Svizzera, Italia

Svizzera: i vescovi per il Congo e i mediaIl “genocidio silenzioso” in Congo e l’impegno della Chiesa nei media sono stati i principali argomenti della 282ª Assemblea ordinaria della Conferenza episcopale svizzera, che si è tenuta il 1° e il 2 dicembre presso il seminario St-Beat di Lucerna. “I vescovi svizzeri e gli abati territoriali […]

di Redazione

PRIMA PAGINA

L’urgenza europea

Cattolici, in particolare i democratici cristiani, sono stati negli anni del dopoguerra, i pensatori ed i motori di un’Europa radicalmente nuova, di una unità portatrice di pace, basata sulla libera adesione degli Stati ad una comunità nuova di destini, e sul principio democratico. In tale senso, politici come l’italiano Alcide De Gasperi, il tedesco Konrad […]

di Jean-Dominique Durand Università di Lione - Francia

EU COMMISSION

Support for Eastern Europe

The President of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso, speaks of the European Union’s “soft power” and “power of attraction”. But he vigorously rejects the thesis of “areas of influence”. This new “Eastern Partnership” represents a significant gamble for Barroso, who is investing in it not only a good deal of energy, but also a part […]

di Redazione

EP - DALAI LAMA

Other words in the chamber

Before taking the floor he stopped in silence for a moment, hands joined as if in prayer. Then he smiled and began a speech incomprehensible to those present. The chamber of the European Parliament in Brussels remained silent, as too did the interpreters. Then the Dalai Lama explained: “I would like to speak in my […]

di Redazione

ENGLAND-WALES

Like going to the moon

There were 23 of them in 2002. They doubled to 44 in 2006 and 2007. For the moment, the crisis in vocations hasn’t affected England or Wales, which have been experiencing a renewed interest for religious life. To learn more on the issue, SIR Europe interviewed three priests actively committed in the realm of vocations. […]

di Redazione

GERMANY

Towards a Catholic Church Television

During the autumn assembly, the German Episcopal Conference spent an entire day discussing the Ecclesiastical commitment towards the new media. The issue of the church’s image on the media and possibilities and risks related to German television programs have also been pondered. Mr.Alexander Foitzik of the Herder-Korrespondenz interviewed president of the Commission for the Media […]

di Redazione

CCEE

Offering a lesson

“Areas strongly marked by pluralism” but “with a very clear identity”, and in “full respect of individuals and their freedoms” prompt “our youth” to learn “its appropriate implementation”: these, for Msgr. Vincent Nicholas, President of the Catechesis, School and University Commission of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), are some of the features characterizing […]

di Redazione

France, Belgium, Norway

France: Cardinal Vingt-Trois addresses politiciansFrance has three reasons to hope: the recent visit of Pope Benedict XVI that brought to light the Country’s “living Catholic Church”; greater openness by citizens as relates to ethical issues and regarding the fact that despite being negative, the recent financial crisis shed light on the importance of a lifestyle […]

di Redazione

Switzerland, Italy

Switzerland: the bishops for Congo and the mediaThe “silent genocide” in Congo and the Church’s commitment in the media realm were the main issues addressed during the 282nd ordinary Assembly of Switzerland’s Bishops Conference, held December 1-2 at the seminary of St-Beat in Lucerne. “Swiss bishops and territorial abbots are worried” for “the tragic situation […]

di Redazione

FRONT PAGE

Europe’s urgent situation

In the post-war period, Catholic citizens, Christian Democrats in particular, were the thinkers and the movers of a radically new Europe, a unit that conveyed peace, and that was based on the States’ free adhesion to a new community of destinies, and on the principles of democracy. In this framework, politicians and statesmen such as […]

di Jean-Dominique Durand University of Lyon - France