Redazione

SERBIA

Passeranno dai Balcani i prossimi allargamenti dell’Unione europea. A Croazia e Macedonia – che potrebbero entrare, rispettivamente, nel 2012 e nel 2014 – si affiancano diversi altri Stati con intenzioni europeiste, tra cui la Serbia. A tal proposito SIR Europa ha incontrato mons. Stanislav Hocevar, arcivescovo di Belgrado e presidente della Conferenza episcopale internazionale “Santi […]

CHIESA E MEDIA

“Come è accaduto ieri con la stampa così accade oggi con Internet: anche la Chiesa è interrogata da una rivoluzione tecnologica che è rivoluzione culturale. La tecnologia sta profondamente cambiando i comportamenti della persona e lo stesso modo di vivere della Chiesa. Non possiamo essere distratti, siamo chiamati a leggere con particolare attenzione questi segni […]

PRIMA PAGINA

Due commemorazioni hanno segnato recentemente l’attualità europea: la caduta del Muro di Berlino il 9 novembre 1989, la fine della Prima Guerra mondiale, l’11 novembre 1918. Al centro dei due eventi, la Germania, e la riconciliazione dell’Europa con sé stessa. Il senso di tali eventi si chiarisce alla luce dei discorsi pronunciati da papa Benedetto […]

Lisbon Treaty: one million signatures for a bill "Citizens’ participation in the decision-making process is crucial for democracy. The Lisbon Treaty will offer a new opportunity to citizens to influence the EU agenda". Margot Wallstrom, vice-president of the European Commission presented the public consultation aimed at "defining the practical details of the Citizens’ Initiative envisaged […]

FAMILY

Immigration is the basis of European population increase, in the midst of aging society, higher life-expectancy rates and no children. European households are becoming more solitary (with an average of 2.5 family members), coupled with escalating divorces and abortions, and marked by plummeting marriage rates. The Institut de Politica Familiar, a Spain-based private demographic body […]

CHRISTIANS IN EUROPE

Cardinal Angelo Sodano presented his book, “The Contribution of Christians for a New Europe” published by LEV-Libreria Editrice Vaticana (Vatican publishing house trans.’s note) at Rome’s European University on November 16. In his book, His Eminence addresses the problem of European integration to the light of the contribution of Christian faithful set against the perils […]

CEC/KEK

The meeting of the spokespersons of European Christian Churches and communities that took place in Brussels November 12-15 on the initiative of CEC (Conference of European Churches) was dedicated to the dialogue of Churches and religions with European institutions, as established in article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty. The meeting was attended by some thirty […]

CEC/KEK

Making heard the voice of the Churches and their positions on the most delicate issues of social life and conveying them to the European institutions: that’s what repeatedly emerged at the third meeting of the network of press officers of the European Churches (PONEC) held in Brussels from 12 to 14 November. Some thirty communications […]

SERBIA

The next EU enlargements will pass by the Balkans. Not only Croatia and Macedonia – respectively due to enter the EU in 2012 and 2014 – also other Countries have strong Europeanist intentions. These include also Serbia. To this regard, SIR Europe met Msgr. Stanislav Hocevar, archbishop of Belgrade and president of the international Bishops’ […]

CHURCH AND MEDIA

“What happened in the past with the printed press is now happening today with the Internet: the Church, too, is challenged by a technological revolution which is also a cultural revolution. Technology is profoundly changing people’s behaviour and even the life of the Church. We cannot ignore it; we are called to read with particular […]