MATRIMONI PRECOCI

Spose bambine” “pratica proibita” “ma in Nepal resiste

Pur essendo illegale, nella parte occidentale del Nepal è ancora viva, popolare e molto estesa la pratica di rapire bambine e adolescenti per darle in sposa a giovani uomini. Deriva dalla tradizione culturale e religiosa induista – il rito si celebra durante il Kojagrat Purnima, il giorno di luna piena che cade durante il Diwali, […]

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COLDIRETTI AL BRENNERO

Giù le mani” “dal made in Italy

Certe notizie si commentano da sole: quando migliaia di allevatori e coltivatori si danno appuntamento, come è successo oggi, al valico del Brennero. Con loro i vertici della Coldiretti, presidente Roberto Moncalvo in testa, ma anche il ministro all’agricoltura Nunzia De Girolamo. Quando tutti insieme si presentano con i loro giacconi di colore giallo simbolo […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF " "

CCEE-Secam, Czech Republic, Slovakia

Ccee-Secam: seminar “The joy of the family” The Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe and the Symposium of the Bishops’ Conferences of Africa and Madascascar (SECAM) have decided to jointly promote a seminar of African and European bishops in the month of May 2015 that will focus on the family. “In the light of […]

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CROATIA " "

A strong “yes” to the family ” “

For Croatia – and not only for Croatia – December 1st will be recorded in history as a symbolic date. In fact, it’s the day of the first referendum of popular initiative through which 65.8% of voting citizens said “yes” to the question “Do you agree that an internal regulation establishing marriage as the union […]

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EU ELECTIONS " "

“No to populisms, yes to Europe”

The upcoming European elections “should provide an opportunity for discussion on concrete European players, rather than being reduced to a yes or no to the EU. Transforming the elections of May 2014 in a battle between Europeanists and anti-Europeanists would mean making a favour to the populists and to those who don’t believe in the […]

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FRANCE" "

Prostitution, disrupting the system ” “

The French parliament faces the challenge of prostitution by voting a bill on December 4 with open show of hands. The proposal, that triggered street rallies and caused divisions among the public opinion, stipulates the criminalization of the client with fines up to 1500 euros, that may double in case of reiteration of the crime. […]

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE " "

Web-democracy without borders ” “

Young women from world countries speak of Information and Communications Technology, ICT), e-governance and democratic participation. The web – offering interesting information opportunities, capable of generating consensus and mobilization, provided that it is not reduced to the construction merely of a virtual public sphere – should be treated by the institutions, also at the EU […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF " "

Poland, Lithuania, Spain, Romania

Poland, 4-year pastoral cycle on baptism On December 1st, the first Sunday of the Advent, the Church in Poland promoted a new pastoral cycle on the theme: “For Christ with Christ and in Christ – Through faith and baptism to witness”. In the framework of the four-year programme 2013-2017 Catholics will “continue the reflection of […]

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MARRIAGE IN EUROPE " "

A clear message from Croatia ” “

Yesterday Croatia held a referendum on the introduction in the Constitution of the definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman. The results are crystal clear: 65.8 % of those who voted endorse marriage between a man and a woman and call for the constitutional protection of that definition.Only 33.5% of […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE" "

Ccee-Secam, Repubblica Ceca, Slovacchia

Ccee-Secam: seminario “La gioia della famiglia”Il Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa (Ccee) e il Simposio delle Conferenze episcopali di Africa e Madagascar (Secam) hanno deciso di promuovere congiuntamente un seminario di vescovi africani e europei nel mese di maggio 2015 che si concentrerà sul tema della famiglia. “Alla luce della recente esortazione apostolica di Papa […]

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