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CHIESE IN BREVE

Austria: un calendario interreligioso agli studentiAll’inizio dell’anno scolastico oltre 130 mila studenti austriaci riceveranno in dono il calendario scolastico interreligioso. L’iniziativa, organizzata da tutte le Chiese cristiane e dalle Comunità ebraiche e islamiche, è giunta alla sua ottava edizione: è un progetto unico per l’Europa, “forse anche frutto di grandi progetti già esistenti e riusciti […]

EDITORIAL

In August, Europe is usually overcome by sloth. People go on holidays, adjourning important commitments to September. Beaches and museums are crowded with tourists. Daily life is so monotonous that journalists find it hard to find news items that will fill column headlines, which are never lacking in other times of the year. But this […]

CROATIA

The Croatian village of Ludbreg welcomed thousands of believers from all corners of the country and abroad on the first Sunday of September, known as “Sveta Nedilija – Holy Sunday”. The reason was the celebration of the 6th centenary of the eucharistic miracle, officially recognized by the Bull of Pope Leo X in 1513. After […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Ccee: plenary session on new evangelisationThe next Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) will take place, from Thursday 29 September to Sunday 2 October in Tirana (Albania), at the invitation of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tirana and President of the Albanian Bishops’ Conference, Mgr Rrok Mirdita. According to CCEE, confirmation of […]

EUROPEAN UNION

European states and community institutions are looking for the magic spells that will help them address the multifarious issues on the table. No issue – ranging from the financial crisis to national budget instability, from migratory and political measures linked to the situation in Africa and in the Middle East to domestic security and energy […]

ECUMENISM

From Greece to Russia, from Serbia to Bulgaria, from the Middle East to the United States: the topical relevance of the Holy Scriptures in world Christian and monastic communities animated the international conference of Orthodox spirituality “The Word of God in spiritual life” held in the monastery of Bose (Bi) a few days ago, in […]

AGORA OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

Twenty-five flags can be seen fluttering in the square of the John Paul II Centre in Loreto, representing the nationalities of the participants in the tenth edition of the Agorà of the youth of the Mediterranean, which closed on September 11 with the Mass celebrated in Ancona by Pope Benedict XVI for the 25th Eucharistic […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Austria: an interreligious calendar for studentsAt the beginning of the school year, over 130.000 Austrian students will be receiving an interreligious school calendar. The initiative organized by all Christian churches together with Jewish and Islamic Communities reached the eighth edition this year. It a unique project for Europe, “it can be described as one of […]

UNIONE EUROPEA

Gli Stati europei, così come le istituzioni comunitarie, sono alla ricerca della formula magica per affrontare la molteplicità dei problemi sul tavolo. Dalla crisi economica alla instabilità dei bilanci nazionali, dalle spinte politiche e migratorie che provengono dall’Africa e dal Medio Oriente fino ai nodi interni della sicurezza e degli approvvigionamenti energetici: non c’è argomento […]

MEETING SANT'EGIDIO

Una preghiera per la pace in diversi luoghi di Monaco, secondo le diverse tradizioni religiose. Cristiani, religioni indiane, buddisti, ebrei, scintoisti e musulmani. Si sono poi riversati sulle strade del centro della città raggiungendo in processione la celebre Marienplatz di Monaco di Baviera. Qui la Comunità di Sant’Egidio ha costruito un immenso palco dove tutti […]