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Peace economy practices

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org One of the strengths of the Focolare Movement is to combine the theoretical aspect of the themes addressed with practical testimonies. As part of the recent interreligious conference organized by this...

Royals at the European Green Deal Forum

Green Transition Forum 4.0: New global perspectives for the CEE region is taking place on 26-28 June 2024, Bulgaria (Sofia Event Center, Mall Paradise). The forum dedicated to the European Green Deal and the green...

Resilient IT companies continue to hire in Bulgaria amidst global tech layoffs and hiring freezes

By Abdenour (Nour) Bezzouh, Group CTO at myPOS In the US, over 340,042 tech employees have been laid off since late 2022, with at least 56,042 layoffs in 2024 alone. While Bulgaria is also affected,...

Israeli court: Orthodox Jews to serve in army like everyone else

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which also includes...

An economy for peace

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org We hear every day about the war economy. Is this inevitable? Can we reverse things and talk about an economy of peace? This is the question that a round table asked...

Patriarch Bartholomew: To remain silent in the face of the cruelty of war is shameful!

"War is always destructive. To remain silent in the face of the cruelty of war is shameful! It is our duty and mission to protect and promote peace. "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matt. 5:9)....

Shooting at two churches, a synagogue on fire and an attack on a police post in Dagestan

A 66-year-old priest, a church guard, a synagogue guard and at least six policemen were killed in a series of armed attacks on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in the...

The new government in Skopje rejected the deal with Bulgaria

Lawmakers in North Macedonia approved the new nationalist-dominated government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, whose party won parliamentary elections in May, riding on voter anger at the slow pace of European Union integration, reported...

Mexico: Drought will affect 89.5% of the country’s territory

The area of Mexico affected by drought is expected to increase from "85.58% to 89.58% due to the lack of rain," reports Excélsior. The National Weather Service report attributed this to the prolonged third heat...

Called to weave relationships of peace. The role of religions

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org This was the theme of a Round Table as part of the Interreligious Conference organized by the Focolare Movement, in the Roman Hills, beginning of June 2024. Religions are often...

Ukraine: Russia launched an “massive” attack on energy infrastructures

Russian armed forces launched an eighth "massive" attack on energy infrastructures in western and southern Ukraine

The consumption of fossil fuels has reached new heights

The consumption of fossil fuels, but also of energy emissions on a global scale, reached record heights in 2023. That's what the global energy statistics report cited by Reuters says. Decommissioning fossil fuels and...

The leader of the independence protests in New Caledonia arrested

Police in New Caledonia have arrested the leader of the country's independence protest, Reuters reports. Christian Thane was detained before giving a press conference. Apart from Thane, seven other people have been arrested. Thane led...

What did Kim Jong Un give Putin?

Among the gifts was a portrait of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin presented his friend Kim Jong Un with a new luxury limousine and other fine gifts. And in return he received a pair of...

Faces of interreligious dialogue today

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org The spirituality of the Focolare, a movement recognized by the Catholic Church, is also experienced to some degree by members of other religions. During the interreligious congress that Focolare recently organized,...

Russia will hand over a river to China for access to the Sea of Japan

Russia, China and North Korea will soon begin negotiations to allow Chinese ships to pass through the border Tumen River in the Sea of Japan. This was reported by NEXTA TV, citing The Moscow...

UN States Recommend UN Convention to Protect Human Rights in Old Age

Among the array of measures recommended, the most significant is the proposal for a legally binding instrument dedicated ensuring of all human rights of older persons.

The sources of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org To understand the place of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement, born during the Second World War, we must return to its’ sources.  The recent interreligious congress, held in the...

A Russian journalist injured in Donbas lost his arm, and the other died

On June 13, the NTV {НТВ} camera crew was fired upon in Russian-occupied Gorlovka, Donetsk region. The cameraman Valery Kozhin, who was wounded together with Ivliev, has died. NTV correspondent Alexei Ivliev, who was wounded...

A cup of coffee keeps a memory for forty years (Turkish proverb)

A world-renowned drink and an invaluable element of Turkish hospitality and friendship, Turkish coffee was inscribed in 2013 on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and December 5 was declared World Turkish Coffee...

The number of women in the Ukrainian army is impressive!

Currently, more than 67,000 women serve in the armed forces of Ukraine, most of them military personnel, Ukrinform reported, citing Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Natalia Kalmykova. "We currently have more than 67,000 women in the...

Norway restricts access to Russian tourists

Norway will further limit the access of Russian tourists because of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice announced end of May, as quoted by Reuters. Norway, which is a member of...

One human family. New paths for dialogue

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Bahais gathered in the heights of Rome, for a week of intense dialogue in the spirit of the spirituality of the Focolare movement, from May...

Carlos Alcaraz Outlasts Zverev to Claim First Roland-Garros Crown

Spaniard Secures Third Major Title, Cements Place Among Tennis Elite Paris, June 9th, 2024 — Carlos Alcaraz, the prodigious talent from Spain, clinched his first Roland-Garros title on Sunday, outlasting Germany's Alexander Zverev in an epic...

Hypocrisy and manipulation: The selective silence of Israel’s detractors

Those who read me know that I am not gentle with the Netanyahu government and that I defend the idea of two states (Israel and Palestine) in the Middle East. I did not wait for the Israeli response to Hamas' terrorist attacks to do so. However, in the face of the current wave of protests and criticism, I can't help but wonder: where were all these demonstrators and politicians before this last war? Why have we never heard them talk about two states? Why have they never gone to Gaza or Ramallah? The answer is simple: they didn't care about the Palestinians.
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