Category: Blog Post
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Online identity theft: what to do.
Digital identity theft represents one of the most insidious forms of wrongdoing in the digital environment, as it allows an individual to appropriate, use, or improperly exploit someone else’s personal data to assume a false identity, access accounts, enter into contracts, obtain financing, make purchases, open bank accounts, or engage in illegal activities while shifting…
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Facebook Marketplace scam: how to protect yourself.
The expansion of transactions through digital platforms has increasingly turned what seems to be a simple relationship between seller and buyer into matters of legal significance. Facebook Marketplace, due to its immediacy and broad user base, can become a ground for fraudulent conduct where the apparent availability of a good, the offer of a particularly…
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My brother doesn’t want to divide the inheritance: what can I do?
When, after the death of a parent or another family member, the inheritance passes to multiple people, a hereditary community forms among the co-inheritors. Each heir becomes the owner of their share of the entire inherited estate, and the situation can become particularly complex when one of the siblings does not want to proceed with…
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Stalking an ex-partner: criminal and civil protection.
The end of a relationship does not authorize any form of persecution, control, intimidation, or harassment. Persistent phone calls, repeated messages, stalking, surveillance, threats, contacts through relatives or friends, intrusions into private life, and persecutory behaviors carried out through social networks or electronic means can have legal significance and, when the conditions set by law…
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The Bishop and Justice in the Church: Canon Criminal Law as a Service to Communion in the Pontificate of Leo XIV.
In the heart of the canonical tradition of the Church lies a principle of extraordinary importance: ecclesial justice is not separate from charity; rather, it constitutes a necessary expression of it within the order of communion. From this perspective, canonical penal law must also be understood in its authentic nature: not as a tool of…
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The Bishop in the Church of Leo XIV: authority, communion and responsibility in the new synodal horizon.
The papacy of Leo XIV is bringing to the forefront of ecclesial reflection a matter of particular canonical relevance: what is the nature of the episcopal ministry today and how should the authority of the Bishop be exercised within the communion of the Church. This is not merely a pastoral issue, but a theme that…
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I INHERITED A HOUSE ABROAD: WHICH LAW APPLIES?
A house in France, an apartment in Spain, a property in Portugal, an estate in the United States, or an inherited land in a foreign country can turn an apparently simple succession into an international legal matter. The question that many heirs ask is immediate: if the property is located abroad, does the law of…
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HAVE YOU LOST MONEY TO AN ONLINE SCAM? WHEN CAN YOUR BANK BE HELD LIABLE?
A text message seemingly coming from one’s bank. A call from the so-called “fraud department.” An email inviting the recipient to click on a link. A person who knows the client’s name, recent account transactions, and appears to be fully aware of the credit institution’s procedures. In just a few minutes, the money can be…
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They shared my intimate photos or videos without my consent: what can I do?
The dissemination of intimate photographs or videos without the consent of the person depicted is an extremely delicate situation that can have very serious consequences on the victim’s private, family, professional, and personal life. With the spread through the internet, social networks, messaging applications, and digital platforms, content can reach a very large number of…
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He stalks me, texts me constantly, and follows me: when is it stalking and what can I do?
There are situations that, especially after the end of a relationship or a personal bond, can start with persistent messages, phone calls, continuous requests for explanations, or seemingly harmless attempts to meet the other person, only to gradually turn into a real persecution. When these behaviors become repetitive and significantly impact the serenity, freedom, and…