RECORD DI SENZA LAVORO

Dai giovani cattolici sorprendente voglia di riscatto

Tassi da record per la disoccupazione giovanile, che nella fascia di età tra i 15 e i 24 anni ha superato per la prima volta, in Italia, la soglia del 40%. Lo certifica l’Istat, secondo cui ad agosto il tasso è aumentato di 0,4 punti percentuali su luglio e di 5,5 punti su base annua, […]

di M.Michela Nicolais

INCONTRO DI SANT'EGIDIO

Opporre alla violenza e al terrorismo la pace delle religioni” “

Una grande corona di preghiera per la pace ha avvolto ieri sera Roma. Tutti lì, in piazza del Campidoglio, esponenti delle religioni mondiali, ma anche uomini e donne di buona volontà, intellettuali e politici di diversi Paesi del mondo per dire che "la guerra si vince solo con la pace". "Il coraggio della speranza" s’intitolava […]

di Maria Chiara Biagioni

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Poland, Germany, Portugal

Poland /1: parish funds for schoolbooks For the new school year, the president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Przemysl Msgr. Jozef Michalik, called for the establishment of a parish fund to support families in need – especially large families – in the purchase of schoolbooks. Accordingly, also diocesan bishops will contribute to […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Spain, Denmark, Czech Republic

Spain: Study Centre on women inside the Church As of the beginning of the academic year 2013-2014 Spain’s first Study Centre on Women Inside the Church will become operative within the archdiocese of Granada. The diocese initiative dedicated to women consists in a research and support centre. The archbishop of Granada, Monsignor Javier Martínez, has […]

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POLAND

Seminaries: signs and challenges

Although priestly vocations have been decreasing across Europe over recent years, Poland registered a considerable increase in the number of young people in seminaries. The Conference of Rectors, in their recent annual meeting, identified a 10% increase. Polish media describe this phenomenon as a “Pope Francis-effect”, but there might be more to it. Anna Kowalewska […]

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The EU in brief

European Parliament: the finalists of the Sacharov Prize  On October 10 will be disclosed the name of the winner of the 2013 Sacharov Prize, awarded every year by the European Parliament to individuals, associations or non-governmental organizations devoted to the promotion of the freedom of speech and the defence of human rights in the world. […]

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DENMARK

Places for the encounter of faiths

Since 2008 there have existed in Denmark a “Muslim-Christian Contact Group”, set up on the joint initiative of the National Council of Churches in Denmark and the Muslim Council of Denmark. The group has promoted a set of events and joint proposals. In 2012 the “Arab-Danish dialogue Conference” was created. Two conferences have been held […]

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CCEE

Europe between laicality and laicism

“God and the State. Europe between laicality and laicism”. It is the topic that will be addressed by the presidents of Bishops’ Conferences in Europe and Bratislava in Slovakia, during the annual CCEE plenary (October 3-6). As customary, the meeting will be introduced by a message of the Holy Father, the first written by Pope […]

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EDITORIAL

The right balance

The European Union exports its products and services worldwide. It’s in her own economic interests, and it creates new jobs. At the same time, the EU promotes and defends human rights – notably religious freedom – at global level. For this reason the adoption of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom […]

di Stefan Lunte - Sir Europe (France)

L’Ue in breve

Europarlamento: i finalisti del Premio SakharovSarà svelato il 10 ottobre il nome del vincitore del Premio Sakharov 2013, assegnato ogni anno dal Parlamento europeo a persone, associazioni, enti oppure organizzazioni non governative che si spendono per la libertà di parola e di pensiero e la difesa dei diritti umani nel mondo. I tre finalisti identificati […]

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