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ISLAM IN EUROPE

Europe is tasked with a unique responsibility: it can become the workshop where Christians and Muslims show the rest of the world that “harmonious coexistence based on understanding and mutual respect is possible,” stated Cardinal Jean Pierre Ricard, archbishop of Bordeaux and vice-President of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) explaining the purpose of […]

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

“A vote with a regrettable outcome”, commented Mgr. Robert Zollitsch, President of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK), on the failure to reach a quorum in the referendum held in Berlin on Sunday 26 April on religious education (RE) in schools. The referendum, promoted by the Pro-Reli organization, was aimed at placing RE, currently optional, on […]

ITALY

“Dear friends, my presence among you wishes to be a tangible sign of the fact that the crucified Lord has risen and will not abandon you; he will not leave your questions about your future unheard; he is not deaf to the anxious cries of so many families who have lost everything: homes, savings, jobs […]

Moldova: in a land of missionEaster set against the background of Christian spring, as experienced by Catholics faithful in Moldova. During the period of Lent, several parish churches organized days of retreat and popular missions that were attended by a large number of faithful. The morning of April 9 the clergy of the diocese along […]

Portugal: working towards new vocations Celebrations for the 46th Week of prayer for vocations, due to be held April 26-May 3rd, opened in Portugal on the background of the drop in the number of priestly ordinations, as emerges in the 2009 edition of the Guide to the Lusitanian Church. In the years 2000 – 2006 […]

Germany: bishops in South Korea A few days ago a delegation of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) led by Msgr. Ludwig Schick, President of DBK Universal Church Commission, left for South Korea to learn more on Pastoral care in Asia. The bishops plan to focus on “Small Christian Communities” – representing faithful who wish to […]

Portugal: conscience and voteOn the occasion of the plenary Assembly of Portugal’s Bishops’ Conference (CEP) that closed in Fatima past April 23rd, the Bishops issued a Pastoral Note titled “Voting: exercising citizenship”. Considering that in the year 2009 Portuguese citizens will be called to cast their vote in three rounds of elections (European, General and […]

FRONT PAGE

According to authoritative international sources, the worst of the economic crisis that has invested the world, following collapses of financial markets in the USA, is over. There are some who are hazarding the forecast that there will be a slow recovery from 2010, beginning from the USA itself and from the strongest economies, and then […]

LIGURIA

È stata approvata a larga maggioranza dal Consiglio regionale della Liguria la legge “Promozione delle politiche per i minori e i giovani”. La nuova legge disciplina, in maniera organica, le politiche per l’infanzia e per i giovani, individuando le varie competenze di Regione, Province, Comuni e Terzo settore nella promozione di interventi a sostegno del […]

Forum e sito web per favorire l’integrazione nell’UeDue nuovi strumenti promossi dall’Unione europea mirano alla integrazione dei cittadini di Paesi terzi che vivono nel vecchio continente. Si tratta del Forum europeo dell’integrazione, organizzato in cooperazione con il Comitato economico e sociale europeo, "che consentirà scambi fra le istituzioni europee, le parti interessate e le organizzazioni […]