#Crisis

European Council: Fr. Barrios Prieto (COMECE), “with this agreement, there is a future for all”

European Council: Sassoli (Parliament), “unprecedented agreement”. Merkel, “I am relieved”. Macron, “historic day”

European Council: Michel (president), this agreement ”is a sign of trust”, showing that the EU “is a union of values”

European Council: Von der Leyen (EU Commission), unprecedented deal combining “solidarity and responsibility”

Lebanon: Father Abboud (Caritas), “we need food, medicines and clothes. Don’t abandon us”

Lebanon’s economic crisis is getting worse amidst rising poverty, while the Lebanese pound has lost over half of its purchasing…

Coronavirus Covid-19: Lebanon, second phase to start May 4. Fr. Abboud (Caritas): “Country on its knees. Children lack food”

Lebanon is caught in the grips of a financial crisis and the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. The first-hand account of Caritas…

COVID-19 Coronavirus: COE Development Bank approves €300 million loan to Italy

Italian bishops’ meeting on the Mediterranean. Msgr. Rossolatos (Greece): “The courage of peace through the strength of weakness”

“The courage of peace through the strength of weakness”: these words capture the spirit of the participation of Archbishop Sevastianos…

EU commission: trying to “act effectively” against violence escalating in Iran, Iraq and Libya

Msgr. Russo (CEI): “Responsibility curbs anti-democratic drifts.” May Rome’s local elections bring about a “sense of belonging”

The Secretary General of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Monsignor Stefano Russo, tackled the top issues on the agenda of the…