Redazione

IEC 2012

L’ecumenismo e la comunione nella famiglia e nel matrimonio sono stati al centro del secondo e terzo giorno del Congresso eucaristico internazionale che si sta svolgendo a Dublino (10-17 giugno) e che vede la partecipazione di fedeli provenienti da circa 120 Paesi (www.iec2012.ie). Nel pomeriggio del 12 giugno mons. Diarmuid Martin, arcivescovo di Dublino, ha […]

CHIESE IN BREVE

Germania: cattolici ed evangelici su Rio+20La Conferenza episcopale tedesca (Dbk) e il Consiglio della Chiesa evangelica tedesca (Ekd) hanno diffuso un comunicato congiunto sull’imminente Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sullo sviluppo sostenibile (Uncsd) Rio+20 in programma a Rio de Janeiro, Brasile, dal 20 al 22 giugno. Nel documento, le due Chiese tedesche hanno rivolto un appello […]

EDITORIALE

A partire dal 17 giugno l’Europa vivrà due settimane decisive. Quel giorno, i greci voteranno una seconda volta in seguito al fallimento dei negoziati tra le parti dopo l’esito del voto del 6 maggio. Si deciderà de facto in merito al mantenimento o meno del loro Paese nell’Eurozona. I francesi voteranno per il secondo turno […]

THE HOLY SEE AND EUROPE

"Although the path of European unification has made remarkable progress since that distant 1954, the ongoing economic crisis, that seizes our continent in its grips, seems to give tragic topical relevance to the theme of which architecture we wish to give to Europe, to assure ‘a perspective marked by peaceful and developmental coexistence". The passage […]

GAY MARRIAGES

"A demagogic move, aimed at gaining votes!" For the bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Msgr. Kieran Conry, head of the Department for Evangelization of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, the decision of Prime Minister David Cameron to legalize gay marriage by the 2015 general elections is due to the need for political consensus. […]

EU PARLIAMENT

The multiannual budget brings almost all the representatives in Strasbourg to agree. During the plenary meeting of June 11-14 the European Parliament addressed economic and financial ones issues with the approval of the "two-pack". However the document on the so-called "multiannual financial framework", namely, the budget proposal for the period 2014-2020, has caused a broad […]

FRANCE

France is in the midst of two electoral rounds which will bring to the creation of the Assemblée nationale. On Sunday June 10, participation to votes at the first round has brought to record-breaking levels of abstention, nearly 43%, well below the presidential elections of April and May. The second round will take place on […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Germany: Catholics and Evangelicals on the Rio+20The German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) and the Council of the German Evangelical Church (EKD) made known a joint press release on the imminent United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Rio+20, scheduled in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June. In the document, the two German Churches […]

EU-CRISIS

The 100 billion euro loan to Spain, legislative elections in Greece (with certain impact on Euroland stability), support to Cyprus banks. But also the "two-pack" budget monitoring and the next European Council meeting set for June 28-29 focused on "growth". The European Parliament plenary session (June 11-14) addressed various topics, rules and debates centered on […]

EU

"A child dies every hour in Europe as a result of an injury, but EU prevention strategies could save most of these lives. Allowing children to grow up to be healthy and active contributors to the future economic growth in Europe and also save large costs in treating injuries".Was the warning addressed by European Member […]