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In seguito al successo televisivo del reality-show inglese “The Monastery” e per far fronte alle richieste, due monasteri cattolici – uno benedettino, l’altro francescano – hanno deciso di offrire questa estate una serie di pacchetti-soggiorno per proporre “un’esperienza di spiritualità autentica”. La prima offerta arriva proprio dall’abbazia benedettina di Worth nel West Sussex dove è […]

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Benedetto XVI è Papa da poco più di un mese. Con una crescente simpatia, come osservato dai media mondiali. È un Papa che ha conquistato i cuori delle persone fin dal primo momento sulla loggia centrale della basilica di san Pietro. Non stupisce solo coloro che gli sono più vicini ma il mondo intero: quando […]

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“It is also the job of the European Ombudsman to familiarise citizens with the contents of the Constitutional Treaty, its key principles, the reforms contained in it and the great objectives that the signatory countries have assumed together. We will not abandon this task. If each plays his part, I am convinced that we will […]

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Few know that Europe lives by agriculture, with over half of the population of the 25 member states living in rural areas. The new EU member states have also brought as their dowry some 38 million hectares of arable land that have now been added to the 130 million of the old continent, and a […]

The Christian Churches pledge “to give witness to the Gospel in words and in deeds, to be a living community in charity and in teaching, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus to all, to offer young people roles of responsibility, to open the doors to foreigners, to welcome the dispossessed and to support the suffering […]

The Conference of the Churches of Europe (CEC) and the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) have announced a competition for the design of the logo for the Third European Ecumenical Assembly (AEE3). The winner will receive a prize of 1000 euros and be invited to participate free of charge in the Sibiu […]

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The Lisbon Strategy and social policies, immigration, enlargement, the process of ratification of the Constitutional Treaty, Turkey’s bid for EU membership, the negotiations with Croatia, and relations with China, are just some of the questions discussed by the delegation of the European Churches – representatives of COMECE (Commission of European Episcopates) and of CEC (Council […]

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The General Secretaries of the 34 Bishops’ Conferences of Europe will meet at St. Gallen (Switzerland) from 26 to 30 May. Among the questions on the agenda: the role of Christianity and of the Churches in Europe, in consideration of the recent events linked to the papacy and basic trends at the economic, socio-political and […]

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A little over three months to go before the start of World Youth Day in Cologne, and preparatory events are being stepped up in Holland too. And in this case too, creativity linked in a singular way with the local traditions is being displayed: the projects include pilgrimages by boat, floral mosaics, and ecumenical celebrations. […]

The Hungarian Postal Service, Magyar Posta Rt., is commemorating the 85th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II with the issue of a special set of stamps, presented in recent days at the seat of the Hungarian Bishops’ Conference in Budapest. Present at the press conference were, among others, the apostolic nuncio Msgr. Janusz […]