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European Union" "

“Europe today is characterized by a certain ambivalence, due to the presence, in the same phenomena, of elements both of hope and anxiety”. The observation provided the cue for the report presented by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini to the Conference on “Europe open space”, promoted in Milan by the Bocconi University on 28 January to […]

The volunteers of the Anglican association “ Church Action on poverty“, whose members include the Anglican bishop of Wolverhampton, Michael Bourke, plan to demonstrate during Lent this year that it is actually impossible to live in Great Britain on the minimum wage (approximately 7 euros per hour) fixed by the Labour government of Tony Blair. […]

The meeting of the national delegates of Europe responsible for the pastoral care of Italians living abroad is due to be held in Frascati (Rome), from 31 January to 1st February. Discussion will be focused, among other things, on the pastoral situation in the various European countries; on the new law on the vote of […]

A year after the entry into force of the new law on the status of immigrants in Spain, various non-governmental organizations are criticizing its application. The denunciations of the NGOs concern in particular the entry quota decided by the Spanish government, which this year amounts to 10,884 jobs of indeterminate duration and 21,195 temporary jobs. […]

The Christian Churches will also be present at the Social Forum which is to be held at Porto Alegre from 31 January to 5 February. Dedicated to the theme “Another world is possible”, the Forum is expected to be attended by some 12,000 delegates from all over the world and some 60,000 participants. The organizers […]

The promotion of a meeting between the leaders of the Christian Churches in Europe and the representatives of the political world and the convocation (not before 2006) of a third European Ecumenical Assembly: on these two proposed meetings the Christian Churches focused their attention at the meeting of the joint KEK-CEEC Committee held at Ottmaring […]

dialogue" "

Never again antisemitism. Concerns about the resurgence in Europe of antisemitic feelings and an appeal that – in the aftermath of Assisi – the spiritual leaders of the various religions may continue to denounce every form of violence and terrorism and work to promote “peace among peoples”: that, in essence, is what is expressed by […]

violated rights" "

There are 158 Taliban prisoners in “X-ray” camp in the American base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. According to various sources in the press, the prisoners are being detained in cramped metal cages. They are dressed in orange prison overalls, blindfolded, gagged and with their head covered by deafening earphones. It has been reported that […]

The French National Assembly has approved research on surplus embryos, but has banned cloning for therapeutic purposes. This is the result of a wide-ranging revision of the bill on bioethics of 1994. As regards cloning, the deputies opposed therapeutic cloning because they fear it will lead the way, sooner or later, to reproductive cloning. We […]

" "bioethics

The Bundestag, the lower Chamber of the German parliament, has authorized the import of stem cells removed from human embryos, though subject to strict limitations. The decision was taken by 340 votes in favour and 265 against, after the favourable opinion expressed by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and by the parliamentary commission of bioethics. In a […]