BENEDICT XVI: AUDIENCE, "WITHOUT RESURRECTION CHRISTIAN LIFE WILL BE NOTHING BUT ABSURD"” “” “

St Paul’s teachings give emphasis to "the fact of resurrection, without whom Christian life will be nothing but absurd." So spoke the Pope at today’s general audience explaining extempore St Paul’s doctrine of justification according to which "we are justified by Christ’s death and resurrection." "The whole teaching of St Paul move from there to […]

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BENEDICT XVI: AUDIENCE, "CHRISTIANITY IS NOT THE WAY OF COMFORT" (2)

"Suffering is a part of Christian life," said the Pope speaking extempore and quoting Saint Augustine, because living the faith conveys the courage of facing life, of facing history in a deeper way. Only in this way, challenged by the suffering, we will find life in all its depth, its beauty, its great promise." For […]

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BARACK OBAMA: SARKOZY (EU COUNCIL), "A STRONGER TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP IS NEEDED"

"Heart-felt congratulations" have been made to Obama by Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France and current president of the European Council. "Never before have the Europeans so passionately followed the electoral campaign in the United States: first and foremost, because the American democracy can express great, very ambitious plans", which engender "great debates"; and, "above all […]

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BENEDICT XVI: AUDIENCE, "CHRISTIANITY IS NOT THE WAY OF COMFORT"

"Christianity is not the way of comfort, it is rather a tough climb, yet illuminated by the light of Christ and by His great hope." These words were spoken by the Pope in today’s general audience catechesis on the centrality of the mystery of Christ’s Resurrection as the "keystone of St. Paul’s theology." "The theology […]

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BARACK OBAMA: "A NEW DEAL FOR A NEW WORLD". WISHES FROM BARROSO AND POETTERING (EU)

"We need a new deal, a new understanding, for a new world"; "I sincerely hope that, under the leadership of President Obama, the United States of America will join forces with Europe for this new deal. For the good of our societies, for the good of the whole world". José Manuel Barroso, president of the […]

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SPAIN: "WALKING IN THE HEIGHTS", YOUTH MINISTRY FORUM IN MADRID (2)

The Forum’s slogan is "Walking in the Heights." The main aim is to share the youth ministry work to encourage and sustain vocations to announce the Gospel. Among the goals: analysing the progress made over the last 50 years; understand and share the present situation; find new horizons for the future; encourage the creation of […]

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SPAIN: “WALKING IN THE HEIGHTS”, YOUTH MINISTRY FORUM IN MADRID

"More than 2,000 young people from Spain will attend the Youth Ministry Forum in the Municipal Congress Palace of Madrid from 7 to 9 November. The initiative was launched by the Piarist to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Youth Ministry Magazine. Many congregations and institutions have joined the cause, including the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, […]

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UE27

Tempi difficili

È cambiato il clima che si respira nei corridoi della Commissione europea. L’instabilità dei mercati finanziari si è trasformata in stagnazione economica o in crisi vera e propria e ora occorrono quei provvedimenti “efficaci e coordinati” invocati da mesi. Così Joaquin Almunia, commissario agli affari monetari, presentando il 3 novembre le Previsioni economiche 2008-2010 per […]

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COMECE

Il passaggio da compiere

Si terrà dal 12 al 14 novembre a Bruxelles l’assemblea plenaria d’autunno della Commissione degli episcopati della Comunità europea (Comece). Tema dell’incontro, al quale per la prima volta prenderà parte il nuovo segretario generale, padre Piotr Mazurkiewicz, “Le sfide attuali dell’Europa”. La plenaria si svolgerà nei nuovi locali della Comece, che lascerà la sede attuale […]

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IRLANDA

La crisi non è la fine

L’arcidiocesi di Armagh si riorganizza per far fronte al calo nel numero dei sacerdoti e alla minore frequenza alla messa. Con una lettera pastorale diffusa in tutte le parrocchie e una conferenza stampa, il 3 novembre, nella cattedrale di Armagh il card. Sean Brady, Primate di tutta Irlanda, ha spiegato che diverse chiese verranno raggruppate […]

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