ECONOMY —
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan is on track, will everyone be on board?
di Paolo ZuccaIn the coming decades we will hardly see such a huge amount of cost-free or low-cost funding being invested in…
ECONOMY —
INTERVIEW —
Truffelli (Catholic Action): “The power of friendship, the ability to surprise”
di Gianni BorsaThe National Assembly of the lay Catholic Association Catholic Action is taking place in digital format from April 25 to…
2021 REPORT —
Refugees: Centro Astalli refugee service, increased requests for food and shelter due to pandemic. Italians seeking assistance for the first time
di Patrizia CaiffaOver the year 2020, Jesuit refugee service “Centro Astalli” supported over 17,000 people across its eight local branches, 10,000 of…
INTERVIEW —
Focolare Movement. Margaret Karram: “We seek to bring human fraternity and peace where the cry of disunity is loudest”
di M. Chiara BiagioniInterview with Margaret Karram, Arab, Christian-Catholic president of the Focolare Movement. She was born in Haifa, in the Holy Land,…
ONLINE PRESS CONFERENCE —
Permanent Council of Italian Bishops. Msgr. Russo: “Cooperation with the new Government, also for Easter services”
di M.Michela Nicolais“Cooperation” – this term encapsulates the relations between the Italian Church and the new Italian Government, as expressed by the…
INTERVIEW WITH THE EXPERT —
COVID-19 epidemic. Infectious Disease Specialist Roberto Cauda: “Step up vaccination against variants”
di Giovanna Pasqualin TraversaAlmost half of all Italian regions risks being classified as “orange zones”, including Lombardy (with lockdown imposed on four districts…
CORONAVIRUS —
Covid-19. Ippolito (Spallanzani): “Monoclonal antibodies are not the silver bullet”
di Elisabetta GramoliniItaly’s Medicines Agency has authorized the use of Monoclonal Antibody for early treatment of Covid-19 while The Lancet published data…
DAY OF HUMAN FRATERNITY —
Abu Dhabi document. Card. Ayuso (Holy See): “The art of dialogue is indispensable”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 4 February as the International Day of Human Fraternity on 21 December last in…
JEWS —
Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ruth Dureghello: “Joint response against evil”
di M. Chiara BiagioniJanuary 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ruth Dureghello, President of Rome’s Jewish Community, said: “Anti-Semitism resurfaces like an underground river that…
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK —
Healthcare. Father Bebber (ARIS): “We must ensure that everyone can access treatment, without exceptions and in the best possible way”
di Giovanna Pasqualin Traversa“The life of an elderly or seriously ill person is not less precious than that of a young or healthy…
REFLECTION —
Week for Christian unity: to abide and continue our journey
di Santo Marcianò (*)The ecumenical breath ushered in by the Council has thrust the pace of the Church forward in recent decades, permeating…
2020 REPORT —
Poverty and COVID-19: Caritas Rome, 600% more food aid in June. 35% new poor due to the lockdown
di Patrizia CaiffaRome is facing a “social pandemic” caused by the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 crisis. Caritas Rome’s 2020 Report records…
