Redazione

Funds for research on rare diseases "Most rare diseases affect children and most of them are devastating genetic disorders resulting in greatly reduced quality of life and premature death. We hope that these new research projects will bring patients, their families and health professionals closer to a cure and support them in their daily battle […]

EUROPEAN UNION

The last European summits – held in November and December 2012, and past February – failed to produce encouraging results for the complex progress of the EU. On the major themes of economic governance and multiannual budget, the Heads of Government and State of EU27 (joined by Croatia’s Prime Minister, in view of the country’s […]

COMECE

The March issue of "Europe Infos", along with the themes hereby presented, features the reflections on the decision of the February European Council on the Multiannual Financial Framework (by Stefan Lunte), as well as contributions on the European Working Time Directive focusing on "inactive working-time" (by Anna Echterhoff), on the decisions of the European Court […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Ukraine: 59th session of Synod of BishopsThe 59th session of the Synod of Bishops of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) was held in Briukhovychi, Ukraine, on 25 February, with participation of 17 bishops. The main topic of the session was an "appropriate commemoration of the Year of Faith in the […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Austria: the occupation of the church in Vienna has come to an end The peaceful occupation of the Votivkirche in Vienna by about sixty asylum seekers came to an end on February 3rd. After having occupied the Church for eleven weeks, the asylum seekers finally accepted the offer made to them by the archdiocese to […]

CZECH REPUBLIC

The 20th anniversary of foundation of independent Czech republic at the beginning of January 2013 was celebrated in many ways. One of them was the amnesty of president of Czech republic, Václav Klaus, that affected several groups of prisoners. They often end up free but without any available means for life, without having home to […]

TERZA CONGREGAZIONE

"Riconoscenza di tutta la Chiesa" per l’"instancabile lavoro nella vigna del Signore". È la "gratitudine" espressa al Papa emerito dal Collegio cardinalizio, nel telegramma letto dal cardinale decano Angelo Sodano durante la terza Congregazione generale di oggi. "I padri cardinali riuniti in Vaticano per le loro Congregazioni generali in vista del prossimo Conclave – il […]

NOTA POLITICA

Non che si abbia paura dell’Europa, ma con l’Europa bisogna fare i conti. E del giudizio dell’Europa non si può non tenere conto, non fosse altro che per il rilievo economico finanziario che ogni sospiro dei capi di Stato e di Governo ha sulla tenuta dello spread e in generale sulle performance dei Paesi deboli, […]

NAPOLI

La sera di lunedì a Napoli, nell’area di Bagnoli, è andata quasi totalmente in fumo la "Città della Scienza", il museo interattivo considerato un gioiello del capoluogo partenopeo, visitato ogni anno da oltre 350mila persone. Costituita da spazi museali veri e propri, un planetario, un centro congressi, uno spazio dedicato alla formazione quale incubatore di […]

TERZA CONGREGAZIONE

"Riconoscenza di tutta la Chiesa" per l’"instancabile lavoro nella vigna del Signore". È la "gratitudine" espressa al Papa emerito dal Collegio cardinalizio, nel telegramma letto dal cardinale decano Angelo Sodano durante la terza Congregazione generale di oggi. "I padri cardinali riuniti in Vaticano per le loro Congregazioni generali in vista del prossimo Conclave – il […]