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ecumenism" "

“Monitoring the ecumenical situation in Eastern Europe and identifying how the process of the Charta Oecumenica may help to tackle existing difficulties”: that’s the objective of the Consultation being held at Leanyfálu, Hungary, from 27 to 30 November, on the invitation of the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE) and the Conference of […]

Finland

Five million inhabitants in a territory as large as Italy, of whom 89% are of Lutheran Evangelic faith, 1% Russian Orthodox, 9% non-declared and the remaining 1% comprising the “other religions”, including Catholics: that is the religious situation in Finland today, the Scandinavian country furthest to the East, and bordering on Russia, with which it […]

Italy" "

In an age in which “the need is emerging for the sacred and for strong bonds of affection in the context of very fragmented experiences”, the “secret” of the parish consists in “its passion to foster personal growth”, through its “relation with people, families and the fabric of the society that lives and works on […]

Austria" "

Work on the reform of the Austrian Constitution began in Vienna on 30 June. The draft of a new Federal Constitution will be completed within eighteenth months. During the last audition, held in Parliament on 21 November, the representatives of the Christian Churches read out a joint declaration: protection of minorities, inalienability of social rights, […]

The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has taken a strong stance on the Catholic schools and colleges in the country, the theme at the centre of their last plenary assembly in Leeds (cf. Sir 78/2003). Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who chairs the episcopal Commission for education and training, put out a statement of the bishops […]

“The new Bible translated into Turkish, including the deuterocanonical books, was published on 20 November”. News of the new Turkish Bible was broken to SIR by Father Domenico Bertogli, parish priest of the church of Saints Peter and Paul at Antakya (Turkey). “It’s an important event – he said – because hitherto there was only […]

European Churches" "

Pastoral renewal, ecumenism and social mission: these are the three main priorities that the Athenian Church will have to tackle in the near future. The priorities were defined at the plenary assembly of the Athenian Church, which ended in the Greek capital in recent days. “The changing face of our local church – said the […]

ccee

Collegiality between the Episcopal Conferences, ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, and the role of the Church in European culture and society, have been, as usual, at the centre of the activities of the continent’s episcopates in recent months. While the meeting of the CCEE (Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe) on the safeguard of the […]

After the agreement reached at the Summit in Dublin in 1996, the Pact was adopted at Amsterdam in 1997. Its objective was to ensure that, once the single currency was introduced, the disciplines followed by the member states in terms of budgetary controls would be maintained. The Pact prescribes: deficit ceiling of 3%: the ratio […]

front page" "

The decision taken by Ecofin, the council of the economic and financial ministers of the Union, on 25 November, to avoid procedures and sanctions against France and Germany for excessive public deficit, continues to pose questions and raise doubts about the future of the “Stability Pact”, and also to give rise to serious concerns about […]