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Sarkozy’s turn

Undoubtedly Nicolas Sarkozy was hoping to reach the top of the European Union at a far more favourable juncture in its history: to give the right forward momentum to the Twenty-Seven; to re-launch his own internal image; and to earn for himself a place among the great world leaders by reinforcing the international stature of […]

di Gianni Borsa Brussels

L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO: MSGR. PEZZI (MOSCOW), "ATTEMPTS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN CATHOLICS AND ORTHODOX" (2)

"Certain, let’s say, theoretical or theological positions – explained Msgr. Pezzi – are then followed by some assumed practical positions. However, I would say the toughest obstacle is the scarce desire to walk towards full communion which can generally be noticed". And this is because "sometimes the preoccupation to defend one’s positions, or the will […]

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L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO: MSGR. PEZZI (MOSCOW), "ATTEMPTS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN CATHOLICS AND ORTHODOX"

Even though today "there haven’t been the necessary conditions to suppose a short visit to Moscow by the Pope, yet," there have been "a few events, even recent ones, showing us certain progress in the approaching process", such as, in these days, the visit of the ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and the visit of Benedict […]

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SPAIN: AID TO THE SUFFERING CHURCH, FROM TODAY A CAMPAIGN FOR THE CATHOLICS OF CUBA

Starting in Spain today until September, a campaign of the ‘Aid to the Suffering Church’ association, "The revolution of the Gospel", aiming to "raise public awareness in Spain of the situation of the Catholics in the Caribbean country as well as to fund 22 projects worth 208,500 euros in ten dioceses of the country". The […]

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FOCOLARI: THE ASSEMBLY THAT WILL APPOINT CHIARA LUBICH’S SUCCESSOR OPENING NOW. THE POPE’S GOOD WISHES

"An epoch-making moment, a new and unexplored time". With these words, Oreste Basso, co-president of Movimento dei focolari, opened this morning at Centro Mariapoli in Castelgandolfo the general assembly of the Movement, which will appoint the new president. They will appoint the successor of Chiara Lubich, who had been the founder and leader of the […]

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CCEE: EXTENDING "THE NETWORK OF GOOD" FOR "THE UNIFICATION AND STABILITY OF EUROPE" (3)

In an "increasingly small and global" world, the "problems of Europe are the emergence of China and India, climate change, the energy sources, hunger, terrorism, the migration of peoples", cultural change, and the "ethical issues that concern life and the human being". Big questions, to which "the extension of the network and the communion between […]

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CCEE: EXTENDING "THE NETWORK OF GOOD" FOR "THE UNIFICATION AND STABILITY OF EUROPE" (2)

This requires "caution – warns Ccee –, because situations of fragmentation and weakness of faith can easily fall prey to totalitarian powers". "Even the Church is often regarded in a narrow way", interesting "just because of its commitment to solidarity and the environment". At the same time, "there’s a spreading of an aggressive humanist atheism, […]

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CCEE: EXTENDING "THE NETWORK OF GOOD" FOR "THE UNIFICATION AND STABILITY OF EUROPE"

Even if it "is no longer a Christian society", in Europe "there’s wide scope for a Christian view of reality" but the Church must "be itself, overcome the internal temptation of secularisation, testify the Resurrected Christ, give God back to Europe". This is the belief of the secretaries general of the European Bishops Conferences, gathered […]

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FRANCE: DIOCESE OF BESANÇON, A REALITY SHOW WITH THREE PRIESTS TO BOOST CALLINGS

“Prêtre Academy” (the Priests’ Academy): this is the name of an initiative launched by the diocese of Besançon a few days ago: a sort of reality show, starring three recently-ordained priests. It is a series of videos about the daily life of three priests who are on a mission in the diocese. The videos are […]

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