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A Summit against Escalation

Francesco Sisci / Director

- China -

15 May 2026

It was a masterpiece of diplomacy in a very difficult moment. The summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was above all an exercise in damage limitation — an attempt to prevent a further deterioration of bilateral relations rather than a serious effort to improve them. Little room for the latter was in evidence. The […]

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Georgia’s new patriarch: a fragile neutrality

Lorenzo Prezzi /

- Religion -

15 May 2026

In the heart of the Caucasus and at the border with Russia and the Muslim world, Georgia’s Church plays a pivotal role for the nation and the region. Now it’s in the new Patriarch’s hands. Everything went according to plan. On May 11th Georgia’s bishops elected their 142nd patriarch, confirming the frontrunner from the moment […]

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Global Search for Oneself

Francesco Sisci / Director

- China -

14 May 2026

In the USA and Europe, immigration is the root cause of the new identity crisis. In China and Asia, it’s about politics and Taiwan. There seems to be a new global quest for identity similar to the one that shaped nation-states two centuries ago, moving away from old royal identities. America was a nation of […]

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The King’s Speech

Marcello Neri /

- America -

12 May 2026

King Charles’s address to Congress in Washington was a masterpiece of British humor and rhetoric. It received applause and consensus from both parties because he addressed Congress as a whole. At the same time, it was a carefully crafted diplomatic attempt to mend fences between the two sides of the Atlantic, with religion at its […]

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A pro-tempore summit

Francesco Sisci / Director

- China -

11 May 2026

In the Trump-Xi meeting, the long-term issues are the backdrop the two won’t discuss. They strain bilateral ties, but are too thorny to touch. Both will wait for the midterm elections. (based on a conversation with Marco Mayer) The May 13-15 Beijing summit between US and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping takes place […]

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Leo XIV: a year and a style

Lorenzo Prezzi /

- Religion -

9 May 2026

Twelve months into the Pontificate, on the eve of his first Encyclical, the point of who is Pope Prevost The forthcoming encyclical — whose publication is now imminent — will enrich the theological and pastoral framework of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The year since his appointment (8 May 2025) illustrates his style. Not showy, not clamorous, […]

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Rubio and the Pope-ular

Francesco Sisci / Director

- America -

7 May 2026

How do you square the US with the Holy See? The meeting in Rome was a step forward, but there is still a long way to go. Trump should have no interest in picking a fight with the Vatican. The Vatican, the paladin of peace, doesn’t want war or hostility with anyone, certainly not with […]