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IEC 2012

“Il prossimo Congresso eucaristico si terrà nel 2016 nella città di Cebu”: lo ha annunciato Benedetto XVI in un videomessaggio che è stato trasmesso il 17 giugno alla fine della “Statio Orbis”, la cerimonia conclusiva del 50° Congresso eucaristico internazionale (Iec 2012, Dublino 10-17 giugno) che si è svolta nel tempio dello sport irlandese, Croke […]

CHIESA E INTERNET

“Riflettere sulle opportunità che la Rete offre alla cristianità”. Con questo obiettivo si è svolto a Roma, dall’11 al 14 giugno, il 17° incontro annuale dell'”European Christian Internet Conference” (Ecic), realtà ecumenica che rappresenta diverse Chiese cristiane europee impegnate nell’evangelizzazione attraverso le nuove tecnologie. Circa 50 rappresentanti, in gran parte provenienti dalle Chiese luterane del […]

GREECE

"Welcome back to Europe!": said with a laugh Msgr. Nikólaos Fóscolos, Catholic Archbishop of Athens over the phone, responding to the greeting of the SIR Europe journalist asking him to comment on the outcome of the Greek elections of June 17. The stakes were – and remain – high. The euro-drachma game was being played […]

CZECH REPUBLIC

The bill on property settlement between Churches and State, causing stir on Czech political scene, has been recently passed to the third reading in the parliament. Danka Jaceckova from our SIR Europe office in Bratislava has interviewed the spokesperson of the Czech Bishops’ conference, Monika Vývodová, on this matter. What are basic facts regarding the […]

ECONOMY

The next European Council of June 28-29 will be – also in the light of the Greek elections – yet another step in the EU’s journey. 27 leaders will once again jointly seek to identify crisis-recovery and growth-boosting measures. Gianni Borsa, SIR Europe correspondent, addressed the issue with Edoardo Ongaro, Ordinary Professor of International Public […]

YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC – www.eesc.europa.eu) is a consultative body of the European Union. It was set up in 1957 acting as a bridge between EU bodies and civil society. The 344 members of the EESC are drawn from economic and social interest groups in Europe. Committee members belong to one of […]

THE CHURCH AND THE INTERNET

"To reflect on the opportunities which the web offers to Christianity" was the purpose of the 17th meeting of the European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) held in Rome June 11-14. The ecumenical body represents European Christian Churches committed in the evangelizing mission through the new technologies. Some 50 participants, including representatives of the Lutheran Churches […]

IEC 2012

Hundreds of prayers written in different languages on coloured post-its "blossomed" on an otherwise bare, remote wall. This was also a feature of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress (IEC 2012), held in Dublin June 10-17 on the theme "Communion with Christ and with one another", according to Colette Furlong, Pastoral Services Manager for the Irish […]

IEC 2012

"The next International Eucharistic Congress will take place in 2016 in the city of Cebu!", the announcement was made by His Holiness Benedict XVI in a video-message transmitted on June 17 at the end of the "Statio Orbis" closing ceremony of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress (IEC 2012, Dublin 10-17), held in the Ireland’s major […]

CENTRAL EUROPE

"The crisis teaches us that, sooner or later, we have to face the consequences of our behaviour", which will add to external influences and factors. Ondrej Socuvka, president of the Central European Business and Social Initiative (CEBSI), was interviewed by SIR Europe’s correspondent in Bratislava Danka Jaceckova on the impact of the economic crisis in […]