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The future of the Middle East following the Palestinian elections is commented on as follows by Alexander Gauland ( Die Welt – 1/3): “ What many had warned about has now come to pass: the fact that real democracy in the Middle East might produce disagreeable results. The victory of Hamas has thrown Israel, the […]

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“Europe ought to have abolished history. History has abolished Europe”. With this provocative remark begins the editorial in the last number of “Limes” (1-2006), Italian bimonthly review of geopolitics. Entitled “The vendettas of history”, the editorial is dedicated to the difficult process of European integration, now ever further than ever from the dream of its […]

The first meeting of Jews, Christians and Muslims that would give rise to the local IFG (Interfaith Group) was held at Fontenay-sous-Bois on 16 March 1991, in the presence of then mayor Louis Bayeurte. Meeting together to understand each other and enter into dialogue: that was the objective of the promoters of the initiative, which […]

In contrast to youth and the disabled, the number of women who participated in the WCC Assembly at Porto Alegre increased. There were over a hundred women delegates; 63 were elected onto the Central Committee. “Ecofeminism” and “ecojustice”: these are the categories, according to Kobia, in which the contributions that women can make to the […]

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“Sexuality is a gift of God. It has to do with spirituality. It’s a question that needs to be at the centre of the Church’s reflection”: that’s one of the requests made by the 250 youth who participated in the three-day pre-assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held at Porto Alegre, in Brazil, […]

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A million and a half donors, with an average offering of 130 euros for a total of 195 million euros collected in 2004: 3.83% more than the previous year. These figures, relating to the “denier de l’Église”, the annual contribution requested of the faithful for the upkeep of the French Church, were announced in Paris […]

“Bringing the joy of the Risen Lord to everyone” is the title of the pastoral aid prepared by the offices and agencies of the Italian Bishops’ Conference for the period of Lent and Easter 2006 and sent to all parishes. Inspired by the First Letter of Peter, which this year is accompanying the journey towards […]

“Lent is the time that the Church dedicates to a profound revision of life”, and given that the family is considered a “small domestic church’, this time should be experienced as “renewal of family life”: that is the suggestion made by Father Domingos Paulo Costa Oliveira, of the department of family pastoral care of the […]

The “Pastoral Letter for Lent 2006” written by the Archbishop of Luxembourg Fernand Franck, under the title “Return to the fount: water is life”, is focused on the sacrament of baptism. The archbishop recalls the pastoral project “DraiSchrett” (Three Steps), with which the Church of Luxembourg invites the Catholics of the country to return to […]

It’s not true that there’s no time for praying. The statistics tell us in fact that “in Belgium people spend on average 3 hours and 45 minutes, almost 4 hours, before the television set everyday”, points out Bishop André-Moutien Léonard of Namur, recalling in his message for Lent that one “of the practices that Jesus […]