EU: funding to Romania to bring drinking water to homes. Only 72% of population connected to public water system venerdì 15 alle 16:26
Portugal: spike in infections, tougher lockdown. Bishops, “more responsibility and solidarity from all” venerdì 15 alle 15:51
COVID-19 Coronavirus: Dutch Network of Catholic Social Organizations (VKMO), “14% of the world’s population owns 51% of vaccines” venerdì 15 alle 14:06
Poland: Day of Judaism and Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Mgr. Markowski, “seek common values” venerdì 15 alle 13:43
UK: Catholic Church celebrating “Peace Sunday” next Sunday. “A culture of care as a path to peace” venerdì 15 alle 13:09
Luxembourg: launching a “street nurse” service, about a hundred homeless people taken care of venerdì 15 alle 9:12
Court of Justice of the European Union: children cannot be repatriated unless they are guaranteed adequate reception giovedì 14 alle 13:59
Scotland: Glasgow, Mgr. Tartaglia dies. Bishops, “a gentle and caring pastor who combined compassion with intellect”. Celtic Football Club pays tribute to him mercoledì 13 alle 16:42
Migration: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) strengthens its activities in the Mediterranean. Support to Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Malta mercoledì 13 alle 16:18
Latvia: National Alliance, proposal to “recognise the family as the union of a man and a woman”. Mr Barbut (FAFCE), “go forward in this direction” mercoledì 13 alle 15:21
Eurostat: over 40% of plastic packaging recycled in Europe. Record-breaking numbers in Lithuania, Malta last on the list. Italy above EU average mercoledì 13 alle 14:46
Pope Francis: audience, “giving praise is like breathing pure oxygen”, we must do it “above all in moments of darkness” mercoledì 13 alle 9:48