Sarah Numico

CELEBRATIONS

Thirty years have passed since that incredible evening of November 9, 1989, when the whole world participated in real time in the tearing down of the wall that divided West Berlin and East Germany, and flows of astonished and festive people crossed that absurd border that had separated history, but not the destiny of a […]

REPORT

The report on anti-Semitism presented by Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, has been described as both historic and alarming. During the event, hosted by the Swedish mission to the UN, alongside with Daniel Radomski, Head of Programs and Strategy of the World Jewish Congress, Dr. Shaheed gave an alarming […]

Politics

Strong condemnation of the violence that in the recent protests resulted in the death of 15 people, coupled by the belief that the “deep malaise” had not been taken into consideration. Now it is necessary to “take stock of the true face” of the country, and everyone should be “invited to engage in dialogue on […]

POLITICS

The developments of the past few days reconfirm the general situation afflicting British political life. Premier Boris Johnson had promised Brexit would happen on October 31, at all costs. But on Saturday, 19 October, an unprecedented cross-party majority in the House of Commons, ranging from Conservatives to Labour, from Northern Ireland to the Scots, blocked […]

Protests

Whoever thought that the protest bubble would burst after a few hours was wrong. Premier Hariri gave government partners a 72-hour deadline to restart with greater vigour, or perhaps just to take time: today the police are deployed with greater caution. While there are many troublemakers, they are visibly prepared to spark off riots and […]

DEMONSTRATIONS

The bishops had said they were willing to facilitate dialogue between the Ecuadorian government on the one hand, and trade union and indigenous representatives on the other, and so they did. Keeping in constant (although not officially recognized) contact between the parties involved, they clenched an initial success, along with the UN office in Quito […]

#SINODOAMAZONICO

Theirs is an unprecedented and historic presence: 17 representatives of the indigenous peoples participating as non-voting delegates at the Synod for the Pan-Amazon region are precious, significant and greatly-anticipated voices. They arrived in Rome a few at a time representing 390 ethnic groups, and over half of them were directly involved in the long, in-depth […]

POLITICAL ANALYSIS

A few days ahead of the national elections in Poland, scheduled for 13 October next, opinion polls unanimously give the victory to the current ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) led by Jarosław Kaczyński. Dr. Sławomir Sowiński, lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at Catholic University “Card. Stefan Wyszyński”, envisages problems with the formation […]

GLOBAL EXCHANGE ON RELIGION IN SOCIETY

European institutions have decided to support civil society actors committed to improve social cohesion through the contribution of faith. In September, during a Conference in Brussels attended by 150 representatives of civil society, governments and religious institutions, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini announced the creation of a “Global Exchange on Religion in Society”, a “kind […]

STORIES FROM THE BORDER

(McAllen-Texas) It’s 11.00 am and the sun beats down even in the shade. Jorge, 22, of Mexican and Texan origin, receives a phone call from immigration officials. They just released 18 families from the detention centres. They’re at the bus station waiting for the volunteers to give them indications on the Humanitarian Respite Centre, opened […]