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From the study of pathology to the role of believers in the process of European integration; from the Protestant influences on Slovene culture to the challenges of globalization: Franciscan Father MIRAN ŠPELIC , professor in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Ljubljana, interviewed by Gianni Borsa, tackles any question that leads him to […]

The right balance needs to be struck between the care of the invalid and the acceptance of death. The practical advice is that “on so delicate a question, each of the terms used must be subjected to careful examination, so as to avoid any ambiguity”. That is what is recommended by Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard of […]

An examination of the problems of the Church in the world, also by reflecting on the latest documents in the papal magisterium, and a particular attention to the problems of the pastoral care of immigrants and of the family in the Nordic countries: these were the main focuses of attention of the Scandinavian Episcopal Conference […]

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There’s less than a year to go before the next World Youth Day in Cologne, and the organizers are working flat out. Enrolment in the event by Internet has begun – inaugurated by the Pope in person at Loreto on 4 September. And various projects are supporting participation in the event: they even include a […]

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There will be over 4000 participants in this year’s Semaines sociales in France, which to mark the centenary of their establishment (1904) have chosen as their theme “Europe, a society to be invented”. The meeting is to be held in Lille, European capital of culture, from 23 to 26 September, with a programme packed with […]

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One Union, but multiple identities. Now that the frontiers of the EU have been extended and the signing of the Constitution approaches (scheduled for 29 October), some questions that have always accompanied the history of continental integration are re-emerging: recently several academics have posed anew the question of the European identity. This is a key […]

The sixth “summer university” was held at Smolenice, close to Bratislava (Slovakia), from 11-14 September. This annual event, promoted by COMECE, is intended to bring together youth who work for and in collaboration with the European Church organization. This year – says COMECE in a press release – the meeting is the first to be […]

Checking the state of health of Christianity, its relations with other religions and its role in helping to defuse fundamentalism and terrorism: that’s the main aim of the meeting of the presidents of the 34 Episcopal Conferences that form part of the CCEE, to be held in Leeds from 30 September to 3 October. The […]

“I only hope that the witness of men and women of God, united in condemning every form of violence, especially that which takes religion as a pretext, may touch many people in France and elsewhere”. With this hope, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon, welcomed the decision – announced by Andrea Riccardi at the end […]

“It’s a great honour for our country that the authority of the universal Church has chosen the Maltese islands, the islands of St. Paul, for a meeting that will bring together hundreds of priests from all over the world. But it’s not only an honour. It’s also a particularly challenging responsibility”. The point is made […]