Redazione

EBREI E CATTOLICI

Il 17 gennaio, la Chiesa in Italia, in Polonia, in Austria e nei Paesi Bassi celebra la “Giornata dell’ebraismo”, espressione di grande apprezzamento dell’ebraismo da parte della Chiesa cattolica. “Laddove ebrei e cattolici vivono fianco a fianco – scrive sull'”Osservatore Romano” padre Norbert J. Hofman, segretario della Commissione per i rapporti religiosi con l’Ebraismo – […]

PRIMA PAGINA

Proponiamo uno stralcio dell’intervento di mons. Aldo Giordano, già segretario del Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali europee, inviato speciale della Santa Sede presso il Consiglio d’Europa, alla presentazione del libro “I vescovi e la nuova Europa. Testi ufficiali del Ccee (1992-2006)”, edito dalla casa editrice francese du Cerf. La presentazione è avvenuta il 21 gennaio all’Institut […]

Haiti: relief and “ongoing attention” from Europe Aid to the population of Haiti devastated by the earthquake is a major priority in the EU agenda. The Council, Commission, Parliament and the High Representative for foreign affairs of the EU held a joint meeting to this regard a few days ago. “€220 million will be set […]

EU COMMISSION

The installation of the next Barroso Commission is stumbling against obstacles and delays, not all of which were unpredictable, but the Executive is due to take office in the next few weeks. After the withdrawal of the nomination of Bulgarian candidate Roumiana Jeleva, the new candidate appointed by Sofia, Kristalina Georgieva, will face EP hearings. […]

EU PARLIAMENT

Achieving a “competitive, innovative and socially inclusive market economy”, establishing “social pacts” between enterprises and workers, protecting the rights of the migrants. José Luis Zapatero tackled these and other themes in the speech addressed on January 20 before the European Parliament in his capacities as EU president-in-office. The Spanish premier also delved into the themes […]

ECUMENISM

Meeting of CCEE Secretary and CEC President”Despite the fact that the ecumenical process is slow and beset by difficulties we cannot give way to discouragement. We cannot surrender in the face of difficulties. We are called to be faithful to Jesus to be able to find just solutions. In the meantime we cannot stand idly […]

Ireland: bishops prepare Pope’s statement An extraordinary meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference is taking place today, 22nd January, at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth (near Dublin). During the meeting the bishops will continue the debate already started during the latest meeting on 9 and 10 December, on the investigation made known in the Report on […]

UKRAINE

“We are not foreigners in this land”, said the Most Rev, Bronislav Bernackij, Bishop of the region of Odessa-Crimea, in an interview realized by Iryna Ermak and Oleksandr Dobroer for SIR Europe. Odessa-Crimea is the youngest diocese of Ukraine, but its roots can be traced back to the memory of Clement I, martyr of the […]

JEWS AND CATHOLICS

On January 17 the Church in Italy, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands celebrated the “Day of Judaism”, an expression of great appreciation of Judaism on the part of the Catholic Church. “In those places where Jews and Catholics live side by side – father Norbert J. Hofman, Secretary of the Commission for Religious Relations with […]

FRONT PAGE

Follows an excerpt of the address of Msgr. Aldo Giordano, former Secretary General of the European Bishops’ Conference and special envoy of the Holy See to the Council of Europe, delivered on Jan 21 during the presentation of the book “The Bishops and the New Europe. Official CCEE documents (1992-2006)” published by the French publishing […]