Redazione

Ccee: convegno su situazione religiosa in EuropaSi riuniranno a Covadonga (Spagna), dal 26 al 30 giugno, i segretari generali delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa. All’incontro parteciperà anche l’arcivescovo di Oviedo, mons. Carlos Osoro Sierra. L’iniziativa, su “La situazione religiosa in Europa: tra secolarizzazione e domanda di senso e di spiritualità”, è promossa dal Consiglio delle Conferenze […]

PRIMA PAGINA

Sarebbe inutile negare l’evidenza. L’Europa e le sue Istituzioni sono lontane. E quando qualcosa è lontano, non lo si vede bene (e questo è normale) e spesso si fa poco o nulla per vederlo meglio (e questo è sbagliato). Risulta quindi negativa anche la percezione dell’Unione Europea. Lo dimostrano i risultati dei referendum: bocciatura in […]

EU

Immigration, the Millennium Objectives, the go-ahead to Slovakia’s accession to the euro-zone, prices and energy supplies, climate change, the situation of Cuba and Sudan, the election in Zimbabwe of June 27 (“the citizens must be allowed to freely choose their own rulers”). As usual, many items have been tackled by the “Conclusions” of the EU […]

EU

The summit of EU heads of government and Statec,held in Brussels on June 19-20, confirmed doubts, stands and uncertainties which had been expressed the previous days. The “no” to the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, expressed by Irish voters in the referendum, was the major issue debated during the summit, marking the works and the […]

ANGLICAN CHURCHES

There still isn’t official talk of a “schism”. The definition is rather that of a “damaged communion”. In particular, emphasis is placed on the fact that the crisis with the Anglican Communion, 77 million faithful in the world, dates back to 10 years ago, 1997. The “novelty” consists in the fact that on June 22-29 […]

ENGLAND

An association to assist sick people who want to die a natural death. Those wearing a specific medaillon and card are ensured that if they should fall terribly ill and should become unable to decide of their own health, they will be adequately treated. While an increasing number of doctors and health workers tend to […]

SYDNEY 2008

Austria: in Australia to deepen the faith There are 750 young Austrians who will take part in Sydney’s World Youth Day scheduled for next July 15-20. The Austrian delegation will be led by His Eminence Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, President of the Bishops Conference, along with Msgr. Franz Lackner, in charge of Youth Pastoral Care. The […]

CCEE: meeting on the religious situation in EuropeThe general secretaries of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe are due to meet at Covadonga (Spain), from 26 to 30 June. The Archbishop of Oviedo, the Most Rev. Carlos Osoro Sierra, is also due to participate in the meeting. The question on the order of the day is: […]

FRONT PAGE

It would be vain to deny the evidence. Europe and its institutions are remote. And when something is remote, one doesn’t see it clearly (which is normal) and often little or nothing is done to see it better (which is wrong). The perception of the European Union is thus negative. The results of the various […]

Benedetto XVI all’Angelus di domenica scorsa, 22 giugno, ha invitato tutti i cristiani a vivere con impegno l’Anno Paolino (28 giugno 2008 – 29 giugno 2009), da lui stesso indetto nel bimillenario della nascita dell’Apostolo delle genti. Il Papa ha dato appuntamento, alle ore 18 del 28 giugno, nella basilica di San Paolo fuori le […]