Catholic leaders speak out after the insurrection in Washington. Unanimous condemnation of the violence

Outrage, anger, apprehension, bewilderment. Those images of the US Capitol being stormed, vandalized, “desecrated” came as a shock to the…

Assault on US Capitol: Christian Churches, “global threat to democracy, restore peace and justice”

The Biden era begins. Calvo-Quirós (sociologist): “We inherit a deeply splintered and divided nation”

“President Biden, and with him all the rest of us, inherit a deeply splintered and divided nation facing a multitude…

Biden, Trump and the opposition of Europe’s populist movements

“Sovereignism” is deeply rooted in society, and the pandemic – which over the past months somewhat overshadowed its progress –…

Joe Biden is the US President-elect. The courage of encounter and dialogue in a divided Country is now indispensable

Joe Biden was elected 46th President of the United States, the second Catholic President 60 years after John F. Kennedy,…

The White House: a wounded democracy? Pastori (Cattolica university), “it’s a divided nation”

The democratic candidate edging towards victory, while the incumbent president contests the result. US democracy is strongly polarized. In the…

The most expensive campaign in U.S. history

For the first time small donors are playing an increasingly important role in campaign contributions, although substantial sums of money…

Dis-United States’ presidential election marked by voter uncertainty. Trump, Biden and a nation in crisis

U.S. voters are called to elect their new president. Election day is November 3, but 60 million citizens have already…

Biden-Trump: there was no winner in the last debate

A toned-down debate, with the same old script in terms of accusations and election programs, featuring a not-so-brazen Trump and…

Trump-Biden. Distance debate features two conceptions of Nation and two leadership styles

Two competing visions of America emerged in the second debate of the US election campaign. Last night, President Donald Trump…

Deadly wildfires on the West Coast. Churches are shelters for the displaced

The air is unbreathable, the sky is red, with ash-covered roofs and roads from the wildfires that burnt some 3…