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PRIMA PAGINA

“Questa proposta si fonda su un presupposto non corretto basato a sua volta su un principio insostenibile: che esista un diritto all’aborto, mentre non si può definire esercizio di un diritto il violare il diritto alla vita di un altro essere umano”. Maria Luisa Di Pietro, copresidente dell’associazione italiana “Scienza & Vita” (che tutela la […]

MALTA

“God’s Creation and sustainability in the Mediterranean” is the topic of the conference and intensive-training course promoted in Malta by the Commission for the Environment of the archdiocese of Malta, by the archbishops’ seminary of the same diocese, and by the bishops’ seminary of the diocese of Gozo, scheduled for next July 12-17. The initiative […]

Germany: the media and EasterMsgr. Gebhard Fürst, chairman of the Media Commission of Germany’s Bishops Conference, criticized Germany’s private channels’ palimpsest for Easter. “Comedy, action and horror movies that have nothing to do with Easter festivity are broadcast in peak viewing-time”, wrote Msgr. Fürst in an article published on March 17 by the weekly “Neue […]

FRONT PAGE

“This proposal is founded on a mistaken premise, based in turn on an untenable principle: that a right to abortion exists, whereas the violation of the right to life of another human being cannot be called the exercise of a right”, declares Maria Luisa Di Pietro, co-president of the Italian association “Scienza & Vita”/Science & […]

Tibet, respect of rights and reconciliation The European Union expressed its “deep concern regarding news on the turmoil in Tibet. It offers its condolences to the families of the victims”. The 27 Council Presidency has been closely following recent events in the Far East. In a note issued the past few days, Community leaders urgently […]

YOUTH AND EUROPE

“Educating young generations to extend a passionate and disillusioned glance to Europe. The passionate outlook of those who are aware they are expected to propose, with their lives and their words, a high ideal that will give Europe a soul; the disillusioned glance of those who acknowledge difficulties related to an unrestrained use of freedom”. […]

ecumenism

France: message for EasterThe Council of Christian Churches of France has asked for a particular thought for the Christian minorities in the Middle East and for all Christians in the world who are “threatened, sometimes persecuted, and forced into exile, in intolerable living conditions”. Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois and Protestant pastor Claude Baty […]

comece

European Churches urged EU institutions to reflect on a series of measures envisaged in the “Directive for the return” of non-EC illegal immigrants. The news was given in March’s issue of “Europe infos”, the monthly magazine of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (COMECE), and by Ocipe (Catholic information and initiative office […]

Sydney 2008

The Wyd is an important event also for the youth of the Czech Republic. To learn more about the Catholic Church’s preparations for the meeting, held in Sidney on July 15-20, we asked a series of questions to Vít Zatloukal, director of the Youth Pastoral Care Commission of the Czech Bishops Conference. (On the same […]

La Gmg rappresenta un appuntamento importante anche per i giovani della Repubblica Ceca. Per conoscere come la Chiesa cattolica del Paese si sta preparando per l’incontro, che si svolgerà dal 15 al 20 luglio a Sydney, abbiamo posto alcune domande a Vít Zatloukal, direttore della Commissione per la pastorale giovanile della Conferenza episcopale ceca.Come si […]