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“The institutional communication of the Church in society” was the theme of the annual assembly of the diocesan delegates for social communication in Spain. According to José María Gil Tamayo, director of the mass media secretariat of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, “the Church, which was the master of communication during history, is now lamenting its […]

The European non-governmental organizations are asking the Council of foreign ministers of the EU to make a bigger commitment to aid to the development of the poor countries: an issue that will be debated, among others, during the UN conference “Finance for development” to be held in Monterrey, in Mexico, from 18 to 22 March. […]

From the scope left to the teaching of religion in schools to the question of religious buildings and their organization: just some of the questions at the centre of relations between the Catholic Church and the French State. The first of a series of meetings between religious and political representatives with the aim of examining […]

“Restoring links with memory, with the past, with one’s own roots, is a very important educational task which schools must assume: if we no longer recognize ourselves to be ‘children’ of a shared history, of a common past, it then becomes difficult to engage in dialogue”. The point is made by Msgr. Giuseppe Betori, secretary […]

In the European Union “unfortunately the common political rules are too few and we are consequently witnessing a grave uncertainty about the rights that the churches and religious communities should enjoy”. So said ambassador Robert Weninger, political counsellor to the President of the European Commission, intervening in the meeting on “The new Europe: enlargement, opportunities […]

An expert in the communication office, an expert in administration and a person with expertise in national and international legislation: these job vacancies are being advertised on the website of the Bishops’ Conference of the Church of England and Wales. All you need to do is clic on the site www.catholic-ew.org.uk, key in the title […]

An appeal not to reduce the electoral debate to “denunciations, personal attacks, and short-termism” was launched by the permanent Council of the French Episcopal Conference, in view of the election scheduled for 21 April that will call the French to choose their next head of state. “ Our country – write the bishops in a […]

The general assembly of the German bishops opened at Stuttgart on 18 February. Various issues will be discussed in this working session which will end on 21 February and bring together, in the diocesan academy of Hohenheim, 69 German bishops and cardinals under the presidency of Cardinal Karl Lehmann, bishop of Mainz. In the forefront […]

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“Europe in the thought and work of John Paul II” is the theme of the 3rd international Forum promoted by the Alcide De Gasperi foundation. It will be held in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies in Rome on 22 February. The Forum aims to highlight “the support and encouragement given by John Paul II to the […]

United Kingdom

How is the advent of the euro being experienced in the countries that decided to remain outside it (United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark)? We put the question to William Keegan , economist and expert on European questions, a commentator famous in Britain for his articles published in the daily “Guardian”, the Sunday “Observer” and the Catholic […]