When Giorgia Meloni vowed two years ago to “always fight for the freedom of Christians in the world,” her chances of becoming Italy’s prime minister were relatively slim, and her promise seemed like a worthy but vague inspiration.
However, last month, with Meloni as prime minister since October, her government appeared to be making good on its promise by announcing the appointment of a special envoy dedicated to persecuted Christians.
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani declared on January 10 that he would soon appoint a “special envoy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protect persecuted Christian communities around the world” and that he had “asked the Order of Malta that would help ensure that the suffering of these populations was reduced.”
The ancient chivalric order, whose motto means “Defense of the Faith and Service to the Poor and Suffering,” “will work together” with the Meloni government “to protect Christian minorities in the world,” he said, adding that he believed it was “right to protect them and ensure that religious freedom can be everywhere.”
The Supreme Court reaffirmed: citizenship is born with the person.
- New legal front opened
- Processes can still be filed.
- Individual assessment before any decision.
“There must be reciprocity, and we will fight for it,” said Tajani, a former vice-president of the European Parliament who organized a high-level European Parliament conference on interfaith dialogue and the situation of Christians around the world in 2015. .
A Order of Malta maintains diplomatic relations with many countries and is a permanent observer of the United Nations.
With a long history of humanitarian service, the order was originally created to care for Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land, but expanded its activities to include caring for the sick and wounded in battle.
Today, it is involved in activities such as disaster relief, medical assistance in conflict areas and support for migrants and refugees.
