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CHIESE IN BREVE

Francia: una donna nella segreteria della Cef È donna e madre di tre ragazzi il nuovo segretario generale aggiunto della Conferenza episcopale francese (Cef). Si chiama Corinne Boilley ed è stata nominata dal Consiglio permanente della Cef con l’incarico di seguire le questioni economiche, giuridiche e sociali per un mandato di tre anni a partire […]

EUROPA

“Il contributo dell’etica e della spiritualità verso un ordine economico sostenibile” è stato il tema dell’incontro che si è svolto il 23 maggio a Bruxelles, nella sede e per iniziativa della Commissione degli episcopati della Comunità europea (Comece) , in collaborazione con la Commissione Chiesa e società della Conferenza delle Chiese europee (Cec). A confrontarsi […]

EDITORIAL

Serbia’s future is in the European Union. A certainty further sealed, if it were necessary, by last weekend’s election of the new Serbian President of the Republic. In a surprising twist Tomislav Nikoliæ won the elections: certainly not a new name in the political scenario since he was running for the third time for the […]

POLAND

"The way to the heavens passes through the family, understood as beatitude in its revelation", said the Metropolitan archbishop of Katowice, Msgr. Wiktor Skworc, inaugurating on May 20 the Fifth Metropolitan Feast of the Family. "In the light of our faith – he continued – the family is an ecclesial family whose beginning resides in […]

EU SUMMIT

"Austerity and growth are two sides of the same coin" and cannot be the opposite of each. Concluding, late during the night, the European Council informal meeting on May 23, President Herman Van Rompuy wanted to reply to some recent critics. After he clearly summed up the meeting’s outcome. No final and meaningful decisions or […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

France: a woman in the CEF secretariat"Corinne Boilley, mother of three, is the new Assistant Secretary of the French Bishops’ Conference. She was appointed by the permanent CEF Council with the task of following economic, juridical and social issues for a three-year mandate, starting September 1st 2012. Corinne Boiley, who holds a university degree from […]

Pilot project against youth unemploymentAs announced in the April’s "Employment" package, the European Commission undertook a pilot project to help the youth find a job in another EU Country. In its initial stage "Your First EURES job’ pilot project" will aim to improve cross-border mobility for 5,000 people. Among the main challenges of this project […]

GERMANY

A few days ago the Katholikentag, the traditional meeting of German Catholic laity, titled "Daring a new beginning", was held in Mannheim. Sarah Numico for SIR Europe interviewed Stefan Vesper, secretary general of the Central Committee of Catholic Germans (ZDK) on this event and its prospects for the future.How would you define this edition of […]

SLOVAKIA

The fourth edition of the Pilgrimage of Catholic Media, promoted by the Council for Social Communication of the Bishops’ conference of Slovakia, took place on 19 May in Bratislava, on the eve of the 46th World Day of Social Communication. Kapitulska street and St. Martin’s Cathedral became a "melting pot" of hundreds of people who […]

EUROPE

"The Contribution of Spirituality and Ethics Towards a Sustainable Economic Order": this was the theme of the meeting held in Brussels, on 23 May, in the premises of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), which organised the event in cooperation with the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of […]