GAZA (Palestine) – The devastation of Gaza is reflected in the words of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who met with journalists the day after his visit to the Strip (here our previous article with photos and video). It was the first trip by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since the ceasefire came into effect—though he had already been there several times in recent months—undertaken to bring closeness and comfort to a population exhausted by more than two years of war, and to bear witness, through his presence, to the solidarity of the entire Church.
MONTREAL – Occhio ai soldi falsi. A lanciare l’allarme è il Consiglio Canadese del Commercio al Dettaglio (Retail Council of Canada – RCC), che evidenzia un rischio elevato per il significativo aumento della circolazione di banconote false da 20, 50 e 100 dollari, già a partire dallo scorso novembre e soprattutto in questi giorni pre-natalizi in cui lo shopping diventa frenetico…
MONTREAL – Watch out for counterfeit cash. The warning comes from the Retail Council of Canada (RCC), which is raising the alarm over a sharp increase in the circulation of fake $20, $50 and $100 bills, a trend that began last November and has intensified in the pre-Christmas period as holiday shopping reaches a peak.
TORONTO – Education Minister Paul Calandra continues to mystify public observers with his observations and actions in Education, six months after he placed four school boards under supervision. He had won public approval when, following investigations (quick “financial audits” exercised by accounting firms) into the conduct of said boards. The investigators alleged mismanagement, questionable decision-making that placed the Boards’ financial health at risk and growing deficits as triggers for Ministry intervention…
GAZA – For the second consecutive Christmas, and the fourth time since the beginning of the conflict in Palestine, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa visited Gaza. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has been among the small Catholic community of the Holy Family Parish throughout the pre-Christmas weekend, once again expressing the Church’s closeness to the Christians of the Strip (fewer than 1,000 out of over 2 million inhabitants), who have been hard-pressed by two years of war and forced to live in harsh conditions and with uncertain prospects despite the ongoing truce. →
