CORONAVIRUS —
Yesterday the United States marked a painful and grim one-year anniversary, with 529,079 deaths, 29,150,069 people infected and some 10…
A YEAR OF CORONAVIRUS —
The shocking number of deaths from COVID-19 in Europe in this year of pandemic: over 900,000 not counting 125,000 in…
PROTESTS IN MYANMAR —
The heartbreaking account from the diocese of Loikaw by Father Celso Ba Shwe, Apostolic Administrator. “Many cities in Myanmar are…
ANALYSIS —
The persistent tensions between Moscow and Western Europe – recently marked by the Navalny case – are rooted in a…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Speaking at today’s General Audience – live streamed from the private library of the Apostolic Palace – Pope Francis retraced…
BRUXELLES —
The EU Parliament will name two of its buildings after two women who fought for freedom and rights. Young German…
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
The Pope’s visit to Iraq seen from Jerusalem by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY —
Pope Francis’ apostolic journey to Iraq (from March 5) ended today with a farewell ceremony in Baghdad. SIR interviewed the…
REACTIONS —
Sayyed Jawad Al-Khoei, a leading representative of Iraqi Shi’a Muslims, made a promise from Najaf: “We must continue strengthening our…
APOSTOLIC VISIT TO IRAQ —
Msgr. Coda, theologian, with a long experience of dialogue with Shiite Islam: “The Pope pursues an inspiring approach with two…
GENERAL AUDIENCE —
Pope Francis concluded today’s audience with a confirmation of his visit to Iraq, scheduled to begin the day after tomorrow,…
APOSTOLIC VISIT —
Pope Francis will depart for Iraq on Friday 5 March (until 8 March), the first journey by a pontiff to…
