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Continuity with the themes of the Instrumentum Laboris, a good deal of attention to reflection that helps “the bishop to understand the origins of his vocation”, and not least a climate of great love and unity that are striking, given that in the past “there have been moments in which there was less unity”. These […]

“Time shows that the future of the world community risks being played out without the participation of the Church, if the joint action of the bishops and the work of the Synod is not stepped up”, declared the Apostolic Administrator of European Russia, Msgr. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz , who has lived in Moscow for the last […]

IRA’s decision to put its weapons beyond use to save the peace process in Northern Ireland is an historic moment for a land racked for centuries by civil war. After the cease-fire declared by the IRA in 1994, the decision of the Republican terrorists to “decommission” their weapons (this term is used rather than “handing […]

Northern Ireland" "

The IRA (Irish Republican Army) has announced that it has now begun the process of “decommissioning”, of disarming, after the appeal made to it by Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. Those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to promote the dialogue that has brought the terrorists to the negotiating table, convincing them to abandon their […]

After a gestation period of some 40 years, the European Force is beginning to take shape. At the summit of Santa Maria de Feira (Portugal), in June 2000, the necessary steps for the establishment of a European military structure were confirmed. It is intended to be a rapid reaction force, an Army Corps composed of […]

fact files" "

In 1954, the project for the European Defence Community (EDC) failed due to the political divisions between the then six members of the European Coal and Steel Community. A year later the Western European Union was established, equipped with a wider mandate and forms of partnership. In 1992, the Treaty of Maastricht conferred new competencies […]

the conflict" "

Yesterday, 24 October, in the course of the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Elmar Brok presented, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Commission, the report on the progress made in the implementation of EU foreign policy and common security. The report affirms that the fight against terrorism must be a central element […]

On the occasion of the fifth international day against poverty promoted by the UNO on 17 October, the Employment and Social Affairs Commission of the EP and the Belgian Presidency of the Union held a special meeting attended by representatives of the institutions and NGOs in the sector and experts. Michel Rocard, chairman of the […]

globalization" "

The document is called “Global Governance. Our responsibility to make globalization an opportunity for everyone”. Commissioned by the members of the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) from an ad hoc working group, it represents the ideal continuation of the work of the social Congress “Europe’s responsibility for global development” held […]

editorial" "

In the present delicate phase of the world political situation there is no other way than interreligious dialogue. Any temptation to invoke the “conflict between civilizations” needs resolutely to be rejected. To be able to undertake a truly fruitful dialogue, the field needs to be cleared of residual nineteenth century conceptions. It’s enough to think […]