Afghan athlete under escort in France: ‘Paris like Kabul’
Last Sunday she denounced the new Afghan law on social media which increases repression on women's freedom. Since then she has received death threats from all over the world. The drama of Marzieh Hamidi, who took refuge in Paris in 2021 and is now under escort, confirms how extensive the Islamist offensive is in the heart of Europe.
UK and Poland, religious instruction under attack
In the United Kingdom various associations are complaining that religious instruction is being neglected. There is a shortage of teachers (recruitment ceased in 2011) and the new Labour government does not seem intent on remedying this. While in Poland, the Church is appealing against the Tusk government's changes aimed at marginalising religious instruction.
Italy: Hosts stolen, bishop challenges satanic sects
Black Mass trail behind theft in Lecce of hosts and holy vessels from hospital chapel. Chaplain to the Compass: “Planned theft, they found out where we keep the key to the tabernacle.” Harsh condemnation from exorcist bishop who had warned about the rise of satanic sects: “Cowardly act, convert. Today in all churches a Mass of Reparation.”
A new wave of Christianophobia sweeps France
There is a spike in anti-Christian attacks in France, including, especially the burning of churches. This is a phenomenon that goes hand in hand with cultural campaigns against the Church.
Germany, Europe: a ruling class that divides society and then claims to save it
In the aftermath of the local elections in Germany, which were won by anti-system parties, the governing parties are not questioning their mistakes. Far from it, they invoke a cordon sanitaire to marginalize extremists. But it is precisely their policies that have deeply divided society and impoverished the country.
2030 Agenda: Zero Hunger goal is a failure
In 2015, the UN officially declared war on malnutrition, and in the face of billions allocated, the situation has even worsened according to the 2024 Food Security Report. Funding is not enough if the causes are neglected.
The real ‘weirdo’ is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris's deputy
Tim Walz, Kamala Harris's vice presidential candidate attacked his opponents, Donald Trump and JD Vance, by calling them ‘weirdos’. Yet it is Walz's career path. that is rather strange.
Christ’s burial Shroud caught between X-rays and artificial intelligence
Curiously, two years after it’s publication, numerous media outlets decided to spread the news about research published in 2022, that dates the sacred linen Shroud to the time of Jesus. The media and social media boom that ensued, confirms the “Face” never ceases to attract attention.
Aiming at eliminating each other makes Israeli Palestinian peace impossible
No peace agreement will ever be reached between Israel and the Palestinians if they do not first reciprocally recognise each other's right to exist. A goal that today seems a long way off.
Pope and migrants, best intentions but incorrect judgements
Wednesday's vibrant catechesis on the drama of the migrants made a lot of noise. But the touching appeal to take on the suffering of so many people was unfortunately counterbalanced by a series of ‘excommunications’ and political judgments based on ideological visions and deficient information.
Universal adherence to the legitimate Pope is not an opinion
New sophisms leverage legitimate resistance to certain acts of the Pontiff to support the claimed invalidity of his election. But they are based on major misunderstandings about the Church's universal peaceful acceptance and degrees of the Magisterium.
Can trans athletes compete in women’s sport? As long as it's for Italy
An Italian trans woman Valentina Petrillo is competing in this year’s August Paralympics. But, where are the centre-right politicians now? Only a month ago they were raging about the ‘Imane Khelif case’. Gender ideology and its harms must be contested consistently otherwise politicians lose all their credibility.
