Redazione

SAN BENEDETTO

Ha preso il via lo scorso 8 marzo, da Norcia, con l’accensione della Fiaccola "Pro Pace et Europa una", il programma delle "Celebrazioni Benedettine 2013", che culminerà nella giornata del 21 marzo, festa di san Benedetto da Norcia, patrono principale d’Europa. La fiaccola, dopo essere transitata nelle città benedettine di Subiaco e Cassino, parte oggi, […]

BELGIUM

CathoBel news agency (www.cathobel.be) is the Catholic media point of reference in Belgium. It’s the privileged channel to spread the thought and the life of the Bishops’ Conference and the Belgian Church, in close cooperation with SIPI, the press service of the Bishops’ Conference. CathoBel also operates through a multimedia portal, in synergy with the […]

EDITORIAL

In his speech on the state of the nation of past February 12, Barack Obama announced the launch of the negotiations with the European Union (EU) in view of a transatlantic partnership on investment and trade, because a "trade that is free and fair across the Atlantic supports millions of good-paying American jobs". The decision, […]

SURVEY OF IDEAS

The Church must accompany "with interest and goodwill" Europe’s integration process, aware that without Christianity the Western world "will not survive". "L’Osservatore Romano" on March 10, 2013, published the remarks of cardinal Reinhard Marx (archbishop of Munich and Freising, in Germany, and President the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community) and abstracts from cardinal- archbishop […]

EUROPEAN UNION

The March 14-15 summit of EU27 Heads of Government and State in Brussels, joined by the premier of Croatia, whose finishing line for EU adhesion is set for July 1st, is bound to be marked by tensions. Items on the agenda include economic governance, in the light of straggling economic recovery; pending issues are linked […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Ukraine: delegation of AUCCRO in BrusselsThe delegation of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) met with the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle on 6 March, with aim to exchange views on the European prospects of Ukraine, in regard to various difficulties in the European integration process. According to […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Portugal: survival of the Christian press The Christian press association (AIC) is committed in the development of "new strategies" to ensure the release of diocesan publications despite the economic crisis and the digital revolution. At the end of the General Assembly, that brought some 40 people to convene in Fatima, AIC president, canonical António Salvador […]

Ban on animal testing for cosmeticsIt took ten years but finally, as of March 11, cosmetics tested on animals cannot be marketed any more in the EU. A Communication adopted by the Executive illustrates measures enforced outlines how the EU intends to further support research and innovation in this area "while promoting animal welfare world-wide". […]

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

An international philosophy symposium on "Ethics in a Globalized World and Civic Virtue" was held at Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv last week, with participation of speakers and guests from France, Ukraine, Canada, USA, Germany and Lebanon. Its program included lectures, discussions, and one special item – official announcement of establishment of the International […]

''EXTRA OMNES''

"Extra omnes". Finalmente! Non per un disagio rancoroso o sprezzante nei confronti della grande comunicazione mediatica come del bisogno di ciascuno di esprimere un pensiero sul nuovo Santo Padre. Anzi, al di là dell’arrampicarsi sugli specchi, come tocca non raramente a chi fa la professione giornalistica, la Chiesa in questa sede vacante è andata sempre […]