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The Patriarch of Moscow, Alexis II, has reaffirmed the ecumenical commitment and the “full participation” of the Russian Orthodox Church within the World Council of Churches (WCC), but also emphasized the concern for new developments in the ethical field that are being registered in some churches, warning that they “may undermine ecumenical relationships”. So says […]

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“Right from the start of his pontificate the Pope has declared that this is his fundamental priority. We are here to see what kind of new steps we can take”, said Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, on visiting Moscow at the end of June. There he had a series […]

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‘At your word, Lord’ is the pastoral plan of greatest success of the Catholic Church of England and Wales. Launched in 2003, the programme promotes the life of the 160 parishes of the diocese of Westminster. Organized twice each year, in the autumn and during Lent, it has a duration of six weeks and involves […]

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Just over a month to go before the opening: the programme of World Youth Day (Cologne, 16-21 August) has by now been fixed, though still susceptible to “last minute” variations, thanks to the unremitting work of the organizers (info: www.wjt2005.de – www.gmg2005.it). Many meetings are planned during WYD; they include an international meeting between young […]

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“Going to Edinburgh was a wonderful experience. I participated as a person, not as a journalist. I went there with a group from my parish ‘Our Lady Help of Christians’, in Kentish Town, North London”, says Josephine Siedlecka , who heads the Catholic press agency “Independent Catholic News”. For Josephine, the London to Edinburgh march […]

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In this its 30th year of existence, the leaders of the G8 nations will meet in Gleneagles, Scotland from 6-8 July under the presidency of the UK. The G8 gathers together the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the USA along with representation from the EU by President Barroso. At […]

“La speranza abita la vita dell’uomo”, ma bisogna compiere “uno sforzo” in più per “leggere le sue tracce nella stessa struttura dell’uomo, nei suoi desideri che non vanno abbassati a bisogni da soddisfare, ma sempre innalzati a mete da sognare, perché i desideri ci fanno capire che nessun essere umano può esaurire la sua vita […]

Grande scalpore sta suscitando in Germania la decisione di Schröder di sottoporsi al voto di fiducia davanti al Bundestag con l’annuncio della sua astensione e l’invito del presidente della Spd, Franz Müntefering, ai parlamentari del partito di astenersi anch’essi in modo da far cadere il governo. L’invito ha suscitato proteste all’interno del partito stesso in […]

La Commissione per le Pari Opportunità dell’Europarlamento ha organizzato settimana scorsa a Bruxelles un’audizione pubblica per fare il punto della situazione relativa alla violenza commessa nei confronti delle donne in Europa. I dati in possesso dell’Unione Europea – seppur incompleti e relativi alla sola Ue a quindici in assenza pressoché totale di informazioni sul fenomeno […]

Il Consiglio dei ministri dell’Agricoltura ha raggiunto settimana scorsa a Lussemburgo un accordo politico per la costituzione di un Fondo specifico per lo sviluppo delle aree rurali che dovrebbe permettere l’estensione dell’attività di agricoltori, imprese e industrie e la conseguente creazione di nuovi posti di lavoro. La dotazione finanziaria del Fondo – la cui entrata […]