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BURQA

The full Islamic veil (burqa) has often determined contrasting and different views by the public opinion. But lately, hot debates marked by different approaches have occurred also within certain EU27 Member States’ governments and parliaments. SIR Europe presents a snapshot of the situation of current European legislation on the subject with contributions of experts in […]

MIGRATION

Detention of migrants in the centres of 23 European countries causes “damage to physical and mental health”, especially among the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children. Asylum seekers and illegal immigrants suffer from “anxiety, depression, weight loss, sleeplessness” due to the psycho-physical stress of being deprived of freedom “without having committed any crime”, […]

Austria: “a platform for social justice” On June 8 the bishop of Linz, Msgr. Ludwig Schwarz ratified the “Platform for Justice” with the President of Upper Austria’s Chamber of Labour Johann Kalliauer. The document signed in Linz urges the respect for “the guiding principle of justice” in consideration of the global financial and economic crisis, […]

Slovenia: the first Eucharistic congressThe first Eucharistic Congress of Slovenia will take place in Celje on June 13. It will be presided over by the Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone appointed for the occasion Pontifical Legate by Benedict XVI. As made known by the Press Office of the Slovenian bishops, some 30 thousand faithful […]

CCEE: the 38th meeting of General Secretaries in Rome “The challenges of ecclesial cooperation: relationships within the Church, relationships with States, the relationship with public opinion” is the theme of the 38th meeting of the General Secretaries of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) scheduled in Rome June 10-13. The closing celebrations of the Year for Priests, […]

MIDDLE EAST SYNOD

“You deserve gratitude for the inestimable role you play. It is my firm hope that your rights be increasingly respected, including that of freedom of worship and religion, and that you do not suffer from discrimination of any kind”. These words encapsulate all Benedict XVI’s gratitude to the Christians of the Middle East, whom he […]

FRONT PAGE

The more the Ministers of Finance and the Heads of Government of eurozone Countries place their efforts in the stabilization of the common currency, the more it grows evident that the object of a rescue plan isn’t the Euro currency. Rather, the future of the European Union and its governance capacities are at stake. The […]

gaza

Bibite, marmellate, insalate, succhi di frutta e dolci, dopo tre anni, potranno entrare a Gaza. Sembrerebbe allentarsi la morsa israeliana sull’enclave palestinese che dura ormai dal 2006 e resa ancora più rigida nell’anno successivo, quando Hamas prese il controllo della Striscia, dopo aver espulso le forze di Fatah fedeli al presidente dell’Anp, Abu Mazen. Da […]

LAVORO MINORILE

Respirare il piombo mentre si cerca un grammo d’oro da rivendere sul mercato illegale per portare a casa qualcosa da mangiare. E restare così intossicati per avvelenamento da piombo. Una vera e propria strage di bambini in Nigeria: 111 ne sono morti nel Nord, intorno alle miniere dello Stato di Zamfara. In totale il bilancio […]

ETICA ED ECONOMIA

"Di fronte alla gravità della situazione l’imperativo è quello di tornare a pensare e operare per lo sviluppo". È questa, secondo il segretario generale della Cei, mons. Mariano Crociata, la priorità dinanzi alla crisi finanziaria ed economica in corso. Il vescovo è intervenuto l’8 giugno a Roma alla presentazione del volume "Chiesa e capitalismo" (Morcelliana, […]