Redazione

GMG 2011

Roma, piazza S. Pietro, Domenica delle Palme del 31 marzo 1985: in occasione dell’Anno Internazionale della Gioventù si svolge un grande raduno di giovani, oltre 250 mila. In quel giorno Giovanni Paolo II dedica , “ai giovani e alle giovani di tutto il mondo”, una Lettera Apostolica “Dilecti Amici”. Il 20 dicembre dello stesso anno […]

CHIESA E ZINGARI

No agli interventi “omologanti”, alle misure cioè che tendono ad assorbire la popolazione dei rom nella cultura dominante. È il parere di padre Duarte da Cunha, segretario generale del Consiglio delle conferenze episcopali d’Europa, intervenuto il 2 marzo all’incontro dei direttori nazionali della pastorale degli zingari in Europa, promosso fino al 4 in Vaticano dal […]

Germania: abusi, Dbk “problema di tutta la società”Una tavola rotonda con tutti i gruppi sociali per affrontare il tema degli abusi: è quanto auspica mons. Robert Zollitsch, presidente della Conferenza episcopale tedesca (Dbk). In un’intervista pubblicata il 28 febbraio da Welt am Sonntag, mons. Zollitsch ha sottolineato che “gli abusi sessuali su minori non sono […]

Comece: incontro “Islam, cristianesimo, Europa”Il ruolo degli attori religiosi nel rafforzamento della società civile e della democratizzazione nel Vicinato europeo” è il tema del seminario che la Comece (Commissione episcopati Comunità europea), la Fondazione Konrad Adenauer e la Chiesa evangelica di Germania promuovono il 4 marzo a Bruxelles (sede Comece – Square de Meeûs 19, […]

Unemployment: more men than women According to figures published by Eurostat in January 2010 almost 23 million people are unemployed in EU27. The Commission’s statistics bureau states: “In the euro area (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.9% in January 2010, the same as in December 2009”. A year ago it was 8.5%, while the EU27 […]

EU PARLIAMENT

The voice of Europe is being raised to denounce the compromised situation of human rights in various countries of the world, such as Iran, Afghanistan, Guinea Conakry, Yemen, and China. The annual session of the Council of Human Rights of the UN is being held at Geneva, in Switzerland, from 1st to 26 March. The […]

WYD 2011

Rome, St. Peter’s Square Palm Sunday, March 31st 1985. Over 20 thousand young people convened on the occasion of the International Youth Day. On that day John Paul II dedicated to “the young men and women in the world” the Apostolic Letter “Dilecti Amici”. The Pontiff announced the establishment of the World Youth Day during […]

CHURCH AND GIPSIES

Any “homogenizing” interventions aimed at absorbing the Rom population in the dominant culture were rejected by Father Duarte da Cunha, general secretary of the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), in his address at the meeting of national directors for the pastoral care of gipsies in Europe on 2 March. The meeting, being held […]

Germany: abuse, Dbk, “a problem that concerns all society”A workshop with all social players to tackle the issue of abuse: this is the wish of mgr. Robert Zollitsch, president of the German Bishops Conference (Dbk). In an interview published on February 28th by Welt am Sonntag, mgr. Zollitsch pointed out that “the sexual abuse of […]

COMECE: conference on “Islam, Christianity and Europe”The role of religious actors in strengthening civil society and democratization in the European neighborhood” is the theme of the seminar promoted in Brussels by COMECE (the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community), by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and by the Evangelical Church in Germany (at […]