Bauman’s attraction to Pope Francis shows how disillusioned post-Marxist intellectuals find in Pope Francis a figure who instills hope in the general dullness.

The most interesting stories according to our readers include a French Minister, a British evangelist and an Olympics recordwoman.

The Catholic head backs an initiative for “believers of all religions to unite spiritually (…) to implore God to help humanity overcome the pandemic”. A new inter-religious platform with an ambitious project in Abu Dhabi is behind the initiative.

Italian pastors across many denominations continue to praise the Lord’s faithfulness in historically unifying them in prayer.

The words of the president of the Italian Bishops Conference, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, show that evangelicals are often brought into play both from the right and from the left.

In spite of some terribly dark days, the Protestant faith keeps pressing on.

An interview with the author of ‘The Scarlet Woman’, Keith Malcomson

During his visit to the region, Pope Francis condemned the exploitation and social exclusion of the indigenous peoples. But Roman Catholics in Chiapas continue to persecute evangelical believers.