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ECUMENISM

It was a pilgrimage without precedents in the history of the ecumenical movement. At the invitation of the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, the Most Rev. Jacques Perrier, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, leader of the Anglican Communion, visited the Sanctuary of Lourdes from 22 to 24 September, together with a large group of […]

BARTOLOMEW I AT THE EP

“Europe must include Turkey in its integration plan”. At the same time, Turkey ought to “promote dialogue and tolerance” in the country along with the protection of fundamental rights “that include religious freedoms”. Bartolomew I, Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, pled the cause of Turkey’s adhesion to the EU in the European Parliament. In his […]

Italy: new general secretary of the Italian bishopsOn 25 September Benedict XVI nominated Monsignor Mariano Crociata as the new General Secretary of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI). In giving news of the new appointment to the personnel of the CEI, also in the presence of the bishops of the Permanent Episcopal Council (CEP), Cardinal Bagnasco […]

Ukraine: a Salesian candidate for beatificationThe Synod of Ukraine’s Greek-Catholic Church, held September 2-9 in Lviv, received the Salesians’ request regarding the beatification and canonization process of father Stepan Czmil, the first Ukrainian priest of Byzantine-Ukrainian rite. The news was reported by Salesian Agency ANS. Father Czmil, born in Sudova Vyshnia in Ukraine in 1914, […]

CCEE

Collegiality among European Bishops Conferences, ecumenism, the relationship between the Church, culture and society remain the major spheres of action of the CCEE (the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences). Past June 7 Benedict XVI appointed Msgr. Aldo Giordano as Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Msgr. Giordano took […]

CCEE

Church and Media: that’s the main theme to be discussed at the plenary assembly of Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE) to be held at Esztergom in Hungary from 30 September to 3 October. The meeting will also be the occasion to present the results of the European survey promoted by the CCEE […]

FRONT PAGE

On September 24th, the ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew I gave a speech to the Plenary Assembly of the European Parliament, gathered in Brussels. Read below for the passage about dialogue.Dialogue is necessary first and foremost because it is inherent in the nature of the human person.This is the principal message that we propose for your consideration […]

CAMPANIA

La Regione Campania in campo contro il caro-prezzi che sta mettendo in difficoltà tante famiglie. Infatti, il 18 settembre, nel corso della riunione del Tavolo di concertazione istituzionale della Regione Campania, l’assessore regionale all’Agricoltura e alle attività produttive, Andrea Cozzolino, ha presentato dieci proposte della Regione Campania contro il caro-prezzi. Il decalogo prevede: una moratoria […]

Cari fratelli e sorelle, vorrei oggi parlare sulla relazione tra san Paolo e gli Apostoli che lo avevano preceduto nella sequela di Gesù. Questi rapporti furono sempre segnati da profondo rispetto e da quella franchezza che a Paolo derivava dalla difesa della verità del Vangelo. Anche se egli era, in pratica, contemporaneo di Gesù di […]

Gli “stati generali” del multilinguismo”Multilinguismo: una risorsa per l’Europa e un impegno comune”: è il titolo dell’ultimo documento adottato dalla Commissione, il 18 settembre, che affronta il tema della pluralità degli idiomi nel contesto “più ampio della coesione sociale e della prosperità”. “La coesistenza armoniosa di numerose lingue in Europa rappresenta – secondo il commissario […]