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The “fundamentals” that measure the state of health of the real economy are sound; the international context is favourable (the USA is slowing down, but China and India are accelerating rapidly); the financial crisis generated by subprime American mortgages has eroded but not destroyed confidence. All things considered, growth is set to continue, even if […]

Ever more voices are being expressed in support of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, after the recent sentence of the Appeal Court in Turkey that challenged the ecumenical status of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Messages of support have come from the Conference of European Churches (CEC), the World Council of Churches (WCC) and […]

The 7th Symposium entitled ‘Arctic: mirror of life’, promoted by the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I in collaboration with the NGO “Religion, Science and Environment, ended on 12 September. The uniqueness of the Symposium was that it was held on board a ship, which hosted some 150 delegates for a week, including religious leaders, scientists, […]

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

Forty days after the death of Patriarch Teoctist, the Orthodox Church of Romania elected Metropolitan Daniel of Moldavia and Bukovina as its new Patriarch on Tuesday, 12 September. The Metropolitan obtained the votes of 95 members of the ecclesiastical electoral college out of the 161 present. “I am grateful – declared the Metropolitan – to […]

YOUTH

A week of exchange and reflection on the Gospel Beatitude “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”: that was the experience shared by some 70 delegates from 25 countries who participated in the 6th meeting of Mediterranean youth held at Loreto (Italy) until Sunday 9 September, under the auspices of the […]

GERMANY

www.kummernetz.de: that’s the website founded by the deacon of Würzburg, UWE HOLSCHUH , at the end of 1996 with a simple web page and e-mail address. Now some fifty volunteers are providing their services as part of a platform of communication and advice for adults, teenagers and children in difficult situations.NETWORK OF TROUBLES. The data […]

The 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s aggression on Poland, which took place only a few days after the German invasion on 1st September 1939, will be marked on 17 September. “In the territories occupied by Soviet troops the Catholic Church suffered a real Golgotha. In the years 1939-1941 over a million Catholics perished, or […]

The archdiocese of Valencia has published its “Pastoral Priorities” for the pastoral year 2007-2008. They include the need to reinforce the “centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the Christian community” and the family’s transmission of faith to the younger generations. The publication contains some proposals aimed at all the parishes and Christian communities: […]

Bringing to a wide public opinion the present debate on the possible damaging effects of representations of violence in the media: that’s the appeal of Cardinal Karl Lehmann, President of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK), in his speech at the ceremony for the award of the Catholic Media Prize in Bonn in recent days. “Violent […]

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“A great effort of communication” is needed to build a Europe of peoples, cultures and openness to the world. This commitment – writes Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini in his book “Effatà. Apriti” (1990) – closely touches the life of the Churches: it is a commitment of ecumenical communication”.”Ecumenical collaboration can be achieved in all the […]