Redazione

COMMISSIONE UE

Sì alla tassa sulle transazioni finanziarie, con una cooperazione rafforzata tra 11 Stati; stop alle quote rosa obbligatorie nei consigli di amministrazione delle imprese, rimandata sine die; occhi puntati al bilancio per il prossimo anno e ai negoziati per quello pluriennale; avanti con il nuovo fondo per i cittadini bisognosi. Sono alcuni dei fronti aperti […]

REPUBBLICA CECA

Sul 10% di persone portatrici di handicap e disabili presenti nella Repubblica Ceca, il 4% è parzialmente o completamente dipendente dall’aiuto di altre persone. Sebbene l’approccio nei loro confronti da parte della società sia migliorato nel corso degli ultimi decenni, alcune recenti proposte di provvedimenti legislativi da parte del governo potrebbero metterli in situazioni difficili. […]

POLONIA

Il Concilio Vaticano II, la devozione mariana del popolo polacco, lo stato della Chiesa, il crollo del muro di Berlino ma soprattutto le sfide che la Chiesa polacca sta affrontando oggi. Anna T.Kowalewska, di Sir Europa, ne parla con mons. Stanislaw Gadecki, arcivescovo di Poznan, membro del Sinodo dei vescovi. A mezzo secolo dal Concilio Vaticano II, […]

EUROPE AND SYNOD

Focusing on the pride of being Catholic and on the seeds of hope present at national level and in contemporary culture; enhancing the parish, the laity and the family; promoting ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. These are the invitations of European synod fathers, while the XII Assembly of the Bishops’ Synod on the new evangelization is […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Germany: appeal to asylum-seekers On October 23 in a joint statement German Churches launched an appeal to sensitivity towards asylum-seekers as a response to the proposals of the federal interior minister, Hans-Peter Friedrich, on the increasing number of asylum-seekers from Serbia and Macedonia. Karl Jüsten, director of the Commission of German Bishops, and Bernhard Felmberg, […]

POLAND

The Second Vatican Council, the Marian devotion of the Polish people, the state of the Church, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and most of all, the challenges that are currently faced by the Polish Church. Anna T. Kowalewska, interviewed, for SIR Europe, Msgr. Stanislaw Gadecki, archbishop of Poznan, member of the bishops’ Synod.Half a […]

CZECH REPUBLIC

There are 10% handicapped and disabled persons in Czech republic, 4% are partially or completely dependent on help of other people. Although the approach to these people by the society has improved over the last decades, recent proposals of legal measures by the government might lead them to difficult situations. The Council Iustitia and Pax […]

POPULAR RELIGIOSITY

The role of religion in the creation of new ethnicities in Western Europe and the importance of religious pilgrimage were the pillars of the address delivered by John Eade, from the Roehampton and Surrey Universities, on the occasion of the conference, "Popular religion in post-secular society", held in Padua (Italy) October 19-20. In particular, the […]

EU COMMISSION

Green light for the financial transaction tax, with a strengthened cooperation among 11 Member States; stop to mandatory women quotas on corporate boards, sine die; all eyes on next year’s budget and negotiation for multi-year one; on with the new fund for needy citizens. Are just some of the issues addressed by the European Commission […]

EDITORIAL

When the German Chancellor takes a position that differs from that of France, Italy or other countries, as regards the debate to resolve the crisis in Europe, it is said with disdain that Mrs. Merkel bent to the will of her voters, that she wants to be re-elected, and thus sacrifices European unity to this […]