Maddalena Maltese (from Baltimore)

ASSEMBLY

(from Baltimore) Teresa Pitt Green kneels down in front of the monstrance before taking the floor. She was chosen to open the prayer before the commencement of the US Bishops’ autumn assembly. She was chosen to be the first one to speak in the session devoted to victims of abuses committed by the clergy. She […]

INTERVIEW

At the end of Spring 2016 the European Commission created the function of the Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU. We spoke about this assignment after two years with the First Special Envoy Ján Figeľ, former European Commissioner and Slovakian minister in his Country. An overview of […]

RESULTS

The Democrats win control of the House of Representatives and Republicans hold the Senate. These are the results of the Midterm elections that registered decreased support to President Trump, as he himself had described the vote as a referendum on himself. It was the victory of women, of afro-Americans, young people, Latinos. Moreover, it was […]

HISTORY’S LESSONS

Fighting came to an end in November 1918. It was time to count the losses of the first world war in the history of humanity that saw more than one hundred Countries at war across the globe, a massive involvement of combating forces, including civilians. A mass carnage, the first total war in history left […]

REFLECTION

“Europe is worth every effort!.” On behalf of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), the federation of lay Catholic bodies in Germany, we affirmed that Europe is a huge opportunities for us all, as individuals, as citizens, as Catholic Christians. But when we speak about it we should also declare that we stand on […]

REFLECTION

For a news agency that releases daily news bulletins, thirty years is a very long time. This period encompasses the summation of small and great news items, of reactions in the heat of the moment and thoughtful reflections, interviews and in-depth analyses that constitute the infinite details of an ever-evolving picture. Two pillars stand out […]

CHURCHES IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTS

All religious confessions in Bulgaria protested the amendments to the law on religious denominations already approved in Parliament on October 11 in first reading. The faith communities unanimously defined it a violation of the Constitution, amounting to the State’s undue interference  in the internal affairs of religious confessions despite the unfavourable opinion of the Bulgarian […]

REFLECTION

In the Holy Father’s message the emphasis placed on the principles underlying SIR’s editorial line as opposed to fake news, the phenomenon of the manipulation of news at centre of the Message for the 52nd World Communications Day, is of special significance. In the Pope’s speech, the words of Msgr. Giuseppe Cacciami thus become an […]

ANNIVERSARY

Follows the unabridged message of Pope Francis (our translation). Dear friends of SIR news Agency, I am pleased to join you with this short message on the occasion of an important anniversary for your news agency. These days – October 25 –recurs the thirtieth anniversary of your first news bulletin that initiated SIR journalistic activity. […]

ANNIVERSARY

Follows the full text of the message of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella (our translation). In three decades of life, the Religious Information news Service – SIR – has earned the respect and the credibility of media workers and of the Italian society as a whole, fulfilling its mission to convey to […]