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CHIESE IN BREVE

Svizzera: vescovi, mantenere il reato di incesto”L’incesto è un attacco contro la famiglia e l’ordine sociale e non può essere ritenuto un reato sessuale come un altro”. Lo ribadiscono i vescovi svizzeri (Ces) che rigettano la proposta di soppressione dell’art. 213 del codice penale svizzero che punisce l’incesto. La posizione della Ces è contenuta nella […]

UNIONE EUROPEA

La “tigre baltica” raggiunge Eurolandia mentre Budapest assume la presidenza di turno del Consiglio dei ministri dell’Unione europea. Sono le due principali novità “istituzionali” dell’Ue in questi primi giorni del 2011, assieme all’esordio delle tre nuove autorità per la sorveglianza finanziaria e al battesimo dell’Anno europeo del volontariato.Passaggio all’euro: tutto regolare. L’Estonia è diventata, il […]

EDITORIAL

Europe is over sixty years old. As should be the case for every anniversary, good wishes have been expressed, while a quick glance is directed to the path undertaken, looking ahead with faith. The official baptism of the first experience of supranational concerted action involving six nations of the Old Continent (Germany, France, Italy, The […]

MASSACRE IN EGYPT

On New Year’s eve Europe was shattered by the bombing in front of a Coptic Church in Alexandria, Egypt, which killed 22 people and caused 79 casualties, mostly Orthodox Coptic faithful. Repeated statements of grief and appeals to political and religious leaders have been ongoing since the beginning of the year, voiced by the representatives […]

EU COMMISSION

Also in 2011 the EU "will continue addressing its citizens’ concerns". It is the commitment of the Barroso Commission on behalf of all Community institutions, as expounded in the publication titled "Europe and you. A snapshot of EU achievements". Ten targets. The new edition of the booklet (available online in all official languages at www.europa.eu) […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Switzerland: bishops, retaining crime of incest”Incest is an attack against the family and the social order and cannot be regarded as a sexual offence like any other”. The point is reaffirmed by the Swiss bishops, in their rejection of the proposal to suppress art. 213 of the Swiss penal code which punishes incest as a […]

EUROPEAN UNION

The “Baltic tiger” makes its appearance in Euro-Land, while Budapest takes over the presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union. These are the two main “institutional” news about the EU in these first few days of 2011, along with the debut of the three new financial-supervision authorities and the start of the […]

CARD. NEWMAN

In retracing the events of the past year in the traditional address to the Roman Curia, Benedict XVI once more referred to his “unforgettable journey to the United Kingdom”, whose initial concerns were refuted by fruitful and satisfactory outcomes. In particular, the Holy Father wished to recall the event which characterized not only the Visitation […]

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

England: first ordinations of former Anglican bishopsThe three former Anglican bishops, who were accepted into the Catholic Church on 1st January, will be ordained in the Catholic priesthood in the Cathedral of Westminster on 15 January. The news, which has been circulating in the English press for some time, is now confirmed by a statement […]

TAIZÉ

“May this meeting grant a major thrust to the pastoral care of the young”. It is the wish of Msgr. Adrianus van Luyn, bishop of Rotterdam and president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), commenting on the “Pilgrimage of Trust” organized by the Taizé community in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) […]