CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic

Spain: the new Grupo de Comunicaciòn LoyolaIn Spain, the century-old publishing houses Sal Terrae and Mensajero, both owned by the Company of Jesus, have finally concluded, in the month of September, the merging procedures on which they had been working for the past two years. The initiative is an answer to the mandate of father […]

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POLAND

Krynica, the Davos of Eastern Europe

According to the International Monetary Fund, the GDP of euro zone will fall by 0.2%. Nonetheless, European economy is still worth 18 thousand dollars and it remains the most important in the world. This “piece of evidence” has been recalled during the 23rd Economic Forum in Krynica Zdroj in Poland. Three days of debates, from […]

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COMECE

Rights in the limelight

The September issue of Europe Infos, the monthly publication of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), addresses themes linked to the Year of European Citizenship and the preparations for 2014 elections. The report of a priest from Syria opens the issue devoted to EU-USA partnership, to the “soul of Europe” […]

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UE PARLIAMENT

This time it is different

A farmer at work, the birth of a child, an act of solidarity, the production of “clean” energy, a young girl making sports, a religious wedding, laboratory research, the combination of a scene of traditional life and the use of innovative technology… These are images of a video recording produced for the institutional campaign ahead […]

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EDITORIAL/3

For which Europe?

Some Members of the European Parliament will be retiring; in response to the vox populi, others will be obliged to. Senior figures on the rue de la Loi are also facing into a year which promises to see the curtains closing on their careers. For many familiar figures in the European landscape, the exit door […]

di Patrick Daly (*)

EDITORIAL/2

“New things” for the family

The Social Weeks “are meant to be a high-profile cultural and ecclesial initiative, capable of addressing – and if possible anticipating – the radical questions and challenges brought to the fore with the evolution of societies” (1).  Corresponding topical issues will be delved into during the 47th Social Week of Italian Catholics that will be […]

di Mariano Crociata (*)

EDITORIAL/1

A chain of prayer

The dreadful month-long conflicts in Syria seem never-ending. Dozens of thousands of people have already been killed and millions had no other choice that to leave their homes; an entire Country: entire families, including children. In the light of such horror it is evident that the conflict is extremely complex and that a solution taken […]

di Duarte da Cunha (*)

POLONIA

Krynica, la Davos dell’est

Il Fondo monetario internazionale prevede nel 2013 per l’Eurozona un calo dello 0,2% del Prodotto interno lordo, ma l’economia europea vale pur sempre 18mila miliardi di dollari e rimane la più importante del mondo: una “evidenza” che è stata ricordata al XXIII Forum dell’economia a Krynica Zdroj in Polonia. Le tre giornate di discussioni, dal […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE

Spagna, Ucraina, Slovacchia, Repubblica Ceca

Spagna: nasce il Grupo de Comunicaciòn LoyolaIn Spagna le case editrici centenarie Sal Terrae e Mensajero, entrambe di proprietà della Compagnia di Gesù, hanno concluso, in questo mese di settembre, l’iter di unificazione al quale stavano lavorando da più di due anni. L’iniziativa rappresenta la risposta al mandato del padre generale Adolfo Nicolás e a […]

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COMECE

Riflettori puntati sui diritti

Il numero di settembre di Europeinfo, mensile della Commissione degli episcopati della Comunità europea (Comece), si snoda tra temi legati all’Anno della cittadinanza europea e la preparazione delle prossime elezioni nel 2014. Una testimonianza di un sacerdote dalla Siria apre i servizi, dedicati al partenariato Ue-Usa, all'”anima dell’Europa” e al resoconto di alcune importanti iniziative […]

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