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A booklet called “Auschwitz – history and thought” was presented in Berlin on 28 May. It’s the first joint Christian and Jewish stance on Auschwitz in Germany, after the Holocaust. According to Hans Joachim Meyer, president of the ZdK (“Central Committee of Catholics”), speaking at the book launch, “the book is intended to make a […]

Jewish communities" "

A pan-European demonstration in support of the State of Israel and for peace in the Middle East took place in the streets of Brussels on 29 May. The event, sponsored by the European Jewish Congress, in collaboration with the Coordination of European Jewish communities and the Association of the Jews of Belgium, attracted thousands of […]

Italian bishops" "

The steps forward of the Churches, the pastoral difficulties and social problems of their respective countries: just some of the themes posed to the attention of the recent general Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference (Rome, 20-24 May) by the fifteen bishops representing the foreign Episcopal Conferences invited to participate. For example… The political situation […]

“The European juridical tradition and culture forged by Christianity” comprise numerous “elements that may contribute to the European Constitution in the process of being drawn up”. That’s the view expressed by the Rector of Lumsa (Catholic university in Rome), Giuseppe Dalla Torre, to the recent conference promoted by the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas […]

The deadline fixed by the Convention for the future of Europe for the sending of contributions by non-governmental bodies expired on 15 April 2002. On 12, 13, 17 and 18 June, the associations, the NGOs and the local and regional authorities will participate in the work groups of the Presidium of the Convention and on […]

the Convention" "

The organizations of civil society will be listened to by the plenary session of the Convention which will be held in Brussels on 24 and 25 June. “To complete its mission – explain the promoters of the European initiative – the Convention consider it extremely important to listen to and take into consideration the views […]

NATO-Russia" "

28 May 2002: signing of the accord of association of Russia with NATO, which puts and end to the historic opposition between the Atlantic Alliance and what was the superpower leader of the Warsaw Pact. But what is the real value of the new alliance? We put the question to Alvaro de Vasconcelos , director […]

Bulgaria" "

The Pope chose Bulgaria as the destination of his 96th apostolic journey. It’s a country with only some 80,000 Catholics. So, after Romania and Greece, the Pope once again visited an Orthodox country in the Balkans, a region of Europe that marks an important stage in the Holy Father’s pilgrimage towards Russia and its patriarch […]

Born in Sumatra, in Indonesia, and a graduate in biology and zoology from the University of London, Sister Denise Calder , of the “Society of the Sacred Heart”, is an expert in environmental problems. After several years teaching in the UK and ten years spent in Africa, helping refugees in Zambia, Sister Denise was (three […]

Environment, work, health: the problems posed by Chernobyl and Porto Marghera. The Consultation held by the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE) in Venice from 23 to 26 May reviewed the various phases of the environmental disaster of the atomic power station in the Ukraine and the plight of workers at the Italian […]