Friday, 01 November 2019 00:06
Vatican: ‘Click to Pray’ eRosary app
Frédéric Fornos, director of the Pope's worldwide prayer network, has said that the eRosary combines the best of Church tradition with the best of technology. The device is aimed at young people who seek to learn…
Friday, 01 November 2019 00:02
France: secularism sowing hatred and division
Religion is again at the forefront of French public debate. After an 84-year-old former far-right candidate fired shots at a mosque in Bayonne, Emmanuel Macron evoked the French concept of ‘laïcité’ in a speech at the…
Friday, 25 October 2019 09:51
Europe’s arms exports to Saudi Arabia
European countries temporarily halted arms exports to Turkey after its military incursion into Syria. But Europe’s other arms trading partner, Saudi Arabia, has caused deaths or injuries of 18,000 in Yemen, where 24.1 million need humanitarian…
Friday, 25 October 2019 09:49
Brussels: concern for displaced Venezuelans
The EU, along with UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), is organising a high-level international conference on 28 and 29 October in Brussels. They are calling for urgent and concerted action for Venezuelan refugees…
Friday, 25 October 2019 09:46
Spain: pre-election protests
On 10 November Spain will have its fourth general election in four years. The Socialists received the most votes in April’s election, with Catalan separatist parties increasing their number of MPs. Since then, the supreme court…
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:01
Albania: moving forward
Albania was once the poorest nation in Europe, but poverty has been cut by more than half and the economy continues to show positive signs of growth. Despite having well-known gangsters, it has made notable steps…