For many older Italians, COVID-19 isolation continues, Catholic group says
Apr 29, 2021 catholic news service
A woman pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair to receive a dose of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 at the Music Auditorium in Rome April 14, 2021. The Rome-based Community of Sant Egidio called for greater efforts to alleviate the isolation of residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Italy. (Credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters via CNS.)
As most of Italy eased COVID-19 restrictions in late April, most residents of Italy s assisted living and nursing homes were locked in an eternal red zone not leaving the facilities, not having any visitors and, in more than half the homes, not even having access to video calls with loved ones, according to the Community of Sant Egidio.
Pope Francis open to North Korea visit, report says
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08/04/2021
Today, 8 April 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Professor Marco Impagliazzo, had a virtual meeting, to exchange on areas of interest for potential cooperation.
Professor Impagliazzo started the encounter by paying tribute to the Director-General’s vision for a renewed FAO that focuses on delivery and impact. He then commended the Director-General for the holistic design and systemic approach of the Hand in Hand Initiative and noted that many school feeding programmes of Sant’Egidio follow the same approach.
The President of the Community of Sant’Egidio presented some highlights of the Community’s work, including the nutritional centres to fight malnutrition of children and provide nutritious food, the schools of peace and the common garden.
North Korea delegation attended Catholic event in Rome, Seoul diplomat says
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Pope Francis reportedly told South Korean officials of his interest to visit North Korea, and North Korean diplomats met with South Korean counterparts at a church in Rome before the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, according to South Korean diplomat Lee Baek-man. Pool photo by Gennari/Spaziani/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 15 (UPI) North Korean diplomats met with the former South Korean ambassador to the Holy See in Rome in 2019, at a time when Pope Francis had indicated interest in visiting North Korea, according to reports.