Redazione

Irlanda: Rapporto Ryan, “vergogna e umiliazione”Piena volontà di papa Benedetto XVI perché sia stabilita la verità e fatta “giustizia per tutti”. È quanto è emerso dall’incontro che il Santo Padre ha avuto venerdì 5 giugno con il card. Seán Brady, Arcivescovo di Armagh e primate di Irlanda e mons. Diarmuid Martin, Arcivescovo di Dublino in […]

PRIMA PAGINA

Domenica 14 giugno la comunità ebraica di Bruxelles ha reso omaggio al cardinale arcivescovo Godfried Danneels, con una cerimonia nella Grande sinagoga della capitale belga cui hanno preso parte cattolici, protestanti, musulmani, esponenti del pensiero laico e rappresentanti della società civile. Il presidente della comunità israelitica di Bruxelles, Philippe Markiewicz, ha ringraziato l’arcivescovo Danneels per […]

OCSE: more efficient schools by promoting teachers”The main political lesson that can be drawn” from the Organization for European Co-operation and Development (OECD) Report on teaching in European schools “is that the educational authorities must give more effective incentives to teachers”. Demotivated or ill-qualified teachers and problems of the discipline of pupils are two characteristics […]

EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Community Europe is seeking effective measures that will counter the economic recession that is affecting the Continent, from the East to the West hitting all Member States. There are over 20 million unemployed, with “negative records” among the youth and women. The issue is scheduled for European Council debate June 18-19 in Brussels, when EU27 […]

INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

G8: Religious leaders convene in RomeMay the “Spirit of Assisi” blow on this year’s G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy. The image was conveyed by Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia, President of the CEI Commission for Ecumenism and Inter-religious Dialogue, who presented the “finalities” of the IV meeting of religious leaders that opened June 16 with a “pilgrimage” […]

Religions and the media The Episcopal Commissions for Communication of Portugal and Spain met a few days ago in Braga to reflect on the theme: “Social communication amidst laity and laicism: obstacles and possibilities”. Panellists analyzed the treatment of Catholicism on the part of the media in both countries. At the end of the meeting […]

TURKEY

On Sunday June 28 Benedict XVI will preside over the first Vespers of the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in the Ostiense Basilica, marking the opening of the closing date of the Pauline Year. The Pontiff inaugurated the event on June 28 2009. Similar ceremonies are also scheduled in Tarsus, Turkey, the hometown of […]

Ireland: Ryan Report “shame and humiliation”To “establish the truth” and ensure that “justice is done for all”, stated Pope Benedict XVI in a meeting with Cardinal Sean Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland and with Msgr. Diarmund Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, regarding the publication of the “Ryan Report” on thousands of cases of […]

FRONT PAGE

On Sunday 14 June the Jewish community of Brussels paid tribute to the city’s Archbishop, Cardinal Godfried Danneels, with a ceremony in the Great Synagogue of the Belgian capital in which Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, exponents of secular thought and representatives of civil society took part. The chairman of the Jewish community of Brussels, Philippe Markiewicz, […]

Si sono appena celebrate le elezioni del Parlamento europeo e quello che più attira l’attenzione è la chiave nazionale che ha caratterizzato tutto il processo elettorale. Per incominciare, non smette di sorprendere che i deputati di una stessa istituzione siano scelti in base a sistemi elettorali diversi in ogni Stato. Nella campagna elettorale i temi […]