Jean-Dominique Durand - France

EDITORIAL/1

Is France an anti-Semitic country? The clamorous case of Dieudonné, a sinister comedian specialized in provocations of various kinds, notably anti-Semitic speech, conveying contempt towards the victims of the Shoah, brings to the fore the serious question of the role of anti-Semitism across French society. Observers agree that anti-Semitism is a serious problem in France. […]

FRANCE

There isn’t just the anti-Semitism of the French comedian of African origin Dieudonnè M’Bala M’Bala. There aren’t just the offenses to Jews and Muslims. Also Catholic churches in France over the past year have been targeted with acts of vandalism. The past two episodes occurred within a two-week timeframe in Paris. The first took place […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

EU/Churches, ecumenical delegation in Athens A meeting between the vice-minister for foreign affairs with responsibilities for European Affairs, Dimitris Kourkoulas, and an ecumenical delegation, took place in Athens January 10 “to discuss the main themes that the Greek presidency of the EU intends to address”, notably the problems tied “to social cohesion and migration”, states […]

UNITÀ DEI CRISTIANI" "

Papa Francesco è stata la grande “novità” del 2013. E “dal punto di vista ecumenico il suo pontificato è cominciato subito molto bene. Alla festa dell’inaugurazione tutti i rappresentanti delle Chiese erano presenti. C’era anche il Patriarca ecumenico di Costantinopoli ed era la prima volta nella storia che un Patriarca fosse presente all’inaugurazione di un […]

MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

“As Christians, we are called to fulfil the prophecy and have the courage of going against the tide. We have the duty to remember that migrants are human beings and that Christ died for them too. The prophecy is hard to fulfil but we have to become aware of the fact that the Gospel calls […]

SARDEGNA

L’alluvione, che ha devastato a novembre la Sardegna, ha messo in risalto da un lato i problemi gravi e annosi del territorio e dall’altro un’azione tempestiva delle Istituzioni regionali per gestire al meglio gli interventi dell’emergenza. La legge regionale n. 33 del 2013 “esplica un’azione rapida di sostegno economico e di attivazione di tutte le […]

BULGARIA" "

In the digital era of social networks kneading bread seems but a memory of the distant past. However, while providing a pleasant feeling and being a useful pastime, that activity could become an occasion to meet, get to know each other and share moments of socialization, boosting relations between people belonging to different cultures and […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF " "

COMECE, topical relevance and family “coherence” today “The traditionalist understanding of the family based on the marriage between a man and women, far from being regressive or obsolete, has an internal coherence and a logic that provide answers to many pressing problems of our times. However, when speaking of traditional marriage I am not referring […]

EDITORIAL/2" "

Centralizing and decentralizing forces active in Europe are all motivated by understandable reasons and interests, but in the middle stands a Continent – and a European Union – that strives to find its path in the new global millennium. There ensues that torn between surging nationalisms and upcoming secessionist referendums, 2014 could be the turning […]

SPAIN - THE FAMILY

The family was at the centre of several initiatives in Spain. In particular, Madrid and Barcelona have become nerve centres for the protection and the promotion of the family on the occasion of the celebration of the Holy Family. Spouses, children, grandparents… For the seventh year running a large number of families from various dioceses in […]