biden’s decisions
di Maddalena MalteseOrganizers’ plans for the 48th March for Life were necessarily altered due to COVID-19 and the assault on the US…
Climate: US rejoining Paris Agreement. Guterres (UN) welcomes “President Biden’s commitment. But there is a very long way to go”
SOCIETY AND POLITICS —
United States. Biden appeals for unity, but the Catholic Church is divided
di Maddalena Maltese, from New YorkYesterday the second Catholic was inaugurated as president of the United States. In his address he spoke about the need…
TRUMP IMPEACHMENT —
With a clear vote, the US House of Representatives demonstrated that ‘no one is above the law’. Not even the President
di Maddalena MalteseA week has gone by since a mob of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, raided its…
IMPEACHMENT —
Violence at Capitol Hill. Pearce (Fordham University): “It all began in November 2016”
di Maddalena Maltese“What happened at Capitol Hill on January 6 may not have been unexpected, but I must admit that I dread…
ASSAULT ON US CAPITOL —
Catholic leaders speak out after the insurrection in Washington. Unanimous condemnation of the violence
di Maddalena MalteseOutrage, anger, apprehension, bewilderment. Those images of the US Capitol being stormed, vandalized, “desecrated” came as a shock to the…
VIOLENCE —
Assault on US Capitol: Christian Churches, “global threat to democracy, restore peace and justice”
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS —
The Biden era begins. Calvo-Quirós (sociologist): “We inherit a deeply splintered and divided nation”
di Maddalena Maltese“President Biden, and with him all the rest of us, inherit a deeply splintered and divided nation facing a multitude…
ANALYSIS —
Biden, Trump and the opposition of Europe’s populist movements
di Stefano De Martis“Sovereignism” is deeply rooted in society, and the pandemic – which over the past months somewhat overshadowed its progress –…
US ELECTIONS —
Joe Biden is the US President-elect. The courage of encounter and dialogue in a divided Country is now indispensable
di Maddalena Maltese, from New YorkJoe Biden was elected 46th President of the United States, the second Catholic President 60 years after John F. Kennedy,…
INTERVIEW —
The White House: a wounded democracy? Pastori (Cattolica university), “it’s a divided nation”
di Gianni BorsaThe democratic candidate edging towards victory, while the incumbent president contests the result. US democracy is strongly polarized. In the…
