BEYOND VIOLENCE AND HORROR —
di Giovanna Pasqualin Traversa
Three heinous episodes of violence in different contexts but with a common denominator: vile and senseless brutality against three innocent…
RACISM AND VIOLENCE —
di Maddalena Maltese, from New York
More than 400 faithful in Atlanta from the various parishes of the archdiocese marched peacefully and in prayer to protest…
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD —
di Maddalena Maltese
This time, hundreds of people demonstrating in front of Lafayette Park, overlooking the White House, were not young people with…
ANTI-RACISM PROTESTS —
di Maddalena Maltese
George Floyd’s death sparked rallies worldwide, at an extent unseen for decades. In over 350 cities in the United States,…
After the death of George Floyd —
di Maddalena Maltese
The death of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American killed a week ago by a police officer during an arrest in…
FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY —
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
di Maddalena Maltese
Over the past few weeks President Trump evoked the spectre of a war against an invisible enemy, and while words…
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
di Maddalena Maltese
With over 15,740 deaths in New York City, more than 50,000 in the U.S. and 890,000 infected, the lockdown against…
Bishops’ Conference —
JUSTICE —
di Magdalene Maltese
The heartfelt appeal of the Bishop of El Paso, Msgr. Mark J. Seitz, to immigration officers guarding entry from Mexico:…
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
di Maddalena Maltese
Until two days ago, the dozens of people lying on the pavement of a Las Vegas parking lot were hosted…
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
di Maddalena Maltese
The Covid-19 crisis required shutting down homeless care services or radically reorganising their structures. Homeless people are bound to increase,…