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Poland honours those who lost their lives to protects Jews in WWII

On the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Rescued Jews, the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) organises a memorial day with mass and a press briefing in memory of all those who lost their lives to save those of others. [Read More]

Are we heard when we pray?

Christian prayer paradoxically allows us to possess what we ask for, philosopher Martin Steffens reflects in his column. [Read More]

The New Mosaic of the Middle East with Hezbollah, Israel and Syria

The new Syrian leader, speaking on Arab television about how he intended to exercise his power, emphasized that he would hold the reins of government firmly in his hands because “power sharing would destroy the transition phase.” This statement can be interpreted in two different ways: either in the sense that this approach is necessary to create a democratic and modern Syria; or in the sense that a new autocracy would be established, this time Islamist. It is too early, however, to draw conclusions. [Read More]

Progress of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan spurs hope

Recent progress in peace talks between Baku and Yerevan over North Karabakh spurs hope for peace in the war-torn South Caucasus region. [Read More]