#Society

Council of Europe: 60th anniversary of the Social Charter. Protecting the rights of elderly people, children, immigrants and disabled people

Social protection: ILO, “4 billion people worldwide are unprotected”. Only one in four children receive a benefit

Covid-19 and communication. Fanchi (Cattolica University): “Unvarnished behind-the-scenes contexts unveiled for the first time”

More often than not, health emergency reports created a sense of disorientation among the general public: overflowing, occasionally fear-mongering, sensationalist…

CELAM study on Covid-19 and social concerns. Salvia (sociologist): ‘The pandemic had a devastating impact on Latin American societies’

“The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic, social, political and environmental impacts are exacerbated by structural problems in Latin America and…

EU: Social Summit in Porto on 7 May, to translate 20 principles of EU Pillar of Social Rights into action

Germany: Mgr. Bätzing (Limburg), “those with broadest shoulders should take on more responsibility during pandemic”

Future of Europe Conference: signing of Joint Declaration tomorrow. Eurobarometer, “citizens ready to get involved”

United States. Biden appeals for unity, but the Catholic Church is divided

Yesterday the second Catholic was inaugurated as president of the United States. In his address he spoke about the need…

EU: European Social Summit in Porto on 7 May. Von de Leyen, “to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, put people back at the centre”

EU: European Social Summit in Porto on 7 May. “Ensuring equal opportunities, no one should be left behind”

Poland: Wiosna report, the pandemic causes the number of poor people to grow. Huge problems for children, old and disabled people