Sarah Numico

Interview

“It’s my first Synod and since the beginning everything came as a surprise to me. I though it would have been more tiring to stay here for such a long time, sitting and listening for eight hours a day, but what we hear is so powerful that it is worth the while.” Msgr. David Tencer speaks about […]

Politics

It appears that we finally have an  Economic and Financial Document (DEF), – a formal document up for Parliament vote, due to be followed by a Budget Law. Thus there still is time for a complex negotiation, in Italy and with European institutions, and for concrete measures. Indeed, today more than ever before, at a […]

Canonization

Sanctos esse decernimus ac definimus… the traditional canonization formula was pronounced yesterday by Francis on the parvis of the Vatican Basilica. As I listened to those verbs expressed in the plural form, along with other bishops and priests and the multitude of faithful present, I recognized the voice of the Church in the voice of […]

Comece

Support to and cooperation with Europe, with EU and national political bodies and with the Church, equally crucial for the development of long-awaited peace in Colombia following the 2016 agreement signed between the Government and FARC in Colombia after 53 years of armed conflict. A delegation from the Colombian Bishops’ Conference (CEC), in Brussels yesterday […]

Costitution

The outcome of the referendum organized in Romania in the past few days took many by surprise: those who were confident about the positive outcome of the initiative sadly discovered its failure, and those who attempted a boycott realized that hadn’t met the required quorum. In fact, only 21.10% (3.857.308) of Romanian citizens cast their […]

Ahead of the vote

Four Presidents, two vice-Presidents, five parliamentary assemblies and ten Cantonal Assemblies. There are only 3.275 million citizens entitled to vote on Sunday October 7 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but owing to the complex electoral system they are called to elect the national parliament, the three-member Presidency, the parliament of both sides – one Serb elected from Republika […]

Western balkans

The long-awaited referendum in Macedonia of Sunday, September 30 on the deal with Greece and the renaming of the Country (North Macedonia) failed to secure a 50% turnout – only 36% of voters cast their ballots. However, a prevailing majority of voters said “Yes” to the Prespa deal reached amidst countless difficulties after 27 years […]

Cinema

Many have asked me why I thought of Wenders as the director of this documentary “with” and “on” Pope Francis. I could have answered by referring to his long filmography or his many awards, but the answer is simply linked to his “angels.” I saw Wenders’ movies – his visual poetry – as a young […]

Ecumenism

“The meeting went very well. The church was full of young people, they were all very happy to welcome the Pope. There weren’t only Catholics, also youths from other Churches and maybe also young non-believers were present”, the Lutheran Archbishop of Tallin Urmas Viilma, shared his impressions with SIR a few minutes after the end […]

Support to human dignity in every stage of life, protection of human life from the moment of conception until natural death. In addition, the commitment to give concrete help to women in need and to their children with temporary housing facilities, professional advice, creation of job opportunities, material help… The list of activities and projects […]