Redazione

Overall, at the EU level, there are 7 programmes and 12 actions in which young people can participate directly. In spite of the non-existence of a specific EU policy for youth, a series of provisions do tackle the problems of young people within various areas of competence of the Union. We list the most significant […]

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Palm Sunday, 24 March, is, as it is every year, an occasion to celebrate Youth Day in each diocese. In preparation for this important Day, the Pope is meeting the youth of the diocese of Rome this afternoon, 21 March. The youth of the whole world are thus symbolically taking the road towards the 17th […]

“Pro-Life Week 2002” was presented in Frankfurt in recent days. A joint venture promoted by the Catholic Church and by the Federation of the Evangelic Churches in Germany, the Week will be held from 13 to 20 April 2002. “Do the will of God for man!” is the theme chosen for the event in the […]

The appeal to faith as the source of peaceful co-existence, the contribution of the Churches to the construction of the European Union, the centrality of the parish, and concern for the country’s social emergencies, immigration in particular: these are the main points in the final communiqué of the permanent Council of the Italian Episcopal Council, […]

The UN Commission of human rights opened its current session, which is due to last six weeks in the UN headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland) on 18 March. Over 3,500 delegates are due to attend. The Commission is the main organ of the United Nations in the sphere of human rights. It was created by the […]

“It’s impossible to build the European Union without culture”. So said Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Holy See’s Council for Culture, speaking at its plenary Assembly in Rome (14-16 March). The theme of discussion at this year’s assembly was: “Transmitting the faith to the heart of cultures: ‘Novo millennio ineunte'”. “In this period – […]

“The threat to women living under fundamentalist regimes that abuse their dignity and their rights is a serious and important question. Nonetheless, the resolution presented by Maria Izquierdo Rojo and adopted by the European Parliament does not tackle the question with the precision, respect and responsibility it deserves“. That is the view expressed by COMECE […]

EU Council

More concise than usual, the conclusions of the European Council, held in Barcelona on 15 and 16 March, revolve around seven key points: 1) energy, 2) economic reforms, 3) sustainable development, 4) “Galileo” project, 5) financial markets, 6) steel war, 7) peace in the Middle East. 1) The liberalization of the gas and electricity markets […]

Austria

The plenary assembly of Austrian bishops, under the presidency of Cardinal Christopher Schönborn, opened in the Voralberg, close to the Liechstenstein frontier, on the 19th March and is due to end on the 21st. Many issues are on the agenda: the questions linked to European integration, in particular the challenges posed by the reunification of […]

immigration

“The number of foreign students is increasing in Italy. There are almost 150,000, approximately 2% of the whole school population”, explained Marco Demarie , director of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation, on opening the proceedings of the international conference “Community in Schools: Immigration and Schooling in Italy and in Europe” held over the last few days […]