Redazione

Lotta contro abuso e sfruttamento sessuale minoriDopo l’approvazione nella Commissione libertà civili, giustizia e affari interni del Parlamento europeo, la proposta di Direttiva sulla lotta contro l’abuso e lo sfruttamento sessuale dei minori e la pedopornografia passa per competenza alla plenaria dell’Euroassemblea. Il sito del Parlamento (www.europarl.europa.eu) riepiloga i principali contenuti del provvedimento, inteso a […]

EDITORIAL

A few days before the celebration of the liturgical memory of Saint Benedict, on February 14, in the heart of Europe the Slavish world celebrates the solemnity of the Saints Cyril and Methodius in the universal Church. Although the statues of the two brothers from Thessalonia are visible on the façade and on the apsis […]

turKEY

“Embracing the pope”: speaking of the World Youth Day in Madrid with the vice-parish priest of Mersin, Polish Fr Macek Sokolowski, means giving a voice to over 50 young Turks who will be travelling to Spain in less than a month. Along with their pilgrim’s kit they carry with them the strong yearning to see, […]

EUROPEAN PARISHES

An opportunity for “union, exchange of experiences and an occasion for ecumenism between the Churches of Eastern and Western Europe”. It is the major objective indicated by Josep Taberner Vilar, (from Catalonia) one of the two co-presidents of the Colloquium of European Parishes (CEP), who delivered the opening address of the 26th edition of the […]

chURCHES AND ABUSE

Ireland: once more under chocThe Irish Church is once more at the centre of the paedophilia scandal. The publication of a new Investigation Report, the third after those released in 2009, refers of numerous hidden cases of abuse in the diocese of Cloyne, in the Countee of Cork, in the period 1996-2009. The Cloyne Report, […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Germany: the “Spirit of Assisi” at MunichTen years since the 11 September attacks which “marked the beginning of a decade of conflict and war in the fight against terrorism”, the leaders of the world’s main religions, the heads of state, and men and women of culture will gather in Munich (Bavaria) from 11 to 13 […]

Combating abuse and sexual exploitation of minorsEnsuing the adoption by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, the draft Directive aimed at combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children as well as child pornography needs to be formally adopted by the European Parliament. The EP website (www.europarl.europa.eu) summarises the content […]

BIOETHICS

According to the conclusions expressed on 10 March by the Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice, Yves Bot, “totipotent cells that have the intrinsic capacity to evolve into a complete human being should be qualified from a legal viewpoint as human embryos and, therefore, their patentability should be excluded”. Reaffirming the validity of […]

"La comunità internazionale sostenga il processo democratico e tutti gli attori abbiano il massimo senso di responsabilità, perché la rivoluzione tunisina si trasformi in opportunità per tutti". È il parere di Paolo Beccegato, responsabile dell’area internazionale di Caritas italiana, in missione in Tunisia insieme a Silvio Tessari, responsabile dell’area Medio Oriente e Nord Africa di […]

CORNO D'AFRICA

"Con profonda preoccupazione seguo le notizie provenienti dalla regione del Corno d’Africa e in particolare dalla Somalia, colpita da una gravissima siccità e in seguito, in alcune zone, anche da forti piogge, che stanno causando una catastrofe umanitaria". Queste le parole di Benedetto XVI all’Angelus di domenica 17 luglio sulla situazione nel Corno d’Africa. "Auspico […]