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Note

Since the G20 in Hamburg and before the Tallinn summit, no useful, credible proposals emerged to seriously address the question of migrants. Italy’s provocative proposal to close all ports in order to persuade the rest of Europe to show greater solidarity, was not even taken into account. On the contrary, not only was it reiterated […]

The memory

“As far as I understand SIR’s Editor-in-chief is a person who does not work on his own, his colleagues are as many as the editors-in-chief of diocesan Catholic weeklies. It’s a unique, extraordinary experience.” With a sentence and a smile Joaquín Navarro-Valls commented on the presentation of SIR news agency. That’s how we like to […]

EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE

All so-called forms of “educations to” (1), understood as education for all, quality, inclusive, solidarity-based, integral, intercultural, lifelong education, are basically ways, conditions, strategies, to learn to live together. The same principle of inclusion can become concrete only by cultivating every person’s love for their neighbour, along with that of every institution for other institutions. This […]

Bishops’ Conference

Over 300 pilgrimage sites, thousands of historical Christian monuments, opportunities of accommodation offered by religious institutes, monasteries and parishes, along with ecclesial activities in all the regions of the Czech Republic, dozens of touristic itineraries for people of all ages based on the combination “learning and leisure”. All the necessary information is mapped on new […]

End-of-life

The story of Charlie, the ten-month baby affected by a genetic disease, is heart-rending and conscience-stirring. The decision on his life was taken with a judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights that the parents had turned to in the hope of overturning the ruling of three British Courts authorizing physicians of the […]

Best practices

.   The European Parliament gave the green light, now it’s up to the European Commission to develop regulations to cut food waste by 30% by 2025 and by 50% by 2030, to remove restrictions on food donations along with clearer labelling, making “best before” and “use by” labels less confusing. Finally, it’s time to […]

Ecumenism

Twenty years ago, 700 delegates and 10 000 participants convened in Graz to attend the Second Ecumenical Assembly (AEE2). The meeting, held June 23-29 1997, was a fruit of the First Ecumenical Assembly in Basel (1989), followed by the third, to date the last, Assembly in Sibiu of 2007. It was organized by the Council […]

Third millennium presbyters

Those were the concluding moments of a workshop with seminarians of one of approximately 150 houses of formation for seminarians and religious clergy from world Countries who are studying in Rome. We were discussing their expectations after priestly ordination. The focus was on administrative and organizational issues along with the many meetings they were due […]

Ecumenism

“In Graz, we have become even more aware that the Churches cannot seriously and credibly address Europe and the world nor can they support the yearning for happiness, meaning, celebration, for the eternal that is in the heart of everyone unless they focus first of all on the quest for reconciliation between them.” These words, […]

World youth day

The Ninth National Day of Lithuanian youths will take place in Vilnius, June 23 to 25 whose theme is taken from the Gospel of John: “truth will set you free”. “The event was entirely organized by young people, which makes it different from the meetings normally attended by under-30s but which are organized by professionals. […]