Redazione

Eurodac, la banca dati europea per la rilevazione ed il controllo delle impronte digitali dei richiedenti asilo e degli immigrati clandestini in funzione da poco più di un anno, ha pubblicato il 5 maggio un rapporto secondo il quale sono ben 17.287 le persone che nel corso del 2003 hanno presentato richieste di asilo contemporaneamente […]

20th WYD" "

In just over a year’s time the WYD is to be held in Cologne. The spiritual and logistic preparation of the event is continuing in German dioceses. We continue our presentation of some of the preparatory events. (For further reports see SirEurope nos. 7, 8, 10, 16, 21, 25, 28/2004) THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE […]

Ecumenism" "

“Europe has a need for the commitment and enthusiasm of Christians”, said John Paul II in the message he sent to the international ecumenical event held in Stuttgart on Saturday 8 May on the theme “Together for Europe”. Over 10,000 participants representing 175 Catholic, Evangelic, Orthodox and Anglican Movements and Communities filled the Hanns Martin […]

comece " "

COMECE, the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community, issued a statement from its headquarters in Brussels on Monday 10 May, urging Catholics to vote in the forthcoming European elections on 10-13 June. THE VOTE: “MORAL DUTY” FOR ALL CITIZENS. The document, entitled An opportunity to realise our values, underlines once again the European […]

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The struggle against international terrorism could lead to “a dilemma between freedom and security”, whose solution “is placed in a delicate balance that must, in a democratic society, be the result of a wide public debate”. So says the editorial in the April number of “Europe infos”, monthly newsletter of the Commission of the Episcopates […]

CHRISTIAN ROOTS" "

“Let’s not shut ourselves up in a European fortress, especially now that a modicum of euro-optimism has re-emerged with the entry of ten new countries into the Union”. That’s the hope expressed by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (77) during a recent lecture he gave in the diocese of Milan of which he was the archbishop […]

“Marriage and the family are the foundation of the common good”, declared Archbishop Séan Brady, Primate of Ireland and President of the Irish Bishops, in addressing a seminar promoted by the Irish Episcopal Conference in recent days. Theme of the meeting, held in Dublin, was “Supporting marriage and family life”. “The Catholic Church – noted […]

ireland " "

“In Northern Ireland, society is pervaded by mistrust”; so the first thing that needs to be done is “restore trust, the necessary precondition for the peaceful sharing of spaces, powers and responsibilities”. So said Archbishop Séan Brady, primate of Ireland and President of the Conference of Irish Bishops, in a lecture he gave at the […]

Is that of 1st May an enlargement or a reunification? And what should be the role of the Catholic media in this phase of transformation of European history? These are some of the questions posed on the first days of the “European Weeks of Communication” (1- 15 May), promoted by the Catholic University of Lyon […]

youth" "

A Europe understood especially as a “construction site”: much has been done, but so much still remains to be built. In this spirit, 400 young people came to Strasbourg, to the seat of the Council of Europe, from the 45 states that are now members of the first continental institution, founded in 1949 when the […]