Redazione

ZINGARI IN EUROPA

In occasione del 75° anniversario del martirio del gitano spagnolo Ceferino Giménez Malla, proclamato beato da Giovanni Paolo II il 4 maggio del 1997, una numerosa rappresentanza di zingari europei ha partecipato l’11 e il 12 giugno, a Roma, al pellegrinaggio promosso dal Pontificio Consiglio della pastorale per i migranti e gli itineranti. Momento culminante […]

CHIESE IN BREVE

Ccee: incontro segretari generali e portavocePer la prima volta insieme, segretari generali e portavoce delle Conferenze episcopali europee per “discutere della comunicazione della Chiesa”. Sarà infatti il tema della “nuova” evangelizzazione in Europa al centro dei lavori di due incontri consecutivi promossi dal Ccee (Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa): l’appuntamento dei Segretari generali in corso […]

EDITORIAL

At the end of next week, June 23-24, the European Council will convene in Brussels under the presidency of Herman von Rompuy. On the agenda figure Greece’s new rescue plan, the official date of Croatia’s EU adhesion and notably, Europe’s positive response to the difficult democratization process of Arab Countries in North Africa. After the […]

POST-ELECTION turKEY

With approximately 50% of the vote, the Islamic “Justice and Development” party of Turkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan, emerged victorious in the general elections of 12 June, taking 325 deputies into the new Parliament. In second place, though far behind (with almost 25% of the vote), is the secular-Kemalist “Republican People’s Party, which obtained 135 seats. […]

solidariTY

“Humanitarian action is a fundamental expression of the European value of solidarity”; “Europe’s long tradition of volunteering is a fundamental part of our common European identity”. These are the cornerstones of the written statement submitted to the EU Parliament, which focuses on the proposal of setting up a “European Humanitarian Aid Corps”.The Parliament’s questions. The […]

SURVEY OF IDEAS

To die on one’s own conditions: it is the hope of English writer T. Pratchett, who was sadly diagnosed a rapidly degenerative disease. For himself he hopes that the moment he will decide, he may find himself comfortably seated on the long-chair in his garden holding a glass of brandy in one hand and a […]

EU and Subsidiarity: role of national parliamentsNational Parliaments are playing a role of vigilance in ensuring compliance with the principle of subsidiarity within Community mechanisms and are doing so with growing attention. The role was in fact assigned to the national parliaments of member states by the Lisbon Treaty. The EU Commission has therefore presented […]

GIPSIES IN EUROPE

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Spanish Gispy Ceferino Giménez Malla, proclaimed Blessed by John Paul II on May 4, 1997, a large group of European Gipsies took part in the pilgrimage promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant people in Rome on […]

CHURCH IN BRIEF

Ccee: meeting of general secretaries and spokesmenFor the first time together, General Secretaries and spokesman of the European Bishops Conferences to “discuss communication of the Church”. The “new” evangelisation in Europe will be the focus of two consecutive meetings promoted by Ccee (Council of European Bishops Conferences): the meeting of the General Secretaries, which is […]

CELLULE STAMINALI

"Coniugare il rigore della visione teologica e antropologica della Chiesa con il rispetto per la domanda di aiuto che sale dalla malattia e dalla sofferenza di tante persone". Questo, ha spiegato stamani in sala stampa vaticana il card. Gianfranco Ravasi, presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della cultura, il senso dell’apertura della Chiesa alla ricerca sulle cellule […]