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churches in brief

Austria, Czech, Slovakia: Night of churches 2011″Long night of churches” is the name of an initiative that started in the Archdiocese of Vienna in 2005. Back then no one reckoned its example would influence not only other dioceses in Austria but also abroad. More than 350.000 visitors all over the country entered the gates of […]

RELIGIONS IN EUROPE

The “courage” of taking “decisions” to promote religious freedom in the world and denounce all forms of discrimination on religious grounds in Europe and across the world. Addressing the Assembly in Strasbourg on April 12 His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue spoke of the religious dimension of intercultural […]

EU BUDGET

It would be a return to the origins, to the statutory dispositions contained in the founding European Economic Community Treaty of 1957. However, the proposed revision of the EU budget sounds like a revolution. “The proposal is impossible, albeit realistic”, explained the three determined MEPs who submitted the proposal, namely Jutta Haug (Socialists and Democrats, […]

SINGLE MARKET

Twelve “levers” to strengthen the single market, “the real growth engine of the European Union”. The proposals are included in the Single Market Act adopted April 13 by the Commission. The European Parliament and the Council are due to debate the proposal, the aim being to implement related initiatives before the end of 2012 in […]

churches in brief

Bishops: a “large political consensus” against the crisisThe Permanent Council of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference (CEP) called upon political parties to promote “broad consensus” in these times of crisis for the country heading towards legislative elections scheduled for June 5. Even if the polls “should result in a majority vote, it is clear that in […]

madrid

World Youth Day is, by tradition, celebrated in dioceses on Palm Sunday, this year on 17 April. Its international celebration, on the other hand, is this year taking place in Madrid from 16 to 21 August. All the Italian dioceses are preparing for this Spanish event, and next Sunday will also be an occasion to […]

EDITORIAL

Let’s not deconstruct Europe! Let’s not transform the common currency in the bone of contention. Instead, let’s defend this noble expression of European solidarity with pride and determination. Let’s continue respecting the Schengen area while preserving this formidable expression of freedom in Europe. In both cases, today it’s important to abide by the law and […]

VITTORIO ARRIGONI

È finita in tragedia l’avventura di Vittorio Arrigoni, l’attivista filopalestinese italiano, 36 anni, rapito ieri mattina nella Striscia di Gaza da un commando ultra-estremista salafita. Il suo corpo è stato trovato strangolato in un appartamento di Gaza City dai miliziani di Hamas, a conclusione di un’irruzione notturna e prima della scadenza dell’ultimatum, che chiedeva il […]

LIGURIA

La Regione Liguria ha iniziato da alcune settimane focus di approfondimento con il mondo della scuola, dell’università e della formazione in vista della conferenza regionale e del nuovo piano triennale per il diritto allo studio. La criticità maggiore è la drastica diminuzione dei fondi destinati all’attuazione della legge 15 dell’8 giugno 2006 (“Norme e interventi […]

CCEE

Si sono riuniti nei giorni scorsi a Bruxelles i membri della Commissione “Caritas in veritate” del Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa (Ccee). Presidente è mons. Giampaolo Crepaldi, arcivescovo e vescovo di Trieste (Italia), che a SIR Europa parla dell’origine e degli scopi dell’organismo. Perché la scelta di dedicare il nome della Commissione all’enciclica sociale di […]