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CHIESE IN BREVE

Italia: Lampedusa, da Europa risposte più ampie”L’accoglienza semplice e cordiale dei lampedusani, fatta di gesti concreti, è esempio per tutti, specialmente per quelli che parlano molto e fanno poco”. Di fronte ad una emergenza di “proporzioni inedite e tempi imprevedibili” serve una “risposta” con “prospettive più ampie e risolutive”. Lo ha affermato, il 18 maggio, […]

EDITORIAL

Whenever emphasis is placed on the strong, determining influence of Christianity on European culture, along with its close ties with the history of our Continent the fact that Europe’s spiritual, cultural, and social imprint is owed exclusively to Christianity is failed to be mentioned. Also those traditions that Christianity absorbed and confronted, or which are […]

mater et magistra

“Truth, love and justice, as indicated by ‘Mater et magistra’, together with the principles of the universal destination of goods, as fundamental criteria for overcoming social and cultural imbalances, remain the mainstays to interpret and begin to solve the internal imbalances within globalization today”, said Benedict XVI, on receiving in audience in the Vatican on […]

YOUNG EUROPEANS

53% of the young people in Europe are “willing or keen to work in another country.” Slightly more expressed a preference for working abroad for a limited time (28%) than for the long term (25%).” The figures were published in the latest Eurobarometer survey released on the eve of the 2011 European Youth Week, ongoing […]

SURVEY OF IDEAS

“The European Union must cease focusing merely on foreign Countries and on their low-price agricultural products. Political determination is needed to relaunch intensive sustainable agriculture in Europe, which is crucial for European food safety”. The theme of agriculture is broached in an article by Ettore Capri, associate professor of Agrarian Chemistry at the Faculty of […]

Churches-EU, a debate on democracy and rightsOn May 30, the representatives of EU institutions will convene with religious and Church leaders in Palace Berlaymont, the seat of the European Commission in Brussels, for the traditional annual meeting. Based on article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty, the European institutions hold a regular dialogue with churches and […]

CHURCHES AND ABUSES

May 2012: that’s the deadline by which each Episcopal Conference shall have to draft and deliver to the Vatican its guidelines for dealing with cases of sexual abuses of minors perpetrated by clerics. The ultimatum – which came with the Circular Letter published on 16 May – is that of the Congregation for the Doctrine […]

THE CHURCH AT THE EU

Peace, democracy, economic development and human rights are among the pillars of contemporary Europe, whose achievements were obtained also owing to the Community integration process, that celebrates this year its 60th anniversary. From ECSC to the EEC, up to today’s European Union, we have gone a long way. New and challenging goals lie ahead. What […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Italy: Lampedusa, from Europe broader answers”The simple and cordial welcome of the people of Lampedusa, made up of concrete gestures, is an example for all, particularly for those who speak much and do little”. Confronted with an emergency “of unprecedented proportions and unpredictable times ahead”, people need “answers” along with “broader and more decisive perspectives”. […]

GIORNATA PACE 2012

"Educare i giovani alla giustizia e alla pace": è questo il tema scelto dal Papa per la celebrazione della 45ª Giornata mondiale della pace (1° gennaio 2012). Nel comunicato del Pontificio Consiglio della giustizia e della pace che propone alcune considerazioni preliminari sul significato di questa Giornata, si afferma che "il tema entra nel vivo […]