The Vatican expressed alarm over the burning of Israeli flags by Muslims, who were protesting against the Israeli actions in Gaza. The protests included holding Muslim prayers outside Italian cathedrals, which solicited a variety of reactions. Cardinal Renato Martino responded that he was not disturbed so much by the prayers, as he was by the…
The inclusion of Islamic symbols in nativity scenes has angered right-wing politicians in Italy. Priests in some northern cities placed mosques and minarets in the cribs and stables in their nativity scenes. Local branches of the northern league called the moves “the act of a fool” and Deputy Mario Borghezio added that “the only thing…
Angelo Bagnasco, Bishop of Genoa and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference denounced far-right lawmaker Mario Borghezio for making anti-Islam statements in a church that planned to hold interfaith prayers in Genoa. Borghezio went to the church accompanied by dozens of others waiving the Northern League’s flag, and stated that he would continue to fight…
