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CHURCHES OF EUROPE

To help young university students and scientists recognize the essential bond between science and faith, between scientific findings and human life in its entirety, rooted in and reaching out toward God. It is the task as pastors and university chaplains according to Father Michel Remery, CCEE Vice-General Secretary, of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences […]

FAREWELL TO THATCHER

The prime minister who forever changed the United Kingdom; the first woman ever to hold the office of Prime Minister opened the doors of the political realm to women. Her time in office was longer than that of any British premier before her. From 1979 to 1990 Margaret Thatcher, who passed away in London on […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Ukraine: committee "Reconciliation between Nations"Representatives of Ukrainian churches and artists set up a public committee "Reconciliation between Nations", which on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Volyn tragedy calls on Ukrainians and Poles to "forgive and give up revenge and accusations in regard to these pages of history". A press conference on this […]

MEDITERRANEAN

Ten key areas to boost Euro-Mediterranean partnership in the framework of "democratic transformation in the southern Mediterranean countries and of the economic and financial crisis affecting the EU Mediterranean countries". At the end of their summit in Marseilles on April 7 the presidents of Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) released a joint statement submitted to […]

CHURCHES OF EUROPE

They accompany the youth along the most important and delicate phase of their life marking the passage to the working environment of adulthood. They are the university chaplains who serve in the great majority of European universities, animating initiatives such as coffee-breaks, meetings, study classes, they give counsel to young people during this delicate moment […]

COMECE

The first editorial of the neo-Secretary General of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union Fr. Patrick Daly, "Reading history" (click here) opens the April issue of "Europe Infos". Other articles tackle the question of freedom of religion, the Arab spring, solidarity with Africa. In the area of bioethics, nanotechnology and gender […]

Croatians to elect 12 MEPsOn April 14 Croatian citizens will elect 12 representatives that will sit at the European Parliament next July 1st, when Croatia will officially join the EU. The Country is currently represented by 12 observers appointed March 11 2011 by the Croatian Parliament. Now the time has come to vote official MEPs […]

MEDITERRANEO

Dieci punti per rilanciare il partenariato euromediterraneo “in un contesto di profonde trasformazioni democratiche nella sponda meridionale e di crisi economica in quella settentrionale”. Il summit fra i presidenti dei Parlamenti dei 42 Stati dell’Unione per il Mediterraneo (UpM), tenutosi il 7 aprile a Marsiglia, si è concluso con un documento che è stato trasmesso […]

NOTA POLITICA

Il 18 aprile le Camere si riuniranno per eleggere il dodicesimo presidente della Repubblica italiana. Il 24 e 25 febbraio gli italiani hanno votato, ma l’Italia è ancora senza governo. Nel frattempo il Paese ha assistito al balletto estenuante ed estenuato dei "no", ripetuti sino alla noia. Poi, all’improvviso, alcune parole hanno dato una scossa […]

GUARDARE DALLA PERIFERIA/ROMA 4

"Qui abbiamo un’umanità ferita, piegata che cerca il riscatto sociale anche con soldi illegali. Basta guardare ai capannelli di spacciatori che in mano hanno mazzette di denaro da fare invidia allo sportello di una banca. Ma ci sono anche persone oneste che, purtroppo, camminano a testa bassa nel quartiere non avendo, per tante ragioni, orizzonti […]