EU Official: Religious Freedom Efforts Lacking
A longtime lawmaker in the European Union says the body is not doing enough to promote and to protect the freedom of religion.
The European Union’s first religious freedom envoy was the Slovakian politician Ján Figel. He told EWTN that his appointment to the role in 2016 inspired other countries to take the promotion of religious freedom abroad more seriously. Andreas Thonhauser EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief spoke to Jan Figel of Slovakia.
Inträdet i franciskanerkyrkan i Aleppo, Syrien, av tvillingarna George och Johnny Jallouf, munkar av det heliga landet, som vigdes till präster den 6 juli 2024. De två ordinanterna bär de prästerliga kläder som de var klädda med under vigningsriten. De var 15 år när kriget i Syrien bröt ut. Deras kallelse föddes och växte under slaget om Aleppo. "Jag försökte gå i mässan varje dag", berättade George.
Pope Francis in Trieste
On the final day of the 50th Social Week of Italian Catholics, the Holy Father traveled to the northern Italian city of Trieste on Sunday to share his thoughts on the crisis of democracy.
The annual event is organized by the Catholic Church in Italy and is dedicated to promoting Catholic social doctrine. This year, the title of the event was “At the heart of democracy.