Mediterranean Hope – Newsletter August 2018

A welcome manifesto: this is a church that welcomes

The board of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy approved a manifesto to say NO to xenophobia. Every form of racism is a theological heresy. Rome, August 8, 2018 (NEV/CS27) – “For months we have heard violent and rancorous words about immigrants. And, in the middle of summer these words were followed by xenophobic acts of racism targeting black.  Read more…

The President of the FCEI: “Solidarity to NGOs rescuing at sea”

Pastor Luca Maria Negro, President of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy: “Some principles should not be protected because they are popular, or because they support public fears, but because they are the heart of a country’s civil and juridical culture.” Yesterday, Catholic, Protestant and secular associations jointly called on the highest offices of state and government to apply. Read more…

Paolo Naso: Accidental Racism

We publish here below, the speech that Paolo Naso gave on August 5, 2018 from Radio1 Rai for the column “Essere chiesa insieme” of the broadcast Culto Evangelico. Mr. Naso is the coordinator of the Mediterranean Hope – Programme for refugees and migrants by the FCEI. Rome (NEV), August 5, 2018 – Unlike no other topic, immigration makes the front.  Read more…

#AssoVentotto: “Tavolo Asilo” calling for truth and justice after the refoulement of 101 people to Libya

Rome (NEV), August 2, 2018 – The National Asylum Table (Tavolo Asilo) called on the Italian Government to immediately give a clear account about the responsibilities of those who decided to carry out an operation that was against the law and the international agreements like the refoulement of 101 migrants carried out by the Asso28, a support vessel…  Read more…