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BARCELONA MEETING

“In a difficult time of crisis and conflict, aggravated by the ever-widening phenomenon of globalisation, religions are called to accomplish their special bent for serving peace and cohabitation”. This is the appeal that Pope Benedict XVI made to the participants in the 12th Pro-Peace Meeting «Living together at a time of crisis. Family of peoples, […]

COMBATING POVERTY

Europe needs “justice” to provide people and families with “the means to lead a full and dignified life”, said COMECE Secretary General Msgr. Piotr Mazurkiewicz, in the opening speech of the conference held September 30 at the European Parliament building in Brussels, in the framework of the European Year for Combating Poverty, during which was […]

CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED

Religious freedom must be incorporated in the external policies of the EU, adding to accords with third countries a binding clause relating to respect for this right: that’s the main request of the written Declaration presented on 5 October by the MEPs Mari Mauro (EPP Group) and Konrad Szymanski (ECR Group) on the occasion of […]

CCEE

The family and the declining birth rates in Europe were the themes at the centre of plenary meeting of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) held in Zagreb September 30 to October 3rd. Demographic winter. “Europe is entering a phase of demographic winter”, said Msgr. Carlos Simón Vázquez, Under-Secretary of the Pontifical Council for […]

CCEE

The centrality of the family for the future of Europe was the main theme of the 40th general assembly of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) which met in Zagreb, in Croatia, from 30 September to 3 October. The plenary assembly discussed the question “Demography and family in Europe” through a survey promoted among […]

FRONT PAGE

The family, its difficulties, its hopes and its role in societies have been and still are at the centre of Church thought and action. Moreover, it’s important to acknowledge ongoing developments along with the scenarios supported by up-to-date researches and findings so as to adapt the Church’s time-honoured commitment to contemporary challenges.From September 30 to […]

MEETING SANT'EGIDIO

"La pace è il nome di Dio". E "chi usa il nome di Dio per odiare e umiliare l’altro abbandona la religione pura. Chi invoca il nome di Dio per fare la guerra e per giustificare la violenza va contro Dio. Nessuna ragione o torto subito giustificano mai l’eliminazione dell’altro". È il cuore dell’appello di […]

SINODO MEDIO ORIENTE

Non dimentica i suoi 20 anni trascorsi a Gerusalemme, Gregorios III Laham, patriarca greco-cattolico di Antiochia, Alessandria e Gerusalemme, quando dal meeting di Sant’Egidio, a Barcellona (3-5 ottobre), ha lanciato con forza il suo appello: "Gerusalemme è la capitale della nostra fede. Io vi prego: ebrei, palestinesi, arabi, americani, europei, non ne fate una capitale […]

SINODO MEDIO ORIENTE

Mancano pochi giorni all’inizio dell’assemblea speciale per il Medio Oriente del Sinodo dei vescovi. I lavori, che si svolgeranno in Vaticano dal 10 al 24 ottobre, saranno centrati sul tema: "La Chiesa cattolica nel Medio Oriente: comunione e testimonianza. ‘La moltitudine di coloro che erano diventati credenti aveva un cuor solo e un’anima sola’ (At […]

nobel per la medicina

La decisione di attribuire il premio Nobel per la medicina al britannico Robert Edwards per i suoi studi sulla fecondazione in vitro suscita qualche legittima perplessità. Se avere un figlio è certamente una cosa buona, non si possono dimenticare i mezzi messi in atto e le circostanze. Non è dunque sufficiente pensare che gli studi […]