Rome [ENA] A Black Madonna is an iconographic representation (painting or sculpture), typical of Christian iconography, of the Virgin Mary, possibly accompanied by the Child Jesus, whose face has a dark color, if not really black. Today the Black Madonnas are present throughout Europe. At least two hundred of these statues dominate the altars in France a country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories.   [Full story...]

Rome [ENA] On 12 and 13 October 2021 the 54th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place. The Geneva International Discussions (GID) are international talks to address the consequences of the 2008 conflict in Georgia. The Russo-Georgian War was a war between Georgia, Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The war took place in August 2008 following a period of   [Full story...]