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The judgement that the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) expresses about the new Constitutional Treaty is on the whole positive. Though not ignoring the limitations of the text, the Brussels-based advisory body urges “member states to proceed rapidly to its ratification, which it considers a “decisive watershed for the future of European construction”. FIRM […]

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“ The Constitutional Treaty, signed by the twenty-five heads of state and of government of the European Union in Rome on 29 October 2004″, must “now be ratified in all member states”, and “whatever method is adopted for ratification”, it is important that “the text does not become the plaything or the victim of the […]

“We ask believing politicians to defend the poorest members of society, while we as religious pledge to promote responsible consumption”. The point was underlined during the conference of the Justice and Peace delegates of the Religious Congregations that are members of CONFER (Spanish Union of Men and Women Religious), held in Madrid in recent days. […]

Over 50 experts from Ireland and from the whole of the British Isles took part in the Forum on evangelization held in the diocese of Westminster in recent days. The theme of the meeting “Changing evangelization – sharing Catholic experiences” also suggested its aim: that of pooling the various experiences and reflections in the field […]

The German Episcopal Conference has expressed its concern about the situation in Ukraine in recent days. In a letter sent to the archbishop major of Lviv, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, and the archbishop of Lviv, Cardinal Marian Jaworski, the president of the German bishops, Cardinal Karl Lehmann, expressed solidarity “with those striving peacefully, with moderation and […]

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The spotlights are turned elsewhere, on Iraq, on the Holy Land or the Ivory Coast. That is inevitable. But in this way there’s a risk of forgetting many other situations in the world that are having to cope with chronic problems such as the struggle against poverty, post-war reconstruction, and the hoped-for reconciliation after years […]

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The public demonstrations against the result of the presidential elections that announced as the winner the pro-Russian Victor Yanukovych show no signs of abating in the streets of Kiev. The Supreme Court has been called to verify the regularity of the vote. Meanwhile outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said he was ready to organize a new […]

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Christmas: fundamental moment for Christians that recalls the journey of the Magi, symbol of the WYD in Cologne, which chose as its slogan: “We have come to worship him” (Mt 2:2). And this year, Advent, a period traditionally deeply felt by the Germans, is being experienced in the light of the forthcoming meeting of the […]

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Participating in an Advent retreat by Internet? It’s possible on the website . Notre Dame du Web (NDWeb) is an Ignatian spiritual centre on the Internet, run by men and women religious and laypeople of the French Catholic Church. The organization, created in 2001, has as its statutory aim “proposing, with the help of all […]

The question of the Ukraine, its crisis due to the contested results of the general elections and the risk of civil war, monopolises the attention of the main international dailies. “The pro-Russian candidate proclaimed victor in Ukraine”, is for example the headline in the Herald Tribune (25/11). “Snubbing Western leaders and the popular protest which […]