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“A violation of international law and a stain on the conscience of America”. The Anglican archbishop of York, John Sentamu, did not mince words in condemning what is happening to prisoners being detained by the USA without trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Born in Uganda 56 years ago, Sentamu is the first black archbishop […]

On the occasion of a visit to France (10-13 February) and during a meeting with the secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, head of the Department of External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, recalled that a summit of religious leaders would be held in […]

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The 9th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) ended at Porto Alegre in Brazil on 23 February. It was attended by delegates of 348 Christian churches (Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican) throughout the world. The theme of the assembly was: “God, in your grace, transform the world”. In its final message the Assembly […]

Introduced by the Blessed Frédéric Ozanam in Notre-Dame in Paris in 1835, the “Lenten Conferences” have now become a firm tradition that has spread all over France. They begin in March. At Chartres they will be devoted this year (on 8, 17 and 24 March) to the theme of happiness; the first speaker will be […]

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES EVERYDAY. In 120 parishes of the Tyrol, Lent this year will be accompanied by “Exercises in everyday life” ( Exerzitien im Alltag). The project involves half of Tyrolean dioceses. It invites the participants to dedicate between 15 and 30 minutes each day to silence, reflection and personal prayer during Lent. The various phases […]

LENTEN Sms FOR CHILDREN. Establishing a contact with God through the mobile phone: the pastoral ministry for children of the diocese of Magdeburg aims to make children reflect on faith and life through text messages sent by mobile phones. The initiative was born from the growing interest of children in cell phones. “Place yourself in […]

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REASONS for DIALOGUE. Walking in the midst of the crowd in Istanbul in recent days, I have been reflecting on the mystery of the human person. I feel one of them, but at the same time I see the distances between us that only God who is love can overcome. I think of Izmir, where […]

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John Paul II often evoked, especially in his messages for peace on 1st January, an historic change in Europe: the emergence of a multicultural and multifaith society linked to mass migration. In this sense we can speak of a form of cultural revolution that upsets the traditional confrontation in Europe between different religions and between […]

“Nell’uomo, in ogni uomo, in qualunque stadio o condizione della sua vita, risplende un riflesso della stessa realtà di Dio”. Un “giudizio morale”, questo, che “vale già agli inizi della vita di un embrione, prima ancora che si sia impiantato nel seno materno, che lo custodirà e nutrirà per nove mesi fino al momento della […]

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Il 2 febbraio, il Consiglio regionale della Puglia ha approvato, con i voti della maggioranza di centrosinistra e di tre consiglieri di opposizione, un atto di indirizzo politico con cui si “impegna la Giunta regionale a consentire l’utilizzazione delle metodiche esistenti per l’interruzione volontaria di gravidanza” (Ivg). Con lo stesso atto la Giunta è stata […]