The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the climate crisis in November 2025, when it hosts one of the most significant UN climate conferences in recent years. Can we keep 1.5 alive? – “Keep 1.5 alive” has been the UN’s rallying cry for a number of years,…
The construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to the southern coast of Europe could change the European Union’s energy balance, making it less dependent on Russian gas. However, the large-scale project faces several challenges and raises numerous questions, some arising from the complex situation in West Africa. The first issue concerns the infrastructure route,…
Due to its particular climatic conditions together with the know-how of European farmers and the means deployed by the CAP for over half a century, the European continent is a particularly favourable place for the cultivation of wheat, to which it allocates approximately 22 Mha, or 10% of the world total. In recent years, European…
The price of wheat on the entire global market, like that of other cereals, has always been very low, undergoing little change over the decades. For the 2024 harvest, the prices of bread-making soft wheat stood at around €225/t, thus falling to a level around 8% lower than in 2023, when the product was traded…
Nature is seen as a gift from God that helps man to create contact with the spiritual world. Man must live side by side with nature. Nature is a book, which for those who know how to read it, contains advice, warnings against danger and useful knowledge. As a property of God, nature is sacred.…
The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec linking the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, will interconnect the two oceans. The main intent is to enhance the geographical position of the Isthmus to better compete in the logistics and mobility of goods. The current historical phase is characterized by a constant and growing…
The Asia-Pacific region is emerging as a key region in the wheat market especially that of flour. This is also due to the change in the diet of its consumers, who have switched from rice to wheat products, and also due to the presence of fewer carbohydrates in this cereal compared to rice. They are…
The jubilee as a time of emancipation and restoration requires including those who need acceptance: not limiting ourselves to the select few who appear most worthy of God’s favour. The theme that highlights the jubilee inaugurated by Pope Francis on December 24, “Pilgrims of Hope,” intends to highlight, according to the document that preceded the…
As well as training young talent, she lives his art as a form of reclaiming African cultural traditions, challenging colonial narratives and celebrating the richness of diversity. If there is anyone who today represents African art and its soul in its many facets and expressive capabilities, it is Wetewete Liking. A stage name that corresponds…
From pressure on manufacturing companies to parish gun buybacks, parts of the American Catholic world is mobilizing against a culture of violence that causes thousands of victims every year. We talk about it with Father Mike Murphy, one of the creators of the “Gun buyback” campaign. A line of cars has been lining up since…
A recent morning, a group of refugees, mostly men and women from Sudan and Syria, filled the waiting room of a centre run by the Rouh Initiative in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in northern Egypt. By midday, around 60 patients with various medical needs have been seen. It is another busy day for 31-year-old…
Brother Christopher Villanueva, a member of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), uses his creativity in painting to restore and strengthen hope among victims of conflict and natural disasters. His paintings encourage people to grow in faith. He started drawing with pencils, ballpoint pens and crayons when he was in primary school. He drew on…
The Colombian environmental and peace activist has played a key role in establishing a protected area in the Amazon, providing small farmers with access to…
Young people will play an important role at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. This will give young people a greater voice in climate action and policy-making at…