2023 FAMILY NETWORK —
Peace. Card. Zuppi: “Let’s not allow hatred to prevail”
di Andrea Regimenti“We don’t realise or have forgotten what it’s like to live under constant shelling, to see our parents being killed.…
2023 FAMILY NETWORK —
INCLUSION —
Church and disability. Bill Gaventa: “Communities can make a difference, spirituality at the heart”
di Riccardo Benotti“Faith communities should be sensitive to the needs of people with disabilities and their families, as well as their strengths…
INTERVIEW —
Synod. Card Grech: “It will take time, but it is a calling from the Lord”
di Mauro MontiCardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of General Secretary of the Synod, visited Rome’s Catholic community in Corviale, where he celebrated…
Pope Francis: “Birth rates and welcome should never be pit against each other”
di M.Michela Nicolais“Birth rates and reception must never be pit against each other because they are two facets of the same coin.…
INTERVIEW —
Avvenire. Tarquinio steps down as editor-in-chief after 14 years: “We reported on processes and persons with a free and insightful gaze”
di Filippo PassantinoThe helm of the daily newspaper changes hands. Marco Girardo is the new editor-in-chief: “I believe I should pass on…
INTERVIEW —
“Eight per Thousand” taxpayer contribution (‘8xmille’). Bishop Baturi (CEI): “Not a concession but a free choice for the common good”
di Riccardo Benotti“Italy’s ‘Eight per Thousand’ taxpayer contribution (“8xmille”), “is not a way to finance the Catholic Church, it is a free…
2023 REPORT —
Migrants and refugees. Centro Astalli, “Italy has not learned from experience with Ukrainians and fails to move beyond the emergency approach”
di Patrizia CaiffaThe 2023 Annual Report of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Italy ‘Centro Astalli’, presented today in Rome, shows that as…
POLITICS —
Migrants: Italian government declares a state of emergency. Green light to the Economic and Financial Document (DEF)
di Stefano De MartisItaly’s Council of Ministers announced a state of emergency “in connection with the sharp rise in migrant flows into the…
CRIME —
Society. Fiasco: “The bonds connecting local communities, gaming and organized crime networks must be closely monitored”.
di Gigliola AlfaroThere is a striking aspect of the online phenomenon. In fact, while the southern regions of Italy registered a less…
WORLD DAY —
Father Matthew Schneider, autistic priest: “Let us overcome the myths and open the Church to everyone’s needs”
di Riccardo Benotti“I was not reading children’s social signs well at all. Had I never been told that, I might still be…
EU —
COMECE. Msgr. Crociata: “Our commitment towards unity and peace – the major challenges facing Europe today”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“The EU was born as a peace project. Our experience today, and in this year in particular, is a sad…
PERMANENT EPISCOPAL COUNCIL —
Card. Zuppi: “A season for bold choices, a new springtime for the Church”
di M.Michela NicolaisIn his opening speech for the Permanent Council of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), Card. Zuppi traced out the landscape…
