The director of L’Osservatore Romano reflects on The Lord of the Rings, a precious source of inspiration for politics today. By Andrea Monda Seventy years ago, in January or February 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Michael Straight, editor of New Republic, in which he mentioned a “ferocious” letter he …

Vatican City, Jun 24, 2020 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has written a letter of encouragement to Alex Zanardi, a Formula One driver turned Paralympic champion who is in a coma following a collision last Friday. In the letter, published June 24 in the Italian sports newspaper La …