IL CASO UNAR-SCUOLA

”Nei libri sul gender ” “una lettura” “partigiana della realtà”” “

Nella sua prolusione ai lavori del Consiglio permanente della Cei, il presidente cardinale Angelo Bagnasco tra i vari argomenti affrontati ha anche parlato della cosiddetta "teoria del gender" con la quale si cerca nelle scuole italiane di "instillare nei bambini preconcetti contro la famiglia, la genitorialità, la fede religiosa, la differenza tra padre e madre…". […]

di Luigi Crimella

CRESCE LA PREOCCUPAZIONE " "

Con il fiato sospeso nei Paesi al confine della Grande Russia” “

Ore di sospensione per le popolazioni che vivono nei Paesi confinanti con la Russia e guardano con attenzione a quanto sta già avvenendo in Ucraina (in modo particolare nella parte orientale) e in Crimea. Paura e preoccupazione sono i sentimenti che maggiormente testimoniano i vescovi responsabili delle Chiese di quest’area. La Moldova con la Transistria, […]

di Maria Chiara Biagioni

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Czech Republic

Polish Church: solidarity with Ukrainian familiesPolish bishops continue their prayers “for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine” and convey their “solidarity and fraternal support to the Ukrainian population.” The bishops also promoted the Caritas initiative for support to Ukrainian families. The purpose of the initiative “from family to family” is to help citizens […]

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CRIMEA

The flee of Catholics, Jews and Tartars

Threats, insults, graffiti on Synagogues, destroyed home doors, interrogations, a climate of fear and the first flights: 2 thousand Tartars in Crimea have fled the Country and the Catholic University of Lviv is ready to give hospitality to children arriving from the region. “It’s important to spread the truth, the historical truth, to have the […]

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The EU in brief

European Council: next summit after the vote Once again the European Council had to review its working agenda owing to current events. The meeting had been scheduled for March 20-21 to discuss the future of the industry, energy policies, climate change. But the summit of the heads of State and Government of EU 28 countries […]

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SPAIN

CIE, doubts on the reform

The reform of the 2009 organic law for the regulation of immigration in Spain had set a six-month deadline by which the Government was meant to approve a regulation on alien internment centres, after three decades had gone by without a comprehensive regulation on Immigrants detention centres (Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros). After four years […]

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FRANCE

Politics: where are Catholics?

A slap to the politics of president François Hollande and a victory of the anti-euro Front National, skilfully headed by Marine Le Pen. But the two most evident results of the local elections in France of May 23rd highlight another figure: high abstention rates at the polls. In fact, the turnout was 64.1%, 2.2% less […]

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ITALIAN CHURCH

“Converting from me to us”

A Church that intends to serve the Country “with the means of weakness and poverty” as taught by Pope Francis, which doesn’t renounce speaking and dealing with all things regarding mankind, since “the shepherds, welcoming the contribution of various sciences, have the right to express opinions on everything related to people’s lives”, said CEI President […]

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EDITORIAL

Europe-Russia: the weight of history and borders

The fall of communist regimes and EU enlargement extended to Countries liberated by Communist rule was followed by an aggravation of the controversy regarding European – Russian borders. Indeed, it’s a historical paradox. The great majority of European countries belong to the same political organization on the basis of a free choice, which is not […]

di Jean-Dominique Durand - Sir Europe (France)

CHIESE IN BREVE

Polonia, Portogallo, Slovacchia, Repubblica Ceca

Polonia: solidali con le famiglie ucraineI vescovi polacchi, continuando a pregare “per una pacifica soluzione del conflitto in Ucraina” ed esprimendo la loro “solidarietà e sostegno fraterno al popolo ucraino”, promuovono l’iniziativa della Caritas volta a portare un aiuto concreto alle famiglie ucraine. L’iniziativa “da famiglia a famiglia” ha come scopo di aiutare gli abitanti […]

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