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CHIESE IN BREVE

Un rinnovamento spirituale della Chiesa: è l’auspicio dei vescovi di Germania, Austria e Lussemburgo all’inizio della Quaresima, contenuto nella gran parte delle lettere pastorali che i prelati hanno indirizzato ai fedeli in questi giorni. Presentiamo una breve sintesi dei messaggi dei vescovi per il periodo che precede la Pasqua. Germania: le radici della fedeUsare la […]

EDITORIAL

Two apparently contradictory news items marked the fourth anniversary of Kosovo’s self-proclaimed independence. At the end of last week, the diplomatic representatives of Belgrade and Pristine in Kosovo reached an agreement on Kosovo’s participation to regional forums and meetings on the Balkans promoted by the European Union. The document also stipulates the implementation of previously […]

POLAND

Economic crisis, Europe’s tendency to confine religion to the private sphere, ethical questions regarding human life are the themes addressed by Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, Archbishop of Warsaw in an interview with Anna Kowalewska (Sir Europe). "We must not permit – he said – as has happened in recent years, that Europe, born of Christianity, is […]

INNOVATION AND RESEARCH

"In principle, innovation is characterised by a process of ‘creative destruction’ renewing society’s dynamics" and hence leading to "higher levels of economic development and welfare to the benefit of many". But it can also present the "opposite pattern: a process of ‘destructive creation’, to the benefit of a few", cautions Luc Soete, director of Unumerit […]

MEDIA AND SOCIETY

Six publications of the French group Bayard – La Croix, Astrapi, Okapi, Phosphore, Pèlerin, Notre temps – have decided to propose reflections on the contemporary meaning of "living together". Differences, fraternity, commitment, justice, trust: what meaning can be given to these values today? How can they be reaffirmed in this period of crisis that upsets […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Portugal: itineraries for LentFor the second year running, the Faith and Cooperation Foundation (FEC) has launched two itineraries of preparation for Easter, focused on the social and spiritual implications of the most important Christian festivity. The introduction of the two electronic itineraries, available free on the website of the Catholic foundation (www.fecongd.org), proposes "a faith […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

In the pastoral letters to the faithful for the Lenten period the bishops of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg call for the spiritual renewal of the Church. Follows an abstract of the bishops’ messages for the time leading up to Easter.Germany: the roots of faithUsing the Bible in place of Google is the exhortation of Msgr. […]

Serbia’s progress towards EU accessionThe highlights of the European Council of March 1-2, due to focus on economic policy, include the decision, awaiting finalization, to grant Serbia the status of EU candidate country. The request had been submitted by Belgrade at the end of 2009. At present, Serbia’s ties with the EU are marked by […]

CAMPANIA

Sette milioni e mezzo per mettere in sicurezza 27 scuole in Campania. Li ha stanziati la Regione a favore di asili, elementari e medie che ancora non rispettano le norme antisismiche. All’assessorato alla Protezione civile e ai Lavori pubblici sono arrivate, però, 153 richieste da parte dei Comuni di tutta la Campania. In Regione l’88% […]

TAV

Ancora una volta, nel volgere di poche ore in Val Susa si è rivisto un film già a tutti noto. E tutti vuol dire proprio tutti, l’Italia e il mondo, perché oramai la Tav valsusina è una notizia da prima pagina. Apre tutti i telegiornali. Sabato pomeriggio una civilissima manifestazione, da Bussoleno a Susa, dunque […]