Redazione

CHIESA E SALUTE

"Le istituzioni socio-sanitarie di ispirazione cristiana custodiscono la memoria vivente di una presenza di misericordia distintamente percepita e ampiamente ricercata da tutto il corpo sociale". Lo ha detto mons. Mariano Crociata, segretario generale della Cei, intervenendo al seminario su "La pastorale sanitaria e le istituzioni sanitarie cattoliche", promosso oggi a Roma dall’Ufficio nazionale per la […]

GIOVANI

Per quattro giorni (fino al 13 aprile) alcune centinaia di direttori spirituali, formatori di seminari e di istituti religiosi maschili e femminili si sono ritrovati a Siena per il XXVII Seminario di formazione sulla direzione spirituale a servizio dell’orientamento vocazionale, promosso dal Centro Nazionale Vocazioni. Tema generale del seminario è stato "Il fuoco dell’amore e […]

EDITORIAL

The teaching of religion and social cohesion in Europe: proposals for teachers’ formation". This is the theme of the 15th European Forum for the teaching of religion in European schools, scheduled to take place in Madrid from April 11 to 15. The meeting is proposed by the European Forum for Religious Education in Schools (EUFRES), […]

EU MEDIA AND CITIZENS

Denmark ranks first in Europe as relates to viewers’ protection tools. The data is contained in the report "Broadcasting and Citizens. Viewers’ participation and media accountability in Europe" recently released by the European Association for Viewers Interest (EAVI) an independent body supported by and cooperating with the European Commission, the Council of Europe and Unesco. […]

EUROPEAN UNION

Volunteering as a form of cultural, social or environmental service; as personal or community experience; as opportunity to gain new know-how… The EU celebrated the "European Year of Volunteering Activities that promote active citizenship" in 2011, while the United Nations has published its "Resolution on the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteering". It’s […]

CZECH REPUBLIC

The Order of St. Augustine celebrates the 750th anniversary of its arrival to Czech lands, bringing the richness of its spirituality to the people in the region of Bohemia and Moravia. Danka Jaceckova, for SIR Europe (Bratislava), has interviewed Fr. Juan Provecho, parish vicar of the St. Thomas Church in Prague, on this occasion.What were […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Austria: ecumenical meeting on death as tabooDeath as taboo: that’s the theme of this year’s Ökumenische Sommerakademie, the ecumenical summer school in Linz, which this year will be held in the abbey of Kremsmünster in Austria from 11 to 13 July. This is reported by the Austrian Catholic press agency Kathpress. The summer school is […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Ireland: card. Ouellet at the Eucharistic CongressBenedict XVI appointed Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for the Bishops, Pontifical Legate to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, scheduled to take place in Dublin from June 10th to 17th. Card. Seán Brady, archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland welcomed the news: "It is yet […]

EU, aid to development: contrasting figures"Development aid is both solidarity and an investment to make the world safer and more prosperous" EU Development aid Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, commented on the figures released a few days ago by the OECD, according to which with €53 billion of development aid in 2011, the European Union and its […]

INTERNET & HUMAN RIGHTS

Protecting human rights – in particular freedom of expression, access to information, freedom of association and right to privacy – with particular attention to the safety and "respect for the dignity" of children and young people: that’s what is asked of its 47 member states by the Council of Europe in two recommendations on search engines […]