L'EUROPA SI RAVVEDE

Stoppato il tentativo” “di promuovere” “l’aborto a diritto umano

Una bocciatura che "allarga il cuore ma non deve far dormire sugli allori". La vittoria di una battaglia – non della "guerra" – ma soprattutto l’inizio di un nuovo impegno, anzitutto culturale. Interpellato dal Sir, Francesco D’Agostino, presidente dell’Unione giuristi cattolici italiani, legge in questi termini lo stop, ieri a Strasburgo da parte dell’Europarlamento, della […]

di Giovanna Pasqualin Traversa

CHURCHES IN BRIEF" "

Switzerland, Portugal, Slovakia

Switzerland: the bishops’ ordinary assembly The 302° ordinary Assembly of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference (CES), held December 2-4, was dedicated to Pope Francis’ first apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. In a statement released at the end of the meeting, the bishops underlined the “programmatic force” of the Pope’s document and the challenge, highlighted by the Holy […]

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EVANGELII GAUDIUM" "

Francis’ extended hands ” “

A positive opinion on the apostolic exhortation “Evangelii gaudium” was conveyed also from the Orthodox world. “It is a strong message, written with a decisive style”, said Bulgarian Orthodox theologian Kalin Yanakiev, who described Pope Francis as “the Bishop of Rome of mercy and extended hands” who denounces “with courage the failures inside the Church […]

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The EU in brief

European Year of Citizens: balance and future prospects The European Year of Citizens draws to an end. During the Year hundreds of initiatives – conferences, activities for schools, competitions, meetings between policy-makers and citizens, fairs and public performances – have been carried out across 28 capital cities of EU Member States as well as in […]

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ROMANIA-ECUMENISM" "

Put God first ” “

A common testimony of the Gospel in an increasingly secularised world, along with closeness and solidarity to persecuted in Christians in world countries: these were the key issues discussed during the visit of Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for the promotion of Christian Unity, for the first time in Romania December 3-7. […]

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LUXEMBOURG-PHILIPPINES " "

Smiles amidst the ruins ” “

Thanks to her passion for photography, her studies in international law and her interests in the development of South-East Asia – notably Papua New Guinea – she has been documenting world poverty, to share her experiences and the missions she has been devoting herself to. Carole Rekinger, born in Luxembourg, is a young woman that […]

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EDITORIAL/2 " "

Ukraine in Putin’s grip” “

For the past three weeks a set of initiatives brought to the streets hundreds of thousands of people protesting against president Janukovich’s decision of not signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on the occasion of the summit on the Eastern partnership held in Vilnius past November 29. The treaty had been […]

di Stefano Costalli

EDITORIAL/1

Informed and pondered vote ” “

2013 is coming to an end and so is the European Year of citizens, that intended to boost public awareness on EU-citizenship related rights and duties, that consist in targeted EU projects and programs in various political areas, or conveyed indirectly through the new living conditions promoted by the European integration process, through a set […]

di Thomas Jansen - Sir Europe (Germany)

CHIESE IN BREVE" "

Svizzera, Portogallo, Slovacchia

Svizzera: assemblea ordinaria dei vescoviSi è svolta all’insegna dell’Evangelii Gaudium – la prima Esortazione apostolica di Papa Francesco – la 302ª Assemblea ordinaria della Conferenza episcopale svizzera (Ces), svoltasi dal 2 al 4 dicembre. Nel comunicato diffuso al termine dei lavori, i vescovi sottolineano “la forza programmatica” del documento pontificio e la sfida, evidenziata dal […]

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EVANGELII GAUDIUM" "

La mano tesa di Francesco ” “

Un parere positivo sull’Esortazione apostolica “Evangelii gaudium” arriva anche dal mondo ortodosso. “Un messaggio forte, scritto con stile deciso” lo definisce il teologo ortodosso bulgaro Kalin Yanakiev che descrive Papa Francesco come “un vescovo di Roma della misericordia e della mano tesa”, il quale denuncia “con coraggio quello che non va nella Chiesa e nel […]

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