CARITAS EUROPA

L’ora della responsabilità

Un appello alla Commissione europea perché “assuma le proprie responsabilità” in merito alla crisi finanziaria, per evitare “il pericolo di un ritorno al nazionalismo economico e il rischio di un peggioramento della situazione”, con conseguente aumento della disoccupazione e della povertà. A parlare così al SIR è Patrick De Bucquois, consulente di politiche sociali di […]

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Eu news in brief

Bosnia-Herzegovina are getting closer to the EUEconomic and administrative reforms “to modernize the country”; “more efforts to guarantee the rights’ to minorities”; fight against organized crime; complete freedom of speech and information; support the return of refugees. Are some of the conditions stressed by the European Parliament, during its recent plenary session, to pave the […]

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EU PARLIAMENT

An intense plenary sitting

Equal treatment for temporary workers; green light to the association Agreement with Bosnia-Herzegovina; the tug of war in the Commission and the Council for the 2009 Budget. Last week’s plenary sitting in Strasbourg (October 20-23) was very intense, and among other things, the 27-Assembly approved the new Erasmu Mundus program 2009-2013.Foreing students and Sacharov Price. […]

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CARITAS EUROPE

The time of responsibility

Patrick De Bucquois, social policies consultant of Caritas Europe, urged the European Commission to “take on its responsibilities” regarding the financial crisis in order to “avert the risk of economic nationalist approaches and a worsening of the present situation”. The statement was conveyed to SIR during the pilot-conference “Together against poverty and social exclusion” that […]

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ITALY

A choice of freedom

A Church that is supported by the financial co-responsibility and the commitment of the faithful, based on the model of the first Christian communities; this is the animating principle of “ Sovvenire” (Taking care)- regulating economic support to the Catholic Church in Italy, established with the revision of the Concordat between the State and the […]

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Spain

Commitment of Catholics to immigrantsAs “Catholics of Madrid we must commit ourselves without hesitation to the formation of a social climate and civic opinion open and receptive to immigrants. This will be one of our contributions” to “a future of brotherhood and peace for Spanish society”, declared the auxiliary bishop of Madrid, the Most Rev. […]

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SYNOD OF BISHOPS

In the forge of the Bible

The Synod of Bishops, now happily concluded, has encouraged and appealed to members of the Catholic Church, to whom it was directly addressed, and indirectly all readers of the Bible, not to lose contact with the Word of God. Yet the media have especially given coverage to the Synod’s appeals and pronouncements more directly linked […]

di Elio Bromuri Ecumenical Centre of Perugia - Italy

FRONT PAGE

Recovering and restoring

The current serious international financial crisis ensues a five-year period marked by the evident worsening of the economic and social situation of a large part of the planet. The so-called Third World doesn’t succeed in becoming Second. Millions of families in America have rapidly lost their homes before even coming to realize it. In Europe, […]

di Gian Andrea P.Garancini Brussels

IMMIGRATI: GINO BATTAGLIA (CEI), "UN PAZIENTE LAVORO" NEI CONFRONTI DELL’ISLAM (2)” “” “

"Si tende a sottolineare – ha aggiunto don Battaglia, – la difficoltà della religione islamica di concepire una società pluralista, nella quale si affermino i diritti umani, ovvero la supposta incompatibilità dell’islām con la democrazia". Il relatore ha ricordato però la richiesta inoltrata da diverse organizza¬zioni musulmane allo stato italiano di avviare la procedura per […]

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MMIGRATI: GINO BATTAGLIA (CEI), "UN PAZIENTE LAVORO" NEI CONFRONTI DELL’ISLAM” “” “

Nella gran parte dei casi "l’in¬serzione socio culturale, così come 1’integrazione familiare dei musulmani in Italia si realizza spesso assai meglio di quanto non affermi la stampa, che rischia a volte di enfatizzare le situazioni conflittuali o le contraddizioni, che pure si possono riscontrare". E’ quanto ha detto oggi pomeriggio don Gino Battaglia, direttore dell’Ufficio […]

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