Church
Brother Biagio: the revolution of the saints
Brother Biagio Conte died on January 12, 2023 at the age of 59. He was an Italian lay missionary. He was a hermit and founded the "Mission of Hope and Charity" in Palermo to try to respond to the dramatic situations of poverty and marginalization of the people of his hometown; he dedicated his life to it and to evangelization.
Against Christians
The new Annual Report on the Persecution of Christians published by the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discriminations Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) was released on November 14
German Bishops in Rome: Parallel Convergences
The 62 prelates of Germany, in their ad limina visit (Nov. 14-18), maintained the substance of the conclusions, not yet fully final, of the Synodaler Weg. The Vatican curia and the pope made no secret of their disagreement and perplexity.
