Rome: A Car Forces Entry Into the Vatican

On Thursday, May 18, Ascension Day, a motorist arrived at a checkpoint at St. Anne’s Gate around 8 p.m., an access monitored by the Swiss Guards, and located to the right of St. Peter’s Plaza. The man, in his 40s, was first turned away because he lacked the proper authorization. “He temporarily left the entrance […]

Pope Reforms Vatican City State

The new constitution is the third fundamental law since the Lateran Treaty which put an end to the “Roman question.” After the annexation of the Papal States by Italy in 1871, the problem arose of guaranteeing the independence of the Holy See, necessary for its integrity and its action. The solution was the creation of […]

United Kingdom: Birth of a Baby With DNA From Three Parents

As early as 2018, the British Reproduction and Embryology Authority (HFEA) approved the first in vitro fertilization trials using this technique. It is a process which, while not treating the disease from which the mother is suffering, is not without risk for the child either. Mitochondria are micro-organelles present in almost all human cells and […]

Scotland: Bishops Defend Life

In Scotland, the right to abortion is not subject to the same legal framework as in England and Wales: abortion is still considered a crime there through the Common Law crime of procuring an abortion. However, do not imagine that this protects the right to life. Because Scottish criminal law is significantly different from English […]