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July 10 begins collection of 1 million signatures to stop violence at European borders

A group of human rights activists has submitted a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) to the European Commission calling for the respect and full implementation of Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: “No one shall…

Cardinal Zuppi on peace mission to Ukraine and Russia

After a stop in Kiev earlier this month, the mission of Matteo Maria Zuppi, president of CEI (episcopal conference of Italy) and archbishop of Bologna, as the pope’s envoy to “ease tensions” over the war in Ukraine and find possible…

We used to pray seafaring: “worship professionals” at NATO’s orders

On the website of the U.S. Naval Forces Command in Europe and Africa, I found an article that, already in its title, denoted a view of religion as mere spiritual support for the Atlantic Alliance’s troubling new wargames. Indeed, it…

The Appeal of the XXII Ecumenical Day of Christian-Islamic Dialogue on October 27, 2023 is out

The Appeal for the XXII Ecumenical Day of Christian-Islamic Dialogue on Oct. 27, 2023 entitled “Guarding Creation by Building Peace” has been released. The Day, which is also being celebrated this year in memory of Giovanni Sarubbi, one of the…

Universal mourning, sea rescue NGO initiative after Pylos shipwreck

Sea rescue NGOs list their social profiles in mourning to remember the victims of the shipwreck a few days ago a few miles off Greece and declare universal mourning. Sea-Watch, Open Arms, Doctors Without Borders, Emergency, Mediterranea Saving Humans, ResQ,…

From both sides of the opposition to the TAV the umpteenth appeal to the EU Parliament. When will a response be forthcoming?

It was exactly a month ago when even our mainstream press couldn’t help but register (to the general consternation) the not inconsiderable uncertainty on the part of the French government about its willingness to proceed with the trumpeted Great Work…

June 2: Nonviolent ecumenical movements call for ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty

Letters held by the activists, TPNW, are for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons On the pancarts: Nuclear weapons, Resolution for global disarmament passes in the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House Senzatomica and Rete Pace Disarmo (Network…

Humanity and Hope: Dalai Lama

Following interviews with Noam Chomsky and Vandana Shiva, Silo’s speech in Punta de Vacas on May 4, 2004, Desmond Tutu’s message to activists, and Greta Thunberg’s appeal during the huge demonstration at COP25 in Madrid in December 2019, we continue…

SOS Humanity takes legal action against distant port policy of Italian authorities

The search and rescue organisations SOS Humanity, Mission Lifeline and Sea-Eye are taking legal action at the Civil Court in Rome against the Italian authorities’ systematic policy of assigning distant ports. The Italian authorities assigned Ravenna in northern Italy to…

Stop the war and impose peace

Reports of public debate and government acts insist on one key idea: to continue the war in Ukraine until the contenders are defeated or win. To this end, ever more powerful weapons must be sent to the war front. Amid…

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