Category: Press review

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Catholics and bans on conversion therapy: The problem of free speech objection

Article by Quang D. Tran* published on the America The Jesuit Review (USA) website on 10.20.2025, freely translated by Diego volunteer de La Tenda di Gionata On October 7, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado's 2019 law prohibiting licensed healthcare professionals from providing…

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Synodality. A european synodal working group starts in the catholic church

Article by Jacqueline Straub published on Kath.ch (Switzerland) on 4 November 2025. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project. Under the leadership of Cardinal Ladislav Német, a synodal working group was established in charge of coordinating the activities of the synodal teams in Europe. Among the members there is also the German Helena Jeppesen-Spuhler, who already knows well on which points...

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My journey as an lGBT+ Christian in an evangelical church

L’esperienza di fede, accoglienza e trasformazione di una comunità evangelica italiana vista attraverso la testimonianza di Emanuele Crociani, co-presidente della REFO – Rete evangelica fede, orientamenti e generi. Al centro del suo racconto c’è la vita della Chiesa battista di via Pinamonte a Milano, un luogo dove l’inclusione delle persone LGBT+ non è un’idea astratta ma una pratica concreta che...

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Called and sent: diversity that becomes mission

Reflections by Paolo Spina* On 28 October the Church celebrates the apostles Simon and Judas Thaddeus, two figures often left in the shadows in the Gospels. Yet, their name contains a vocation that also speaks to our times: ἀπόστολος (apóstolos) means "sent", "sent", "messenger". We are not born apostles: we become one when we accept the call of Jesus who transforms...

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The fruits of the Italian Synod. A Catholic Church that listens to walk together

Excerpts from the final press conference of the Italian Synodal Path of the CEI on 25 October 2025. On Saturday 25 October 2025 during the final press conference of the Italian Synodal Path, the Italian Episcopal Conference presented the final document entitled "Yeast of Peace and Fraternity", the result of a process that lasted four years in the Italian dioceses and was attended by over half a million...