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Justice and Peace•Local Church

Lebanon elects Catholic General Joseph Aoun as president amid political turmoil

The election did not occur in isolation. Foreign mediators, including France’s Jean-Yves Le Drian, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, and Saudi Arabia’s Yazid bin Farhan, played a pivotal role in breaking the deadlock. Their involvement reflects Lebanon’s status as a geopolitical chessboard, where rival powers wield significant influence over domestic factions.

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

Recognition of the State of Palestine Is Insufficient

Throughout 2024, several countries, such as Ireland, Spain and Norway, formally recognized the State of Palestine. Today, 149 countries do so, in addition to States such as Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Great Britain, which have expressed their willingness to do so. Since 2012, when the UN General Assembly recognized the Palestinian Authority as a non-member Observer State, the PNA has signed almost 200 Treaties and has adhered to numerous unilateral bodies. However, international recognition does not solve the problems on the ground

Jubilee 2025

Jubilee 2025: According to Visitors’ Opinions, These Are Italy’s Most Beautiful Churches

Especially during the Christmas period, these splendid churches offered a unique framework to live the most significant moments of the celebrations, be it a Solemn Midnight Mass, a representation of the Nativity or the New Year’s Eve service. According to Istat, one out of every five Italians attends the Christmas Mass, which converts these churches during the celebrations not only into places of contemplation, but also of communion and coexistence.