Now written all over the Catholic and papal pentagram, the jubilee has been the object of jokes and scepticism for long: ‘un solo jubileo pe’ tanti ladri è ppoco’ (one [...]
The venerable concept of the “Global South” has enjoyed a remarkable revival as a descriptor of postcolonial and developing country solidarity in world affairs. The term’s [...]
The findings come in a report by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe). It notes that in 2023, there were 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes [...]
To what extent was the Arab-Muslim conquest based on slavery?
Shortly after the death of the Prophet Mohamed in 632, Muslim armies began a conquest northward, beyond the Arabian Peninsula. They [...]
With the capture of Goma, Bukavu, and Uvira by the M23 and the Rwandan army, old spectres and old lies resurface. In discussing, explaining, and attempting to clarify the failure of MONUSCO in Congo, [...]
Much of the discussion on this topic is filtered by the ideology to which those commenting on the data belong: almost everyone recognises the problem, but for the right the answer lies in the [...]
They lived in a traditional home in a small traditional village. They had many children, and for the most part, they were very happy. They would spend the day working, weaving baskets, tanning hides, [...]
We live in a complex moment, where time is so busy that there is no room for reflection. Despite the advent of technology, are we more fragile today?
If everyone speaks at the same time and noise [...]
A thousand people have been arrested in 19 African countries in a major operation against cybercrime, Interpol announced on 26 November 2024. The international criminal police organisation conducted [...]