Redazione

Ccee: incontro scuola e università in SveziaSi svolgerà dal 17 al 19 aprile 2009, a Uppsala in Svezia, l’incontro del Gruppo di Coordinamento della Sezione università della Commissione Catechesi-Scuola-Università del Ccee, il Consiglio delle Conferenze Episcopali d’Europa. I lavori, cui parteciperanno anche mons. Marek J?draszewski, Vice-presidente della Commissione, e il rev. Ferenc Janka, vice-segretario generale […]

PRIMA PAGINA

Forse mai come negli ultimi anni la donna ha assunto nella vita politica europea un ruolo di particolare rilevanza. Finalmente, verrebbe da dire, dal momento che se si guarda a ritroso nel tempo le personalità femminili di primo piano che hanno contribuito all’integrazione comunitaria sono pressoché inesistenti. Con l’unica eccezione significativa rappresentata dalla francese Simone […]

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

One European out of three is already sure he/she will go to the ballot box to choose the future members of the European Parliament. But the majority of electors are still undecided. Anxieties about everyday life, beginning with jobs, take priority in citizens’ minds, whereas “global issues” – such as security and immigration – seem […]

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The European Parliament is a “fundamental” Community institution, where “important decisions regarding citizens’ lives are taken”. Jaume Duch, from Spain, is the director of the press service and spokesperson of the Euro-Assembly. Given the present moment, his office in Brussels is a crossroads of ideas, people and initiatives. In his capacities, he is directly involved […]

COMECE

From 8-11 October, 500 to 600 European Catholics will convene in Gdansk, the city of Solidarnosc, to attend the Catholic Social Days for Europe, promoted by the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE). The Days differ from “Europe’s Catholic Social Weeks”, although they equally represent an important occasion for reflection. Msgr. […]

ECUMENISM

Christian movements: meeting in Slovenia The initiative “Together for Europe”, promoted on the wake of European events held in Stuttgart and supported by various Christian Church movements, announced 12 national meetings this year. The first gathering took place in Logatec, Slovenia, on April 4 with the theme “Contributing to social cohesion in multicultural societies” and […]

Greece: awaiting EasterAlso this year Greek Catholics celebrate Easter with the Orthodox Church on April 19. “This concession granted by Paul VI in 1968, enables our small local Church to celebrate Easter and the Resurrection in a truly Pascal atmosphere”, Msgr. Francesco Papamanolis, President of the Greek Bishops’ Conference, told SIR. Easter is felt very […]

CCEE: school and university meeting in Sweden The meeting of the coordination group of the university chaplains of the “catechesis-school-university” commission of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) is going to be held in Uppsala (Sweden) from 17th to 19th April 2009. The works will be attended by Mgr Marek Jêdraszewski, Vice-president […]

FRONT PAGE

Perhaps never as in recent years have women assumed a role of such particular importance in European political life. At last! – one might be prompted to say, given that if one looks backward in time for the leading female personalities who have contributed to European integration, one would look in vain: they are practically […]

Nulla è semplice quando si parla dell’ex-Jugoslavia.Ha dovuto rendersene conto anche l’ex presidente finlandese Martii Ahtisaari. Le sue indubbie capacità diplomatiche – dimostrate quale mediatore Onu per lo status del Kosovo in un impegno per cui aveva ottenuto il premio Nobel per la pace – non sono state sufficienti a far trovare un punto d’intesa […]