Francis warned against indifference and silence on the crisis during a two-day visit to the North African nation.
Author: JASON HOROWITZ
Italy’s Deal With China Signals a Shift as U.S. Influence Recedes
Far from being isolated in Europe, the Italians say they are leading the expansion of new relations with China, and fully expect others to follow.
Italy’s Right Links Low Birthrate to Fight Against Abortion and Migration
Interior minister Matteo Salvini and his hard-right allies are promoting an Italians First agenda, which includes an argument that abortion needs to be limited to increase the number of native Italians.
Defying Allies, Italy Signs On to New Silk Road With China
The move by Italy to join China’s “One Belt One Road” project crystallized shifting geopolitical balances and the populist Italian government’s willingness to break with its traditional partners.
Italy Gives Xi, and China’s Vast Infrastructure Project, a Royal Welcome
Italy would become the first Group of 7 nation to officially join China’s vast One Belt One Road project on Saturday, a sign of Beijing’s growing influence.
A Forgotten Italian Port Could Become a Chinese Gateway to Europe
Despite American objections, Italy is set to become the first Group of 7 nation to participate in Beijing’s vast One Belt, One Road infrastructure project.
Pope Opens Meeting on Clerical Sex Abuse Under Great Pressure From Victims for Change
Addressing 190 bishops and Roman Catholic Church leaders from around the world, Francis said the faithful were owed “concrete and effective measures.”
Survivors of Sexual Abuse Want Church Reform. Here’s Why It Might Not Happen.
As church leaders convene at the Vatican, they say that a diversity of views and legal and cultural barriers around the world, as well as denial, make one global standard impossible.
A Call to Putin, and Russian TV Changed Its Story
The former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi describes the 2016 exchange with the Russian president in his new book.
Sexual Abuse of Nuns: Longstanding Church Scandal Emerges From Shadows
Pope Francis’ acknowledgment of the problem came after decades of allegations and seeming Vatican inaction, and arrived at a time of heightened awareness of sexual abuse in the #MeToo era.