Redazione

CHIESE IN BREVE

Germania: solidarietà verso i cristiani perseguitatiLa Conferenza episcopale tedesca (Dbk) ha presentato nei giorni scorsi il nuovo sussidio "Solidarietà verso i cristiani perseguitati e oppressi nei nostri tempi". Si tratta di una pubblicazione di 16 pagine che nell’edizione attuale si concentra sull’Egitto, raccontando ai lettori le difficoltà quotidiane dei cristiani e fornendo informazioni circa le […]

ECONOMIA

"L’Unione bancaria ripristinerà la fiducia nella vigilanza su tutte le banche della zona euro"; per questo essa "deve avere la massima priorità in modo che l’autorità di vigilanza europea possa entrare in funzione all’inizio del prossimo anno". Così auspicava il 12 settembre scorso José Manuel Barroso, presidente della Commissione, presentando il progetto di Unione bancaria, […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Germany: solidarity towards persecuted Christians A few days ago the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) presented the new document: "Solidarity towards persecuted and oppressed Christians in our times": a 16-page publication whose present issue focuses on Egypt and on the daily difficulties experienced by the Christian population, with information on the situation of religious freedom after […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Turkey: KEK delegation meets Bartholomew IPresident and Secretary General of the Conference of European Churches (KEK), His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and Reverend Guy Liagre met Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I in Istanbul on December 3rd. "We are free from mutual hate just through dialogue. And dialogue lives only through love, which is like […]

TAIZÉ

To be "testimonies of peace" and contribute "to the erection of a more fraternal world for a solidarity-based society". According to frère David this is the contribution that 30 thousand youths registered to take part in the 35th pilgrimage of faith on earth organized by the Community of Taizé could bring to Rome from December […]

POVERTÀ IN EUROPA

In un tempo in cui "gli spazi per sognare sono diventati i grandi supermercati o il piccolo schermo del computer", in cui "si è tutti più spaesati e più soli", occorre "ripartire dall’amore". "È il messaggio proprio che i cristiani, sia d’Oriente che d’Occidente, sono chiamati ad offrire agli uomini e alle donne di oggi […]

THE FAMILY IN EUROPE

The representatives of nine European countries gathered at an international conference "Family to society, society to family" held on 30 November – 1 December in Castá Papiernicka, Slovakia. The event, organized by the Committee of the National Council of Slovakia and the Slovak Society for the Family, was the first of several regional conferences due […]

EDITORIAL

At every occasion Christianity reaffirms its attachment and love for Europe, which it considers a privileged form of political, cultural and institutional expression of its historical presence, despite occasional departures. Europe provides Christianity – as well as the various religious and philosophical families – with the democratic means to live in peace and in the […]

POVERTY IN EUROPE

At time when "large supermarkets and or computer screens are the places devoted to day-dreaming", when "we all feel disoriented and lonelier" it is necessary to "start anew from love". "This is the message that Christians from the East and from the West are called to offer men and women today in order to build […]

ECONOMY

"The banking union will restore confidence in the supervision of all banks in the euro area". "We should make it a top priority to get the European supervisor in place by the start of next year". On September 12 José Manuel Barroso, president of the Commission, thus commented on the banking union project that was […]