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UKRAINE

On 22 March, the Supreme Council of Ukraine passed a resolution to mark the 120th anniversary of birth of patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), cardinal Josyf Slipyj. The document was supported by 361 deputies. The recommendation has been passed to the Government to establish an organizational committee on preparation and organization of […]

EU AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS

Eurostat released figures regarding asylum-requests in EU 27 by non-EU citizens. Accordingly, a 14% increase was registered in 2011 compared to the previous year, amounting to 301 thousand applications (they were 259 thousand in 2010). An accurate analysis shows that around 90% of these were "new applicants" and around 10% were "repeat applicants". An evaluation […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Portugal: the youth and the "time" of the Lord On Palm Sunday the Patriarch of Lisbon, Msgr. José Policarpo, concluded the cycle of six Lenten catechesis with a message to the youth: "the Lord needs time in the life of each one of us. But He waits. He knows the right moments". During the Mass […]

EUROPEAN UNION

The implementing legislation of "the Citizens’ Initiative", the institution of participatory democracy created by the Lisbon Treaty, came into force on April 1st. Europeans now have a new tool to voice their claims directly to EU seats. A new challenge begins, aimed at bringing EU citizens closer to EU institutions.Cross-border debate. The citizens’ initiative (ECI) […]

TOLOSA MASSACRE

How can a young widow, stripped of her two children say, "I know that the ways of G‑d are good, and He will reveal the path and give us the strength to continue"? Only a life guided by the Torah can be prepared for this step.In an epoch when violence responds to violence and where […]

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

In every country where the people’s rights for freedom of religion has been violated – and even threatened – "the society itself is at risk". This was one of the main concerns emerged during the dialogue seminar promoted by COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community) and CEC (ecumenical body of European […]

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

Anglicans: consultations for choice of archbishopFor the first time in history, the members of the Anglican Communion throughout the world are being invited to share their opinions on the ministry of the next archbishop of Canterbury. The Crown Nominations Commission of the Church of England is the body that has the task of nominating the […]

FAMILY 2012

"Family, work and holidays are three fundamental, constitutive dimensions of human life, of the good life of man, for the full development of the human person and of society as a whole". Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, thus commented on the theme of the seventh World Meeting of Families, […]

GIOVANI E LAVORO

Nuovo record per la disoccupazione in Italia e a farne le spese sono soprattutto giovani, donne e Mezzogiorno. L’impennata dell’ultima parte del 2011 sta proseguendo anche quest’anno. Le stime preliminari dell’Istat parlano di un mese di febbraio "nero" con un tasso di persone in cerca di lavoro al 9,3%, in aumento di 1,2 punti rispetto […]

CRISTIANI IN EUROPA

"La religiosità dei migranti in una società secolarizzata" è stato il tema dell’incontro annuale per i responsabili e gli operatori della Pastorale dei migranti nelle grandi città d’Europa con rappresentanti provenienti da Milano, Torino, Barcellona, Valencia, Madrid, Friburgo, Basilea, Vienna e Bruxelles. Durante l’appuntamento, che si è recentemente tenuto a Bruxelles, è emerso che nei […]