CONFLICTS —
More than 170,000 civilians have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo since November 2021, their prime destination are the eastern…
REFUGEE CHURCH —
Open Doors global membership organisation, actively supporting persecuted Christians for the past 60 years, released its “2022 Refugee Church –…
The Pope concluded today’s General Audience reiterating his appeal not to forget “the suffering people of war-torn Ukraine.” Francis’ catechesis…
MESSAGE WORLD DAY OF THE POOR —
“What great poverty is produced by the senselessness of war! Wherever we look, we can see how violence strikes those…
INTERVIEW —
Interview with Velta Skolmeistere, researcher at Latvia University. She warns against threats from the Kremlin, while recalling the troubled history…
UKRAINE —
The southern region of Odessa is among the hardest hit by Russian aggression. Greek Catholic Eparchial Bishop Mykhaylo Bubniy sends…
Thousands of migrants are marching in protest, including at least 126 pregnant women and over 70 people with physical disabilities.…
Saint PETER’S SQUARE —
In today’s general audience, Pope Francis debunked a recurring ‘myth’ of our culture: that of eternal youth. “Old age is…
FOOD CRISIS —
Some 400,000 people in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are at risk of starvation and death, while the population in…
LABOUR —
After difficult and protracted talks, a provisional agreement on a new EU directive was reached overnight. Reducing social inequalities, combating…
UKRAINE —
“Tens of thousands dead from the cholera epidemic – unfortunately, this is a potentially real scenario for occupied Mariupol. “The…
WORLD CONFLICTS —
The words of the Burmese Bishop of Hakha, Chin State, Msgr. Lucius Hre Kung: “The ongoing conflict in Europe has…