CHURCHES IN BRIEF" "

Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland

Czech republic: agreement about spiritual care in prisonsThe State Penitentiary Service of the Czech republic (SPSCR), the Czech Bishops’ conference and the Ecumenical Council of Churches (ECC) signed an Agreement on spiritual service in penitentiary institutions on 21 November. According to Petr Dohnal, general director of SPSCR, the spiritual service in prisons has proved fully […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF" "

Churches-EU, CEC, Portugal

Churches-EU: “stepping up European democracy”Collecting the contribution of the churches and non-confessional organizations for the preparation of European elections: from this perspective took place on November 26 an initiative of the EU Parliament titled “Strengthening European Democracy: Participation of the Citizens – Which challenges do we face at the European Elections 2014?” Leaders of world […]

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FRANCE" "

Living labour” “

“Work should be re-invented, re-discovered in the light of its eminently human dimension”. This is message that comes from the Social Week of French Catholics held past November 22-24 simultaneously in Paris, Strasbourg and Lyon, with “communal” meetings and dedicated workshops. Considered a hot theme in the current situation in France and across Europe, the […]

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE " "

Democracy to the test of the web ” “

“Retisser la démocratie: connecter les institutions avec les citoyens à l’ère du numérique” (Democratic interweaving: connecting institutions and citizens in the digital era) is the theme of the second World Forum for Democracy that will bring together in Strasbourg November 27-29 1700 participants – policymakers, political analysts, intellectuals, journalists and representatives of civil society – […]

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POPULISMS IN EUROPE" "

A democratic threat ” “

The front of European populism is widening day after day. November 13th the French National Front of Marine Le Pen and the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Gert Wilders signed an agreement with a view to the European elections next May. They were joined at a meeting in Vienna on Friday, November 15th, […]

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SPAIN " "

The bishops’ perspective ” “

From November 18-22 the Plenary meeting of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE) took place in Madrid, during which Fr. José María Gil Tamayo was elected CEE General Secretary and spokesperson for the years 2013-2018. During the plenary was approved the CEE budget for 2013. The bishops also reflected on two major events for the Church: […]

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EDITORIAL" "

A creative thought ” “

“Reinventing work” is an imperative of many countries in Europe, overcome by a turbulence that goes beyond the crisis. It is a challenge to which, after initial disorientation, the first answers start to be given.Civil society, research and innovation centres, socially sensitive environments of business and of the economy in particular, have taken concrete action. […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE" "

Repubblica Ceca, Slovacchia, Polonia

Repubblica Ceca: assistenza spirituale in carcereIl Servizio penitenziario di Stato della Repubblica Ceca (Spscr), la Conferenza episcopale ceca e il Consiglio ecumenico delle Chiese il 21 novembre hanno firmato un accordo sull’assistenza spirituale negli istituti penitenziari. Secondo Petr Dohnal, direttore generale dell’Spscr, il servizio spirituale nei penitenziari si è rivelato pienamente efficiente durante i 15 […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE" "

Chiese-Ue, Kek, Portogallo

Chiese-Ue: “rafforzare la democrazia europea”Raccogliere il contributo delle chiese e delle organizzazioni non confessionali per la preparazione delle elezioni europee: in questa prospettiva si è svolta il 26 novembre una iniziativa del Parlamento Ue intitolata “Rafforzare la democrazia europea: la partecipazione dei cittadini. Quali sfide ci attendono alle elezioni del 2014?”. I leader delle grandi […]

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FRANCIA" "

Abitare il lavoro ” “

“Il lavoro dovrebbe essere nuovamente inventato, riscoperto alla luce della sua dimensione eminentemente umana”. Questo il messaggio che arriva dalla Settimana Sociale dei cattolici francesi che si è svolta il 22-24 novembre scorso contemporaneamente a Parigi, Strasburgo e Lione, con momenti “a reti unificate” e altri di dibattito più contestualizzato. Tema caldo nell’attualità francese ed […]

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