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Chinese guitarist Li Jianhong takes spiritual psychedelic noise to Europe

Guitarist Li Jianhong is fairly unknown in the U.S., but he’s one of the most important experimental musicians in China. Like Sonic Youth and Japanese rock collective Ghost, he straddles and/or blasts his way across the line between psychedelic rock …

As covid fatigue fuels infections in Europe, Italy resists the second wave

Ms. Grazioli, a self-proclaimed social butterfly who loves to cook for guests, still hasn’t had friends over for dinner since the virus struck. “Am I overdoing it?" says Ms. Grazioli. “Maybe, but we had...

EU summit postponed after president quarantined – as it happened

We’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest: Coronavirus live news: UK restrictions could last six months as WHO reports record weekly case high emily m (@maitlis) For clarity...

World: ACT joins global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration”

ACT Alliance is one of a dozen global and regional religious organizations that released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to "welcome...

Europe and the New Middle East

Alliances in the Middle East are changing but the EU has been little engaged with the new diplomatic shifts and risks becoming irrelevant in the region, writes Jonathan Spyer. Jonathan Spyer is the director of...

Pilgrim who worked in leper colony could become first Catholic saint from Zimbabwe

John Bradburne, a wandering English pilgrim, settled among a group of lepers in what is now Zimbabwe. The story of his life and as the strange events surrounding his death spread, more and more people started visiting Mutemwa, a site of pilgrimage. The man who dedicated much of his life to caring for people with a disease that evoked much prejudice could now become a Catholic saint.

What is the role of local communities in fostering human security and resilience?

Event on the Future EU-Africa partnership What is the role of local communities in fostering human security and resilience?   COMECE and its partners invite you to participate in the webinar “Fostering human security and resilience in...

BIC marks 75 years of UN, envisages path to just global order

The statement notes the endurance of the global body through turbulent periods and explores elements necessary for a movement toward enduring, universal peace.

COVID ‘group of six’ ban in England ‘will not apply’ to places of worship

The UK government's "rule of six," which bans social gatherings of more than six people, comes into force on Sept. 21, but will not apply to public worship in churches as a leading national and international church leader weighs in the effect of national regulations aimed at COVID-19.

Mike Pompeo Urges Vatican to Call Out China for Religious Freedom Violations

ROME — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the Vatican to bring its considerable moral authority to bear on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which persists in oppressing Christians and people of...

Since the Beginning of the EU, the Dutch Have Been Euroskeptics

Last April, while Dutch and Italian politicians were trading insults on the European COVID recovery package, the Corriere della Sera wrote that in early days of European integration, young Italian diplomats posted to Brussels were told...

Online course for Catholic politicians to study Thomas More, John Paul II, Dag Hammarskjöld

CNA Staff, Sep 18, 2020 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- What do St. Thomas More, St. John Paul II, and Dag Hammarskjöld have in common? According to a new course by the International Catholic Legislators...

Europe battles to contain virus second wave as global cases top 30 million

MADRID: A host of European countries imposed new local restrictions on Friday to reduce spiralling new cases of coronavirus as they seek to avoid the example of Israel which enforced a second nationwide shutdown.City...

Here’s how European countries are limiting Covid spread

A face mask left in Roemerberg square, that is usually crowded by tourists, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Coronavirus cases in Europe: As the global coronavirus caseload crossed the 30 million mark and the …

Is Tzom Gedaliah Canceled for 2020? — Pros and Cons

Photo Credit: Pixabay Do you need to fast or not on...

Polish bishops intervene in debate over European treaty on violence against women

CNA Staff, Sep 18, 2020 / 03:30 am MT (CNA).- Poland’s bishops have intervened in a debate over whether their country should withdraw from a European treaty on preventing violence against women.  In a statement...

From their blond locks to their brutality, new research claims we’ve got the Vikings all wrong

Bloodshed was foreseen by the people of Northumberland even before the Viking raiders came ashore on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in AD 793. An ancient manuscript recalls how ‘amazing sheets of lightning and whirlwinds...

Arab Muslim Philosopher Fights Against Islamic Fundamentalism

When al-Qaeda destroyed the Twin Towers almost exactly 19 years ago, the aims of the terrorists were not fully understood by many in the western media. Osama bin Laden intended not just to wage...

Caritas official: After refugee camp fire, Lesbos locals patrol streets

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — The director of Greece’s Catholic charitable organization said the situation on Lesbos island remains tense after a fire at a refugee camp left at least 12,000 homeless. “The situation remains chaotic,...

Kazakhstan in a new geopolitical reality: Time for action and joint ambitions with the EU

In his annual Address to the Nation on September 1, 2020, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, announced the start of a new stage of reforms to enable Kazakhstan to assert its role in...

Latest “Bahá’í World” essays delve into economic justice, racial unity, community building

BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — Earlier today, The Bahá’í World website published three new articles on themes highly relevant to the well-being and progress of humanity. The essay “Community and Collective Action” describes the hopeful efforts...

Fair Weather, a Prosperous Wind, But it Didn’t Stay That Way for America’s Pilgrim Fathers

… trade off the coasts of western Europe.   Only one passenger, Stephen Hopkins … .  Motivated by religion  ...

Official says Polish ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU

BRUSSELS — A top European Union official strongly denounced the stigmatization of LGBT people by authorities in Poland, saying on Wednesday that “LGBT-free zones” that have been declared in parts of the country have...

Spies, Paranoia, Revolution, and the Rise of American Empire

Before he was a journalist and a novelist, before he was a globe-trotting war correspondent and a historian with an eye for ordinary people that led extraordinary lives, Scott Anderson was a child of...
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