Slovakia: Churches launch petition against school law changes
The Popular initiative “Not like this” (Takto Nie!) was launched in Slovakia at the end of 2025. The initiative opposes a proposed government amendment to the school law. According to…
The “Pope’s Ambassadors’ School” turns 325, and is called to renew its thinking
Originally published at https://www.acistampa.com/story/33373/laccademia-ecclesiastica-compie-325-anni-parolin-chiede-un-rinnovamento-nel-pensiero It is time to ” contribute to the development of a new doctrine ” that responds to the current world order and also to the demands…
The diplomatic doctrine of Leo XIV: from the persecution of Christians to the manipulations of Newspeak
Originally published at https://www.acistampa.com/story/33243/leone-xiv-la-persecuzione-dei-cristiani-una-delle-piu-grandi-crisi-di-diritti-umani The Pope’s speech to the diplomatic corps at the beginning of the year draws on St. Augustine’s “City of God ,” and it couldn’t be otherwise.…
A new “Pope’s ambassador” to Israel and Palestine
Article originally published on https://www.acistampa.com/story/33451/un-nuovo-ambra-del-papa- i n-israele-e-palestina A new “Pope’s ambassador” to Israel. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Camacho retires. Ylllana, who was about to turn 78 and had been nuncio to…
Papal Diplomacy: A 2025 Review: Numbers and Curiosities
Article originally published at https://www.acistampa.com/story/33105/diplomazia-pontificia-un-bilancio-del-2025-numeri-e-curiosita Three nuncios of a certain weight will have to leave their posts after reaching or exceeding 75, retirement age. The first is Cardinal Christophe Pierre,…
The French bishops oppose assisted suicide. “Life is not cured by inflicting death.”
Article originally published at: https://www.acistampa.com/story/33397/i-vescovi-di-francia-contro-il-suicidio-assistenza-la-vita-non-si-cura-dando-la-morte After the right to abortion, comes the right to assisted suicide. In France, debate has begun on a bill defining euthanasia as a right ,…
How important are religions in international relations?
Article originally published on https://vaticanreporting.blogspot.com/2023/07/quando-contano-le-religioni-nelle.html#more The initial question seems to be a typo: ” When do religions matter in international relations” sounds awkward; it should have been more logical to…
Holy See and Iran: relationship between dialogue and tension
On January 9, Mohammed Hossein Mokhtari, Iran’s ambassador to the Holy See, took part in the traditional exchange of greetings of the diplomatic corps, briefly greeting Leo XIV. At that…
The Church Faces the Test of Demographic Warfare. The 2025 Report on the Social Doctrine of the Church
Article originally published at https://www.acistampa.com/story/32519/la-chiesa-alla-prova-della-guerra-demografica-il-rapporto-2025-sulla-dottrina-sociale-della-chiesa On the issues of life and family, the Church seems to have lost its prophetic thrust, its will to engage in battle with the world…
Boom in adult catechumens, the reopening of Notre Dame: the year of the Archdiocese of Paris
Article originally published on https://www.acistampa.com/story/31521/boom-di-catecumeni-adulti-la-riapertura-di-notre-dame-lanno-dellarcidiocesi-di-parigi The reopening of Notre Dame, the Paris cathedral that came back to life after a fire five years ago, coincides with a surge in adult…