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Alif e Alef sono rispettivamente le due lettere iniziali dell’alfabeto arabo e ebraico. Alif-Aleph è il nome dell’associazione per il dialogo tra gli ebrei e i musulmani della Gran Bretagna lanciata a il 21 giugno scorso a Londra, presso il Foreign Office, col sostegno del ministro per il Commercio, l’Investimento e gli Affari esteri, Mike […]

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Mentre nei Paesi dell’Europa dell’Est crescono (con la vistosa eccezione della Bielorussia) gli spazi concessi dalle autorità eredi dell’ateismo comunista di Stato alle comunità religiose, le maggiori delle quali sono riconosciute “religioni tradizionali, cioè appartenenti alla storia e alla cultura del Paese”, nell’Europa occidentale si approfondisce il confronto tra le religioni tradizionali e i culti […]

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Internet, la famiglia, informazione ed etica: sono i temi scelti per l’incontro dei circa trenta partecipanti all’incontro annuale degli addetti stampa e portavoce delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa (Ccee) che si sta svolgendo ad Atene dal 24 al 27 giugno. “Si tratta di un appuntamento molto importante per la chiesa greca – dichiara al Sir l’arcivescovo […]

In spite of the fact that the social doctrine of the Church forms an essential part of the preaching of the Gospel, some Christians show a certain reluctance to be informed or their awareness heightened on the question. Yet the commitment to justice, peace and the common good, subsidiarity, the dignity of work, and the […]

The 12th European Conference on the social services, on the theme: “Delivering quality and accessibility in social welfare and healthcare in a larger Europe”, was held in Dublin from 16 to 18 June. Organized by the European Social Network (ESN), in collaboration with the Irish Presidency of the EU, the conference was attended by experts […]

The latest figures published by Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Commission) on the inflation trend do not make comforting reading. For the 25-member EU, a growth of inflation was registered during May, equivalent to 0.4%, which brings the overall annualised rate to 2.4%. The data for inflation in the euro zone are also […]

The Commission last week adopted a Communication that reviews the current state of the project undertaken by Brussels last year to update and simplify Community acquis. The objectives of the project, still in progress, are the simplification and clarification of the content of EU law, on the one hand, and the reduction of the volume […]

The plenary session of the Committee of the Regions (CR) was held in Brussels on 16-17 June. It was the first after the EU enlargement of 1st May (its effective members now number 317). The main point on the order of the day was the examination of the draft opinion of the CR on the […]

“A fundamental stage in the process of European integration”. That’s how the executive committee of COMECE, Commission of the episcopates of the European Community, meeting in Rome on 23 June, defined the new European Constitutional Treaty. A statement signed by the president of COMECE, Bishop Josef Homeyer of Hildesheim, and its two vice-presidents, Bishop Adrianus […]

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A meeting between African and European bishops to “examine common responsibility for the Church and for their own peoples” and “seek new ways of collaboration, mutual aid and exchange”: these are some of the objectives of the symposium to be held in Rome from 10 to 13 November, on the initiative of the Council of […]