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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.

After 76 years: Tsar Ferdinand’s coffin leaves for Bulgaria on Monday

The casket with the mortal remains of Tsar Ferdinand leaves for Bulgaria late on Monday. This was reported by the Catholic Church "St. Augustine" in the German city of Coburg, in whose crypt the...

Archaeologists discovered Alexander the Great’s bath in Aigai Palace

Archaeologists claim to have discovered Alexander the Great's bath at Aigai Palace in northern Greece. The huge Aigai Palace, which stretches over 15,000 square meters and is larger than the Parthenon, is located at...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will attend the summit in Switzerland

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will attend the summit, which will be held in Switzerland on June 15 and 16 and will be dedicated to the war in Ukraine. Heads and representatives of many countries around...

Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear

Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said on Friday.

First deaconess ordination in Zimbabwe

In the parish "St. Nectarius" in Zimbabwe, the first deaconess ordination of the local Christian Angelica was performed by Metropolitan Seraphim of Zimbabwe.

Europol has broken up an international gang of thieves of valuable antiquarian books

Europol announced in The Hague that a gang of experienced thieves of valuable antiquarian books had been broken, DPA reported. Nine Georgians have been arrested during actions in Georgia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and France, the...

The Louvre on the threshold of the Olympic Games 2024

Get ready for Paris 2024 Olympics! Louvre raises ticket price; covers 25% of costs from ticket sales; plans special events for Olympics. Explore sports-art dialogue at the museum. #Paris2024 #Louvre #OlympicsParis #Art #Sports

Italy at war with overtourism: Milan bans the sale of ice cream and pizza after midnight

After Venice introduced a visitation fee and the Cinque Terre made the area's tourist routes one-way, now another Italian city is entering the battle against overtourism. Finding the best ice cream while walking through...

Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend
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