ECUMENISM/DIALOGUE

In brief

Taizé: the youth meet Europe 40.000 youth from across Europe and other continents will convene in Brussels from December 29 to January 2, on the invitation of the Community of Taizé. After Geneva, Zaghreb, Milan, Lisbon, Hamburg, the meeting in Brussels will be the 31st European youth meeting animated by Taizé. The upcoming meeting follows […]

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Spain, Ireland, Poland

Spain: a feast for the family In a letter to the priests, to Church rectors, to the Communities of consecrated life, to apostolic movements and associations, to schools and to educational centres, the archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, calls to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, focused on “The Family, Grace […]

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FRONT PAGE

Also to Europe

The tone, the approach, are both realistic and reassuring as always. The problems have been re-examined to the light of the prospects and resources. Thus, the horizon is clear. The message for the World Day of Peace 2009 is marked by a specific outlook and by a concrete commitment. “The fight against poverty” is a […]

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EU news in brief

Organ transplants: standard regulationImproving the quality and safety of organs across Europe, increasing organ availability, and making transplant systems more efficient and accessible. The EU’s three key challenges will be pursued with a series of measures adopted by the Commission consisting in a 10 point Action Plan, to be implemented over the period 2009-2015, “to […]

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PETITION FOR LIFE

From Dachau to Strasbourg

Some fifty pro-life movements (PLM) of the 27 member countries of the European Union will participate in a series of activities promoted by the European PLM from 15 to 17 December. The programme will start on 15 December, in the commemorative centre of Dachau, with a meditation on the equality of every human being. On […]

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BALKANS

A common language

“Holy Places and Religious Institutions” is the theme of an international conference held in Rome on 10-11 December, on the initiative of the Free University of Maria SS. Assunta (LUMSA), in association with the Columbus School of Law and The Catholic University of America, to examine the legal and religious approaches to places of worship […]

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MIGRAZIONI: A PADRE BRUNO MIOLI IL "PREMIO MIM"” “

E’ stato assegnato oggi a Padre Bruno Mioli, consulente della Fondazione Migrantes, il Premio del Meeting Internazione delle Migrazioni (Mim) promosso dai padri Scalabriniani sul tema "Da mare frontiera a mare cerniera – le migrazioni e la società mediterranea del futuro" e che si conclude questa sera a Loreto. Il "Premio Mim" viene assegnato ogni […]

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL: POETTERING (EU PARLIAMENT), "WE WANT THE TRATY OF LISBON"” “” “

"The will of Irish citizens must be respected, but also that of the 25 EU States that have already ratified the Treaty of Lisbon." In his speech to the European Council, Hans-Gert Poettering addressed Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen urging a solution to the Lisbon Treaty ratification, after the last spring deadlock caused by the […]

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CHIESA ORTODOSSA RUSSA: MOROZZO DELLA ROCCA (STORICO), "GRANDE STORIA DI MARTIRIO"” “

"Una storia di grande sofferenza e martirio": così, nel corso di una tavola rotonda questo pomeriggio all’Istituto Sturzo di Roma, lo storico Roberto Morozzo Della Rocca ha definito le vicende della Chiesa ortodossa russa nell’era staliniana. "La separazione Chiesa-Stato riconosciuta negli anni’20 del secolo scorso – ha spiegato – ha in realtà ‘istituzionalizzato’ una forma […]

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BENEDETTO XVI: INCONTRO UNIVERSITARI, LA "FORZA DI NOVITÀ SEMPRE ATTUALE" DEL VANGELO (2)

Il nocciolo dell’annuncio di Paolo sta nella "novità della salvezza portata da Cristo all’umanità: nella sua morte e risurrezione la salvezza è offerta a tutti gli uomini senza distinzione", ha aggiunto il Papa, che ha anche chiarito: "Offerta, non imposta. La salvezza è un dono che chiede sempre di essere accolto personalmente. È questo, cari […]

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