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Message —
Synodal Assembly —
Bishop Castellucci: “The Italian Church is alive”
di M.Michela NicolaisThe President of the National Committee for the Synodal Way gave a preliminary assessment of the first Synodal Assembly of…
FILMS —
Padre Pio, screenwriter Maurizio Braucci: “We narrate the inner torment of a man who was deeply aware of the horrors of his time”
di Sergio PeruginiThe film ‘Padre Pio’, directed by Abel Ferrara, premiered in theatres on 18 July. It explores the circumstances surrounding the…
‘FAN’ CEREMONY —
Mattarella: “Any attack on the press amounts to a subversive act against the Republic”
di Stefano De MartisIn his address to the parliamentary journalists on the occasion of the traditional ‘Fan Ceremony’, the President of the Italian…
END OF LIFE —
For the Constitutional Court, assisted suicide remains the exception rather than the rule
di Alberto Gambino (*)“Given the ongoing lack of legislation governing this matter, the criteria for accessing assisted suicide remain those set forth in…
SANT'EGIDIO —
World Refugee Day. Dawood’s testimony: “A lot of people are born in the wrong places, but every human being has the right to live, to build a future and to have hope”
di Daniela VerlicchiThe stories of Ahkmad, still in search of his cousin, and of Dawood, an Afghan refugee who is now a…
STATE EXAM —
Secondary school final exams. Affinati: “The first real exam for students. It is not the final goal that should be rewarded, but the achievement”
di Giovanna Pasqualin TraversaThe Italian state exam for over 500,000 high school students begins on 19 June with the Italian essay. Is it…
INTERFAITH DIALOGUE —
Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, African religions. A peace pilgrimage from Rome to Assisi under the banner of dialogue
di M. Chiara Biagioni400 people representing world faiths. Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Baha’is from some 40 world nations gathered in Castel Gandolfo, including representatives…
POLITICS —
Retinopera’s ten-point agenda. Impagliazzo: “Work corridors, a legal migration route”
di Marco CalvareseThe recent agreement signed by the Community of Sant’Egidio and the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY —
Pope Francis to the children: “I look forward to seeing you in September 2026”
di M.Michela NicolaisOn 25 and 26 May, Pope Francis celebrated the first World Children’s Day, at the end of which he announced…
ENVIRONMENT —
Care of Creation. Resta-Corrado: “Large families practice sustainable living”
di Gigliola AlfaroThe Youth Group of the National Large Families Association (ANFN) has produced a “Brief Manual for Families Who Want to…
POLITICAL ANALYSIS —
China. How to interpret the Red Dragon’s de-polarisation in the wake of Xi Jinping’s European tour
di Giuseppe CasaleThe European tour of the President of the People’s Republic of China revolved around a set of key-notions, such as…
