Culture

On Sunday, 7 April, Rwanda commemorated 30 years since one of the most bloody episodes of the 20th century. Nearly one million people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, but also moderate Hutus, were exterminated in 100 days, between 7 April and early July of ...

A bridge of friendship and fraternity

In his 1998 Encyclical Fides et Ratio, John Paul ii spoke about the ‘enduring originality’ of Thomas Aquinas. It is a somewhat paradoxical expression but strangely apt for one whose writings continue to be studied not just for historical reasons ...

The Orchestra of the Sea at Milan’s ‘Teatro alla Scala’

For 800 years, the Nativity scene has exerted an undisputed fascination on almost everyone. It has long history, almost a thousand years old, yet the Nativity scene never loses its power of attraction. In its history it has known artistic creations ...

In Afghanistan the Taliban continues to violate women’s rights

Among the writings of Francis of Assisi, the most universally known text is certainly the “Canticle of Brother Sun”, written shortly before the death of the Saint, whose eighth centenary will be celebrated in 2026. However, scholars are well aware ...

1973 — Rock turns a new leaf