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Pur non essendo “più una società cristiana” in Europa “c’è ampio spazio per una visione cristiana della realtà” ma occorre che la Chiesa “sia se stessa, superi la tentazione interna di secolarizzazione, testimoni il Cristo Risorto, ridoni Dio all’Europa”. Ne sono convinti i segretari generali delle Conferenze episcopali europee, riuniti fino al 30 giugno a […]

PRIMA PAGINA

Di sicuro Nicolas Sarkozy sperava di giungere in cima all’Europa comunitaria in tutt’altro momento. Per dare il giusto passo ai Ventisette, per rilanciare la propria immagine interna. E per guadagnarsi un posto tra i Grandi del mondo rafforzando la statura internazionale dell’Eliseo, in un momento in cui i “colleghi” più temibili, Angela Merkel e Gordon […]

SYDNEY 2008

Next July 18-20, Activ8 will bring together Czech and Slovakian youth in Velehrad. Some 10 thousand young people are expected to take part in the meeting conceived as an alternative for all those who won’t be able to be in Sydney, Australia, for the World Youth Day on July 15-20. In addition to the youth […]

EUROPE AND ISLAM

Persecuted Christians, forced to emigrate or to convert in Iraq, oppressed by the lack of stability and employment in the Holy Land, restricted, or even hindered, in their right to the freedom of religion and worship in almost all Islamic-majority Countries. Seen from this perspective, the foreshadowed clash of civilizations – in this case involving […]

Austria: adoption is a giftAdoption as “an opportunity and a gift”. This was the topic of a symposium organized by the diocese of Graz-Seckau in Graz a few days ago. “A woman who gives her child in adoption is donating him”, underlined Sissi Potzinger, member of the Association of Catholic families of Styria during the […]

Germany: the debate on euthanasia The debate on euthanasia gained momentum in Germany after a woman died for assisted-suicide performed by Roger Kush on June 28. Mr.Kusch, former Justizsenator in Hamburg, renown for his pro-euthanasia stands, founded the Dr. Roger Kusch Sterbehilfe e.V., an association in support of its legalization and practice. He used a […]

CCEE

Though “a Christian society no longer exists” in Europe, “there’s ample scope for a Christian view of reality”, but what’s needed is that the Church “should be herself, overcome the internal temptation of secularization, bear witness to the Risen Christ, and restore God to Europe”: so declared the general secretaries of the European Bishops’ Conferences […]

FRONT PAGE

Undoubtedly Nicolas Sarkozy was hoping to reach the top of the European Union at a far more favourable juncture in its history: to give the right forward momentum to the Twenty-Seven; to re-launch his own internal image; and to earn for himself a place among the great world leaders by reinforcing the international stature of […]

Una Giornata mondiale della gioventù nel segno della fede ma anche del dialogo tra religioni. Ne è convinta Josie Lacey, responsabile nazionale delle attività multiculturali e interreligiose per la comunità ebraica australiana, una dei 40 rappresentanti di altre religioni che incontreranno Benedetto XVI nella sala capitolare della cattedrale di St. Mary il 18 luglio. In […]