A "polyglot Bible", which, "in the difference of tones and languages", gives an idea of the "differences that exist in mankind". With these words, this morning, card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), defined the Biblia Polyglotta (Polyglot Bible) by the American Bible Society (Abs), which had been officially presented a little […]

Without hiding the problems, father Neuhaus says that such issues as "the centrality of the Word, the value of the family and life, the fight against laicism can be a shared ground to make further progress both historically and spiritually. In addition, these subjects are covered by the permanent dialogue between the Vatican and the […]

The presence, at the Episcopal Synod, yesterday, of Shear Yesuv Cohen, head rabbi of Haifa, "is a very important step in the dialogue with Hebraism". This was said to SIR by father David Neuhaus, secretary general of the Vicariate, which, within the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, deals with the Catholic communities of Jewish expression. "We […]

"Civic partnerships for education to citizenship and human rights" is the theme of the Forum that the Council of Europe will hold in Strasbourg on October 9th and 10th. "The Forum – states a note from the CoE – is part of the project of the Council of Europe for education to democratic citizenship and […]

The instability of the financial markets bursts into the EU Parliament as well. The assembly will be holding a plenary session again in Brussels on 8th and 9th October, with two financial items on the agenda. One is a discussion between the MEPs and the delegates of the EU Council and EU Commission in the […]

Approximately five hundred Christians, and dozens of Muslims as well, held a rally last night in Karrada, a district of Baghdad, to ask that art. 50 be reinstated in the electoral law of the Provincial Councils, which gives 13 seats to the Iraqi minorities in six provinces. "Many people wanted to peacefully show how opposed […]

The new premises of the Romanian Orthodox diocese of Italy, in Via Ardeatina 1741, Rome, will be officially opened on Thursday 9th October. The opening ceremony, which will be held from 03.30 pm to 04.30 pm, will be attended by the Rumanian Prime Minister, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, and the Minister of Culture and Cults, Adrian […]

How can one possibly respond to the current worldwide financial instability? This is the question which today’s meeting of the EU’s economic and finance ministers in Luxembourg focuses upon. The meeting will be attended by the 27 ministers of the member states as well as by delegates from the EU Commission and the Central Bank. […]

"The promotion of cloning and the use of stem cells from human embryos for scientific research – goes on Comece – is a problem that has been regularly disputed in Europe in the last few years, because of the support it has received through the European framework programme for research". As to the draft directive […]

Reawakening "interest in bioethical issues" and promoting "a climate that furthers dialogue between the Church and the political, scientific and economic worlds": this is the purpose of the publication of "Scienza ed etica", that was announced today by the secretariat of the Commission of the EU Bishops Conferences (Comece). The text, in English and French, […]