Redazione

Germania

Futuro della Chiesa, scandalo degli abusi su minori e misure per la prevenzione, ecumenismo, fonti rinnovabili di energia, crisi economica: questi i punti salienti della plenaria dei vescovi tedeschi, svoltasi a Fulda dal 21 al 24 settembre. Nel comunicato stampa diffuso dalla Conferenza episcopale tedesca (Dbk) al termine dell’assemblea, mons. Robert Zollitsch, presidente della Dbk, […]

Portogallo: le sfide della nuova evangelizzazioneCon una lettera pastorale, intitolata “Nuova Evangelizzazione – una sfida pastorale”, il patriarca di Lisbona, mons. José Policarpo ha voluto richiamare l’attenzione di tutti i cristiani, “in particolare di quelli che già disimpegnano una missione pastorale”, sulla necessità di porre maggiore dinamismo nelle loro attività: “Un nuovo entusiasmo che porti […]

JRC: new Soil Biodiversity AtlasGreat Britain, Benelux and Northern France are the European Union’s regions where “soil biodiversity is most seriously threatened”. These figures are contained in the new “European Soil Biodiversity Atlas” drawn up by EU Joint Research Centre (128 pages, in English, including tables and photographs, completely downloadable at the HYPERLINK address: http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/library/maps/biodiversity_atlas/index.html), […]

EU

Stimulating economic growth, tackling the pressing and generalized problem of unemployment, helping the less developed regions, promoting research and the new technologies, safeguarding the environment, and supporting agriculture: these are the six main priorities and items of expenditure of the European Union, whose coffers disbursed over 112 billion euro in 2009. Far less money, on […]

JUSTICE AND PEACE

The international meeting of the European Conference of Justice and Peace Commissions, the European network that now brings together 31 national commissions, met at Vilnius, in Lithuania, from 17 to 19 September. The theme of the meeting was: “the gift of freedom: a history of transitions and challenges”, in recognition of the fact that 2010 […]

GERMANY

The future of the Church, the scandal of abuses on minors along with prevention measures, ecumenism, renewable energy sources, economic crisis: these are the key topics of the German bishops’ plenary held in Fulda September 21-24. In the press release issued by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) at the end of the assembly, Msgr. Robert […]

Portugal: the challenges of new evangelization With a pastoral letter titled “New evangelization – a pastoral challenge”, the Patriarch of Lisbon Msgr. José Policarpo called all Christians “especially those performing pastoral missions” to place further dynamism in their activity: “Renewed enthusiasm is needed to transform evangelisation from a mere planned duty into authentic passion”. The […]

EUROPEAN YEAR FOR COMBATING POVERTY

For the first time in the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, Churches and Christian organizations across Europe will present a joint document to European institutions and Member States with a series of proposals and recommendations for combating poverty and social exclusion, in the framework of the Lisbon Treaty. The title, “Do not […]

FRONT PAGE

Next October 7 the so-called McCafferty Report undergo voting at the Council of Europe. The purpose of the initiative promoted by a British parliamentarian is to limit freedom of conscience. In brief, the McCafferty Report guards against “the increasing and unrestrained use of conscientious objection, especially in the field of reproductive health”. This is logical, […]

giovani e societÀ

Dalla Settimana Sociale dei cattolici italiani (Reggio Calabria, 14-17 ottobre) "noi giovani ci aspettiamo un segno di speranza che vada ben oltre le dichiarazioni di principio. Ci attendiamo molta concretezza e indicazioni di sostanza perché se è tutto il Paese ad avere urgente bisogno di risposte, sono i giovani a pagare il prezzo più alto […]