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Opinion: EU migration pact has already failed

European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas likes to compare the EU's proposed pact on migration and asylum to a house with three floors. The first floor consists of agreements to "keep people, for a better...

Farzam Arbab, 1941–2020

The Universal House of Justice has sent a message to all National Spiritual Assemblies on the passing of former House of Justice member Farzam Arbab.

World Day of Migrants and Refugees – EU Bishops: “Let’s welcome migrants with humanity”

World Day of Migrants and Refugees EU Bishops: “Let’s welcome migrants with humanity”   “Let’s welcome migrants with humanity, fraternity and solidarity. Let’s give them a place at our table”, states H. Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ,...

OPINIONISTA: Holding on to the idea of the West, and the world that Europe created

Forget the actual persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar, the Roma in Europe, Latinos in the USA or people being put into veritable concentration camps, or bombed out of their homes and communities from Syria to...

Unlike US, European countries tend to pick top judges with bipartisan approval on ideologically balanced high courts

Filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court immediately sparked a bitter partisan fight. But choosing judges...

European Christians will establish “settlements” in Hungary, PM Orbán says

Many Christians will likely migrate from Western Europe to Hungary and establish “settlements” there in the coming years, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. PM Orbán predicted a growing exodus of Christians from other parts...

Buddhist Times News – Gilgit Baltistan is an integral part of India said Ladakh MP

Gilgit Baltistan is an integral part of India said Ladakh MP ...

Violette Haake, 1928–2020

The Universal House of Justice has sent a message to all National Spiritual Assemblies on the passing of former International Teaching Centre member Violette Haake.

Has COVID-19 destroyed the case for banning the burqa in Europe?

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown up an interesting paradox in European countries that have banned the full-face veil. In some French cities, for example, failure to cover your face and protect against COVID-19 can land...

EU unveils plan to overhaul migration

New proposals to bring an end to overcrowded encampments of people living in desperate conditions on the fringes of Europe were unveiled in Brussels on Wednesday in a bid to break years of deadlock...

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 …
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