NEW YORK

Bill l’italiano: novità” “e molte incognite” “per la Grande mela

Stazza da cestista e sorriso pronto: il nuovo sindaco di New York è Bill de Blasio, 52 anni, democratico. De Blasio ha vinto a valanga, prevalendo quasi ovunque, dai rioni popolari della parte centrale di Brooklyn al Greenwich Village a Manhattan, fino alle strade suburbane del Nord Queens, quartieri diversissimi per composizione sociale, etnica e […]

di da New York, Damiano Beltrami

TRIESTE/INCONTRO CCEE

I poveri bussano” “alle chiese” “di tutta Europa

Le file delle persone che bussano alle porte delle Chiese in Europa è sempre più lunga e dolente. Ci sono tutti: uomini, donne, anziani, giovani e bambini. Si rivolgono alle parrocchie per chiedere un lavoro, una casa, spesso anche del cibo. Molti hanno bisogno di un aiuto per curarsi perché quando si è poveri e […]

di dall'inviata Sir a Trieste, Maria Chiara Biagioni

BULGARIA

Università occupate:” “i giovani chiedono” “una rivoluzione morale

Da alcuni giorni l’Università di Sofia, il maggior ateneo in Bulgaria, si trova sotto assedio da parte dei suoi stessi studenti. Preoccupati e indignati dalla situazione interna al Paese, hanno occupato aule e corridoi, soggiornandovi giorno e notte e bloccando completamente la consueta attività didattica. I giovani chiedono "una nuova morale" nella politica, come affermano […]

di da Sofia, Iva Mihailova

UNITED KINGDOM" "

God is the great absent ” “

The formula is a “Sunday assembly”, a kind of “lay Mass” that enjoys a remarkable degree of popularity in the United Kingdom and in the rest of the world. Its secret is to stir relations in a Country where some 50% of the population, according to a recent survey, suffers from loneliness. Sermons, chants and lectures. […]

di Redazione

CHURCHES IN BRIEF " "

Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland

Spain, catholic university students at the Pilar A few days ago two hundred university students from all over Spain undertook their first university pilgrimage to the Pilar, the so-called “Pilarada”, in Zaragoza. They walked for 18 km, the distance separating Sand Jorge University (Usj) from the cathedral-basilica of Pilar, where a Eucharistic celebration and a […]

di Redazione

BULGARIA" "

Universities under siege ” “

A few days ago the students manifesting their concerns and their indignation for the situation at national level occupied the University of Sofia, the most important College in Bulgaria. They occupied classes and corridors staying there day and night, obstructing regular didactic activity. The youths are calling for “a new ethical code” in politics, as […]

di Redazione

EU ECONOMY" "

Recovery is adjourned ” “

During the years of the crisis – at least five since its onset – we have learnt that EU economic forecasts should be read with good judgment. Positive, hopeful statements are followed by question marks or negative tones. In fact the forecasts issued November 5 highlight that recovery is not around the corner, although a […]

di Redazione

DENMARK" "

Waste of food, the chef says “enough” ” “

Denmark is among the countries that throw away the largest amounts of food (an average of 105 kilos a year for a family of four.) Over the past years a set of initiatives aimed at curbing this waste, such as the campaign Stop Wasting Food or the restaurant Rub&Stub, which opened in Copenhagen in September. […]

di Redazione

FRANCE" "

“Funerals are not a business”

To accompany people along the most painful part of life: the loss of a dear one and organizing the funeral. It is a delicate task that requires skill, closeness, along with a great degree of maturity. The Catholic Church in France has decided to meet this task already a few years ago by establishing “Catholic […]

di Redazione

EDITORIAL" "

Roots in New Soil” “

One of my earliest memories of autumn in my native Co. Sligo on the rugged Atlantic seaboard of Ireland’s north-west, was of the swallows congregating on the electric cables outside our family home. They were there, hundreds of them, for days on end. Suddenly, they were gone. Migratory birds, prophets of the northern winter, when […]

di Patrick H. Daly - (Comece)*