Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy June 2017 newsletter
52 new arrivals with the humanitarian corridors: 850 stories to be told
Rome (NEV), July 5, 2017 – Yesterday morning a group of 52 refugees reached Fiumicino Airport from Lebanon thanks to the “humanitarian corridors”. Half of them were children, mostly from Syria, some in serious health conditions. Read more…
A FCEI delegation in Syria to bring a message of solidarity
Rome (NEV), June 28, 2017 – From June 9th to 14th, a delegation of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI) – Mediterranean Hope (MH) traveled to Damascus and Homs for a mission of analysis of the Syrian situation. Read more…
Misinformation on the national newscast: Protestants compared to ISIS
Rome (NEV), June 28, 2017 – In a report about the destruction of Mosul’s mosque by ISIS broadcasted on the first National TV channel RaiUno, the president of the National Trust of Italy said: “It may seem absurd that Islamic terrorists destroy a mosque, but we must remember that Protestants destroyed Catholic churches during the 16th and 17th century”. Read more…
Ius Soli. Citizenship for young foreigners in Italy: “A necessary investment for the future”
Rome (NEV), June 22, 2017 – “The law on ‘ius soli’ which would secure citizenship to hundreds of thousand of ‘de facto’ Italian teenagers, is a necessary measure of civilization and an investment for the future on our society”, stated Pastor Luca Maria Negro, president of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI). Read more…
Luchetta Foundation’s Special Award goes to the “Humanitarian Corridors”
Rome (NEV), June 22, 2017 – The 14th edition of the Marco Luchetta International Journalistic Prize, tonight will give its Special Award 2017 to the “Humanitarian Corridors” project, promoted ecumenically by the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI), the Waldensian Board and the Community of St. Egidio. Read more…
The Protestant National Day in Milan: Joy, Color, Commitment
Rome (NEV), June 8, 2017 – Colorful, multicultural, intergenerational: this is the image of the Italian Protestantism as emerged from the Protestant National Day held in Milan from 1 to 4 of June, on occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Read more…
Lucca will have its first Ecumenical Center
Roma (NEV), June 8, 2017 – The City Council of Lucca (Tuscany) approved, for the first time in Italy, a resolution for an Ecumenical Centre. A step forward towards the realization of one of the “dreams” of pastor Domenico Maselli, one year after his death. Read more…
Earthquake. In Treia FCEI contributes to the opening of the new secondary school
Rome (NEV), June 8, 2017 – On May 27 last, the new headquarters of the Paladini Secondary School of Treia (near Macerata) were inaugurated in a former Monastry. The Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI) is among the institutions that participated in the new structure. Read more…
A “Humanitarian Corridor” for Layan
Rome (NEV), June 8, 2017 – On May 26, a Syrian family reached Italy with an Alitalia flight under the pilot project of the ‘humanitarian corridors’ promoted by the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI), by the Methodist and Waldensian Churches and by the Community of St. Egidio. Read more…