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CHURCHES IN BRIEF" "

Belgium: Synod family, “a welcoming Church” The first figures on the consultation launched by Pope Francis in bishops’ conferences worldwide to assess the relationship of Catholic faithful with Church pastoral care and married life, in view of October’s Synod on the Family, are available on the website of the Belgian Bishops’ Conference, info.catho.be. 3000 respondents […]

SYNOD/LUXEMBOURG " "

The Catholic Church in Luxembourg put online an analysis of the response to questionnaires on the family promoted by the Bishops’ Synod with a view to the event of next October. “Most respondents say they feel close to the Church and identify with it”, states the foreword. “But from this perspective, the figures are even […]

TOWARDS THE MAY ELECTIONS/5" "

“A year and a half ago we were going through a catastrophe: the envisaged scenario was Greece’s bankruptcy and the implosion of the eurozone. It didn’t happen, thanks to dire sacrifices endured by the Greek population “, said Greek premier Antonis Samaras, leader of Nea Dimokratia (ND, centre-right, in the government coalition with Socialist party […]

POLAND" "

Ten years after EU adhesion, next May’s European elections in Poland are bound to be the first step in the process leading to a reassessment of all political balances, at local and national level alike, by 2015. In fact, local government elections are planned for next fall, while national and presidential elections will take place […]

EU" "

With the slogan “This time it’s different” the European Parliament launched a public awareness campaign that is getting into full swing, while 100 days are still to go to the votes for the Assembly in Strasbourg. From May 22 to 25 – according to national customs and electoral regulations – EU citizens will be called […]

VERSO IL SINODO

Anche la Chiesa cattolica in Lussemburgo ha reso disponibile, on line, l’analisi dei questionari sulla famiglia voluta dal Sinodo dei vescovi per preparare l’appuntamento del prossimo ottobre. "La stragrande maggioranza delle risposte proviene da persone che si sentono legate alla Chiesa e si riconoscono in lei", si legge nell’introduzione. "In questo contesto, il risultato è […]

VERSO IL SINODO

Gli orientamenti prevalenti dei cattolici tedeschi riguardo la pastorale familiare, la morale e la sessualità sono espressi nel documento "Le sfide pastorali della famiglia nel contesto dell’evangelizzazione", redatto dalla segreteria della Dbk, Conferenza episcopale tedesca, e presentato dopo l’invio in Vaticano. Il documento riassume le risposte pervenute al questionario vaticano in vista della terza Assemblea […]

THE 2014 OLYMPICS" "

Everything is ready. The Sochi 2014 Olympics are about to begin. There are 82 participating countries with about 6 thousand athletes and members of sports teams, in addition to 1,650 Paralympic athletes, 25 thousand volunteers, 13 thousand accredited journalists and 30 thousand agents for a security device unparalleled in the history of this sport event, […]

VERSO IL VOTO DI MAGGIO/4

Non nasce oggi il populismo in Austria. C’è una storia lunga, retaggio dell’impostazione governativa dell’impero austro-ungarico, in grado per diverse centinaia d’anni di mantenere una sufficiente capacità relazionale tra genti di etnie, lingue, fedi differenti: unì ceppi germanici e magyari cattolici ed evangelici a slavi ortodossi e musulmani, passando per italiani forse mai completamente convinti […]

SYNOD ON THE FAMILY

Faith is important but it’s increasingly distant from an unconditional adhesion to Church doctrine on the family, marriage and sexuality: these are the highlights of the outcomes of the consultation on pastoral care of couples, marriage and the family in the Catholic Church, published by the Swiss Bishops’ Conference. World Churches with a view to […]