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EU COMMISSION

In the first five years of his terms as President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso was accused of often aligning himself with the position of member states. Now, having been given the favourable vote of the European Parliament, Barroso has embarked on his second term in office. “Barroso II”- the President himself acknowledges […]

EU 27 Economy and Sustainability Summit EU27 heads of Government and State are due to convene in Brussels on February 11 for an “informal” summit meant to address a series of items. These include the first draft of a common strategy to step up “the economy of knowledge”, its “sustainability” and the capacity of producing […]

ECUMENISM AND DIALOGUE

Germany: ecumenical aid for the synagogueFinancial aid for the Jewish community: the Jewish community of Osnabrück has received financial support from Catholics and Evangelicals for the re-construction of a synagogue, re-opened on 3 February. On 5 February, representatives of the two Churches in fact handed over to the head of the Jewish community, Michael Grünberg, […]

ECUMENISM

The symposium on the book “Harvesting the Fruits”: an overview of the official ongoing dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Churches of the Reformation tradition, Lutherans, Reformed, Anglican and Methodist, opened in the premises of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity on February 8. In October the President of the Vatican dicastery Cardinal Walter […]

Turkey: in memory of Father Andrea Santoro”It is never right to suppress a life to assert an idea. It is never right to think that those who do not share our views are wrong and must be destroyed. This is fundamentalism that destroys society because it destroys cohabitation. This fundamentalism, no matter the religion or […]

MADRID 2011 WYD

Italy: CEI, official website in operationThe Italian official site of WYD 2011 in Madrid (16-21 August) is www.gmg2011.it. It is operating from 8 February, 12 o’clock. Promoted by the National Service for the Youth Pastoral of CEI, it is meant to be a milestone for all the news on the 26th World Youth Day. “The […]

FRONT PAGE

The value of fraternity or solidarity at the centre of our political thinking in order to increase freedom and justice. This is what was stated by Hans-Gert Poettering, Emeritus President of the European Parliament and President of the “Konrad Adenauer” Foundation, as he spoke, on 4th February, at the presentation of Benedict XVI’s Lenten Message […]

CARITAS IN VERITATE

“La verità dell’uomo si esprime anzitutto nella centralità della persona umana che l’Enciclica, dedicata come la ‘Populorum progressio’ al grande tema dello sviluppo integrale e planetario, considera come il principio chiave di una corretta e feconda attuazione dello sviluppo”. Con queste parole il card. Camillo Ruini, presidente del Comitato per il progetto culturale della Conferenza […]

TERREMOTO HAITI

Mostre fotografiche, testimonianze personali, raccolte di generi alimentari e di fondi: sono solo alcune delle iniziative messe in campo dai giovani genovesi del “Gruppo Haiti ’09” a sostegno dei terremotati dell’isola caraibica. Il gruppo è formato da undici ragazzi che l’estate scorsa hanno avuto l’opportunità di vivere un’esperienza missionaria nell’Isola grazie alla collaborazione del Centro […]

INFANZIA

"I diritti dell’infanzia". Questo il tema della XIX assemblea plenaria del Pontificio Consiglio per la famiglia, che dall’8 al 13 febbraio riunisce membri e consultori intorno al tema dei diritti dell’infanzia, nel XX anniversario della Convenzione internazionale sulle misure a tutela del bambino, adottata dalle Nazioni Unite il 20 novembre 1989. Il Papa ha ricevuto […]