Redazione

ALBANIA

Ottenuta a dicembre la liberalizzazione dei visti per i suoi cittadini ora l’Albania è chiamata a fare ulteriori progressi sulle questioni che ancora la separano dall’avvio dei negoziati di adesione all’Ue. Sull’agenda del Governo di Sali Berisha i 12 nodi problematici vanno dai diritti delle minoranze, ai rapporti con i vicini balcanici, al regolare svolgimento […]

CHIESE IN BREVE

Ungheria: nunzio, alla base “i valori cristiani””La presidenza dell’Ue, che l’Ungheria detiene dal 1° gennaio, è una grande sfida” per il Paese e “al tempo stesso una grande opportunità per far sapere all’Europa e alla comunità internazionale che l’Ungheria ha la volontà e il carattere per essere un leader anche in questi tempi difficili”. È […]

EDITORIAL

On December 31, 21 people were killed and 79 were wounded as a result of a suicide bombing in front of the Church of the Two Saints in Alexandria, Egypt. This abominable crime is unprecedented in its dimension, although the Coptic community in Egypt is the target of ongoing acts of violence. For decades Coptic […]

france

France is progressing towards the approval of the new bioethics law, with amendments to the 2004 legislation. On the eve of the parliamentary debate on the document, submitted to the national assembly on October 20 2010, due to be examined by a special commission and approved within the first three months of 2011, French bishops […]

EU parlIament

The European Union has no time to wind down: no time (as it were) for a pit stop. In politics, at any level, the problems are pressing; new developments constantly succeed each other; new scenarios open up to which immediate responses need to be given… And yet some moments to pause and reason, to ascertain […]

European Research Council: new membersThe European Commission has appointed seven new members of the Scientific Council, the governing body of the European Research Council (www.erc.europa.eu). These are: Prof. Nicholas Canny, National University of Ireland ; Tomasz Dietl, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland); Daniel Dolev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel); Timothy Hunt, London Research Institute (United […]

CATHOLICS-ANGLICANS

It is “an occasion of great joy both for them and for the wider Church”. Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith thus defined the Ordination to the Priesthood of three former Anglican bishops, rev. Andrew Burnham, rev. John Broadhurst and rev. Keith Newton, who decided to avail themselves […]

AUSTRIA

A few days ago were issued the official figures on Austrian Catholics for the years 2009 and the unofficial figures for 2010. The most significant data is the increase in abjurations: more than 87 thousand in the past year; a record-breaking number since 1945. The news caused mixed reactions in the Catholic Church. A snapshot […]

albania

Following the decision to grant free-visa travel for its citizens (in December) now Albania is expected to make further progress in those areas that still hinder the kick-off of EU-adhesion negotiations. The 12 thorny items on the agenda of Sali Berisha’s government range from minorities’ rights to the relations with the Balkan neighbours, to the […]

chURCHES IN BRIEF

Hungary: Nuncio, “Christian values” the basis”The presidency of the EU, which Hungary holds from 1st January, is a great challenge” for the country and “at the same time a great opportunity to make Europe and the international community understand that Hungary has the will and the character to be a leader even in difficult times”. […]