Redazione

EU COMMISSION

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), freedom of information in the EU, and a better system of issuing visas. The European Commission has been working on many fronts simultaneously in recent times and various initiatives have been published in recent days, aimed at bringing positive effects for the 27 member countries and for their […]

GERMANY

A special feature marked the plenary assembly of German bishops, held in Fulda past October 4-7. Indeed, the recent apostolic visitation of Benedict XVI to Germany has occupied most of the bishops’ consultations. All 69 members of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) have assessed the effects of the pope’s visit on the particular situation of […]

moldova

Reflecting on the social commitment of Moldovan Catholics, knowing that being a minority Church is “the point of departure of our personal commitment”; a Church, moreover, that is called to bear witness, by walking at the side of the “least” of our fellowmen, of those who suffer from the poverty that is so widespread in […]

EU AND THE CRISIS

A “roadmap” to get Europe out of the crisis and focus on growth was presented by the President of the EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, to the European Parliament on 12 October in preparation for the summit of heads of state and of government of the Twenty-Seven due to be held on 23 October. The […]

YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT

“I could never have a job that didn’t make me feel useful … I can’t work just for money”. “Work is important, but it must never prevail over life”. “I consider working as an ongoing challenge, which I’m always ready to face”. These are some of the replies by young men and women interviewed by […]

spaIN

The Beatification of Ana María Janer AnglarillThe woman that was a role model of “creative charity”. This is one of the definitions that the Prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints Cardinal Angelo Amato, reserved to Ana María Janer Anglarill, Catalan religious elevated to the honour of the altars on Saturday October 8. […]

TURKEY

A population of 80 million, 12 of which are in the 15-25 age bracket, a mean age of 29 and a 11.6% GDP growth in times of global crisis, to the extent that some European industrialists have described it as a “near China”. Increasing numbers of women are employed in key sectors: 32% in the […]

CATTOLICI E POLITICA

Sarà un seminario nazionale di studio quello che si terrà a Todi domenica 16 e lunedì 17 ottobre, promosso dal Forum delle persone e delle associazioni d’ispirazione cattolica nel mondo del lavoro (Mcl, Confartigianato, Confcooperative, Cdo, Cisl, Acli, Coldiretti). Vi parteciperanno anche esponenti di molte altre aggregazioni laicali cattoliche. Il Forum aveva presentato il 19 […]

MOLDOVA

Non termina, ma apre un nuovo cammino. La prima Settimana Sociale dei cattolici della Moldova si chiude domani (14 ottobre) a Chisinau con la celebrazione eucaristica nella cattedrale, però questo non è un punto di arrivo: è semmai la partenza di un rinnovato impegno, come ha richiamato il vescovo della diocesi moldava, mons. Anton Cosa, […]

UE E CRISI

Una "road map" per uscire dalla crisi e puntare allo sviluppo. Il presidente della Commissione Ue, José Manuel Barroso, l’ha presentata in anteprima all’Europarlamento il 12 ottobre in vista del summit dei capi di Stato e di governo dei Ventisette che si svolgerà il 23 ottobre. È ormai lungo l’elenco delle proposte avanzate dal 2008 […]