On Tuesday 31 January 2023, the country is in turmoil. Pope Francis has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first stage of his African tour. All the institutions of the republic, the opposition, civil society and pressure groups...
When the world met Pope Francis with the famous “good evening” pronounced from the central gallery of St. Peter’s, Matteo Maria Zuppi was recently auxiliary bishop of Rome for the historic center. Ten years later, the Roman prelate is not only a member of...
No Pope has paid so much attention to happiness before Francis. After all, the recent pandemic years have caused many people to forget what it means to be happy. Confined to their homes, some decided that satisfying only the most...
For the first time in three years, in a few days Easter will be celebrated without health restrictions at the Vatican. The image of a lonely pope, in the deserted square, in the shadow of a sky full of clouds...
Why Lebanon? Some years ago the distinguished historian Jonathan Steinberg wrote a book entitled Why Switzerland? And a similar question can be posed for Lebanon which, like Switzerland, is host to several different communities. In the Lebanese case we need...
The savagery in Sialkot where a crazed Islamist mob accused a Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana of blasphemy, beat him to a pulp (every single bone in his body was broken) and then burnt his dead body while...
Read the original version The Pope’s bold visit to Iraq prompts recollections of my attempts, over the years, to encourage European Christians to play a larger role in the effort to break the political deadlock of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and...
Qaraqosh (Iraq) The Christians of Qaraqosh, persecuted by Isis, have been thronging the streets for hours, waiting to greet Francis, the first pilgrim pope to visit Iraq. Olive branches, photos of Bergoglio and Vatican flags create the setting for a great, unforgettable day of celebration.
Colored and delirious people for Francis in the sites devastated by ISIS: “How much destruction”
In Qaraqosh before ISIS there were 50,000 Christians. Twenty thousand fled the fury of the Islamic State
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