Redazione

CONSIGLIO D'EUROPA

Pieno sostegno alla Corte di Strasburgo e alla Convenzione per la salvaguardia dei diritti umani quale fondamento della giurisprudenza della Corte stessa; impegno rafforzato per la difesa dei diritti e delle libertà fondamentali in tutta Europa, nel quadro di una piena applicazione del principio di sussidiarietà; necessaria riforma della Corte, oberata da una giacenza di […]

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Full support for the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights as the foundation of the jurisprudence of the Court itself; reinforced commitment to the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms throughout Europe, in the framework of full application of the principle of subsidiarity; necessary reform […]

Commission: multilateral climate agreement The EU builds on the Copenhagen Climate Conference of past December. Past February 18 Commission President José Manuel Barroso wrote to the EU Heads of Government and State informing them on the next steps in the Commission’s work on climate action. In the letter, Barroso underlines, “The international process needs to […]

The patriarch and the three "good practices"A few days ago Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Major archbishop of Lviv and head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC), highlighted "the three good practices of prayer, fasting and charity" in the sermon delivered in the Trinity Church in Brovary, near Kiev, during a co-celebration chaired by father Ihor Onishkevych, […]

FRONT PAGE

It cannot be denied: when it comes to the Balkans, a dangerous form of “relaxation” sets in across West European chancelleries. However mildly, this attitude risks curbing Europe’s integration process, whose steady progress a few years ago seemed bound to enthusiastically encompass all ex-Yugoslavian Countries.Indeed, EU enlargement to 27 States shed light upon the governments’ […]

IRELAND

There is no end in Ireland to the pain caused by the findings of the government Report on sexual abuse on minors and disabled youth in religious institutions. One week after the Irish bishops’ meeting with the Holy Father, the issue continues being addressed. In fact, the Irish Bishops briefed their parishioners on the meeting […]

ECUMENISM

Ecumenical Patriarchate: the truth and the dialogueOrthodoxy “must be in constant dialogue with the world” and, above all, it does not have to “fear dialogue” with other Christian Churches because “truth is not afraid of dialogue”. In his long message released for the celebration of the “Sunday of Orthodoxy” on the first Sunday of Lent, […]

Ccee: Catholic minorities in the South-east Europe”Rights and duties of Catholic minorities in the countries of South-east Europe” is the theme running as a thread through the whole of the meeting of the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of South-east Europe that will take place this year from 25-28 February at Chisinau (in the Republic […]

FAMIGLIA

“Una Regione a misura di famiglia. Proposte e consigli di politica familiare per i candidati alle elezioni regionali 2010”: è il titolo del manifesto elettorale presentato il 23 febbraio a Roma, presso la Camera dei deputati, dal Forum delle associazioni familiari, in vista delle elezioni regionali del 28 e 29 marzo. “Come in altre occasioni […]

FACEBOOK CONTRO DOWN

Leggere dentro di sé spesso si rivela un’impresa ardua, tendiamo a nascondere a noi stessi quanto più ci fa soffrire, quanto più lede la nostra "self-image" e corriamo dietro a chi ci imbonisce con aspetti rassicuranti che poi, in fin dei conti, deludono. I 1.700 aderenti di Facebook, che si ritrovano compatti in una vile […]