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DRUGS" "" "

The 2013 Report on Drugs by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) in Lisbon reveals a situation marked by lights and shades. The annual review shows that the problem of the of the spread and consumption of drugs is “in a state of flux”, with “new threats emerging that challenge current […]

ARTE, MUSICA E FEDE" "" "

“Se dieci anni fa mi avessero detto che la Notte delle chiese avrebbe attraversato il confine con l’Austria, non ci avrei creduto. Lo Spirito Santo, però, soffia dove vuole, e la Pentecoste non è una questione del passato!”. Ecco le parole di monsignor Karl Rühringer, decano della cattedrale di Santo Stefano a Vienna e uno […]

EU-Churches annual meeting on the future of the Church “Putting citizens at the heart of Europe in times of change'” is the theme of the annual meeting between community institutions and religious leaders in EU Countries, scheduled to take place May 30. In the framework of the European year for Citizenship 2013, organizers decided to […]

COMECE" "

The Plenary Assembly of COMECE bishops was held on 22 May in Rome, not in March in Brussels as originally planned because of the conclave, and of course in order to meet Pope Francis. In the day’s work behind closed doors “we addressed the 2014 European elections and how to intervene in a positive way […]

CHIESE IN BREVE" "

Repubblica Ceca: visita del patriarca BartolomeoIl patriarca ecumenico e arcivescovo di Costantinopoli, Bartolomeo I, la settimana scorsa si è recato in visita nella Repubblica Ceca per partecipare alle celebrazioni ortodosse per il 1150° anniversario dell’arrivo dei SS. Cirillo e Metodio nella regione della Grande Moravia. Il 23 maggio ha incontrato il cardinale Dominik Duka, arcivescovo […]

SWEDEN " "

Husby is a poor suburb of Stockholm, with over 11 thousand inhabitants. There, since last week, nights have been marked by violence, by the destruction of cars and buildings. Apparently, the riots don’t seem to have a face, a name, or a reason. But the reasons are self-evident. Fr. Fredrik Emanuelson Omi, Episcopal vicar for […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF" "

Czech Repubic: visit of patriarch BartholomewEcumenical patriarch and archbishop of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, paid a visit to the Czech republic last week to participate at Orthodox celebrations of the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Ss. Cyril and Methodius to the region of Great Moravia. On 23 May he met with cardinal Dominik Duka, archbishop […]

EDITORIAL" "

When analysing European societies and Churches the image of a building yard is often evoked. It could be said that Europe is at the same time an “Old” and a “New” world. The continent is characterised by remarkable scientific and technological know-how, despite the risk of lagging behind North America and Asian countries. Low birth […]

Incontro annuale Ue-chiese sul futuro d’Europa“Mettere i cittadini nel cuore dell’Europa in un periodo di trasformazioni”: è il tema annunciato per l’incontro annuale fra le istituzioni comunitarie e i rappresentanti delle principali chiese e comunità religiose presenti nei Paesi Ue, fissato per il 30 maggio. Quest’anno, particolarmente dedicati alla cittadinanza, ha suggerito agli organizzatori di […]

ART, MUSIC AND FAITH " "

“If I was told ten years ago that the Night of Churches would cross the border of Austria, I wouldn’t believe it. But the Holy Spirit blows wherever he wants and the Pentecost is not a matter of the past!”. These are the words of Mons. Karl Rühringer, dean of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna […]