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The Future of Christianity in Europe

Alessandra Bocchi

Christianity is declining in Europe. According to the most recent Pew poll, only 71 percent of Europeans still identify as Christian, though 81 percent were raised in the faith....

Islam Made Me Christian

Alessandra Bocchi

I grew up in northern Italy, in a Catholic household. For us, as for many Italian families, being Catholic was a matter of tradition rather than of faith. When I...

The Fate of Hong Kong’s Christians

Alessandra Bocchi

Christians in Hong Kong overwhelmingly support the mass protests that have disrupted the region for the last two months. Millions, including many Christians, have taken to the streets to...

Steve Bannon’s European Movement

Alessandra Bocchi

Is Europe’s new populist movement exclusively a rightwing phenomenon, or does it seek to unite anti-establishment forces of all stripes? This is the first question I ask Steve Bannon...

Europe’s Libyan Battleground

Alessandra Bocchi

Libya was in the spotlight recently when heavy infighting between militias in Tripoli caused more than fifty deaths. On September 5 the U.N. reached a ceasefire, but the country...

Italy Challenges the Postwar Order

Alessandra Bocchi

Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since World War II. Comprising the populist-left Five Star Movement and the populist-right...

Capitalism vs. Tradition in Italy

Alessandra Bocchi

Last year, Valeria Ferrara chained herself to the front of a Calvin Klein outlet store in Castel Romano in Rome. While working there as a sales clerk, she had...

Italy’s Rebellion

Alessandra Bocchi

Identity, tradition, and religion have new prominence in Italy after the recent election. The Northern League, once a marginal party that called for the independence of the northern Padania...