Like all 4-year-olds, my daughter asks a lot of questions. She's curious about everything. Sometimes, her questions are a mirror for me as an adult as well, Chiara Lamberti from Italy writes.

In Italy, the influencer system on social networks is at a breaking point. The perfect, glossy world that was created, as in every other country, has suffered a wave of scandals, and now new scenarios are emerging.

This year started with a big celebration. On the 3rd of January, RAI, the Italian state television, celebrated its 70th anniversary. This is an important event for our country. When RAI started, half of Italy’s population could not read!

While the world is shaken by a new war, Italy has experienced a minor political earthquake related to gossip.

What is the difference between a house, a shop and a church? Surprisingly, the Italian tax agency seems to have a very clear idea about this. But churches that don’t look Roman Catholic are forced to go to court because of this.

I am a mom now, with a daughter attending the Italian public school. And now I realise that some things have never changed since I attended myself.

Typically, everything in Italy slows down in August. Things come to a halt, waiting for September. Even the Parliament.

The Lord has called us as a family to be part of a church planting project in a new neighbourhood of Rome.

I just gave birth to my second child. After a period of staying home from church, I was looking forward to returning to our Sunday service.

Expecting my second child while 29 years old. As a young woman, living in the centre of Rome, I am an exception. Many people compliment me, others are interested in why I made this choice, but many consider it irrational.