CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Poland, Spain, Portugal

Poland: ecumenical appeal for festive Sunday The signature on the joint statement regarding the specifically festive trait of Sunday on the part of representatives of the Catholic Church and of other seven Christian Churches (Orthodox and Protestant), members of the Polish Ecumenical Council, is the highlight of the Week for Christian Unity in Poland. The […]

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SPAIN

Youths open to the world

“I am one of them”: it is the theme chosen for the Missionary Childhood Day celebrated Sunday January 25 across Spain. The president of the Pontifical Missionary Works in Spain, Father Anastasio Gil García, presented the related initiatives along with Fr Alberto Cisneros Izquierdo, missionary in Nicaragua, and Marlon Eduardo González, young collaborator from the […]

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TERRORISM" "

Threat without borders

Paris, Berlin, Brussels. A wave of attacks, blitz and arrests is shocking Europe. The fight on terrorism is without borders. In France, the United Kingdom, and Germany the alarm is high. In Belgium the situation is hot after the police operation in Vanviers, a city on the border with Germany, where two alleged Jihadists were […]

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AUSTRIA - BIOETHICS

“Where is the good of the child?”

On 21 January the Austrian parliament opened the last phase of the debate on the new law on reproductive medicine. The project is the object of hot discussions. It is considered a symptom of social and ethical crisis: the Austrian Bishops’ Conference and Catholic associations lead opposition to a bill that provides for the introduction […]

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IRELAND

Open doors to the homeless

Jonathan Corrie died in front of the government building, in the heart of Dublin, in early December. He was a homeless man and it was freezing that night. “The homeless are the symbol of a social problem”, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who on the day after the death of Jonathan requested a meeting with local […]

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EDITORIAL/2" "

Youths and missionaries: ” “the message of Bergoglio ” “

On TV, whenever I see Pope Francis carrying children and hugging young people, the image that comes into my mind is that of Jesus saying: “let the children come to me”. On TV, whenever I hear Pope Francis talk about the poor, the wounded, the unloved, the hopeless, it is Jesus that comes into my […]

di Mary Whilssy P. Candelaria (*)

EDITORIAL/1

Charlie reawakens Europe ” “Security, common good

The presence of European heads of Government and State, along with the presidents of the major European institutions, at the Republican march of January 11 in Paris, following the attacks against the news offices of Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket, the exceptional coverage of the events across European media and the impressive demonstrations in […]

di Stefan Lunte, Sir Europe (France)

CHIESE IN BREVE

Polonia, Spagna, Portogallo

Polonia: appello ecumenico per la domenica festiva La firma della dichiarazione congiunta sul carattere specificatamente festivo della domenica da parte dei rappresentanti della Chiesa cattolica e altre sette Chiese cristiane (ortodosse e protestanti), aderenti al Consiglio ecumenico polacco, è uno degli eventi più importanti della Settimana per l’unità dei cristiani in Polonia. Il documento – […]

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TERRORISMO

Una minaccia senza frontiere

Parigi, Berlino, Bruxelles. Una ventata di attentati, blitz e arresti sta scuotendo l’Europa. La lotta contro il terrorismo non conosce frontiere. In Francia, Regno Unito e Germania l’allarme è alto. In Belgio la situazione è incandescente dopo l’operazione di polizia a Verviers, città al confine con la Germania, nella quale sono stati uccisi due sospetti […]

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Spagna

Ragazzi aperti al mondo

“Io sono uno di loro”: è il tema scelto per la Giornata dell’infanzia missionaria che si celebra domenica 25 gennaio in tutta la Spagna. Il direttore delle Pontificie Opere missionarie in Spagna, il sacerdote Anastasio Gil García, ha presentato le iniziative correlate, insieme con don Alberto Cisneros Izquierdo, missionario in Nicaragua, e Marlon Eduardo González, […]

di Gigliola Alfaro