EU

Troubled days

June opened with troubled days for the EU institutions. While suspense is growing about the outcome of the Irish referendum on the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon (12 June), the fishermen of various countries have converged on the European quarter of Brussels and mounted violent demonstrations, protesting against the soaring price of fuel, which […]

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PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The will of women

Women from different faiths and different European Countries gathered in the past days to reflect upon the different forms of violence and establish a joint commitment in support of oppressed and discriminated minorities. The symposium, held in the town of Rovereto (Italy) past May 22, and was attended by women from over 13 European Countries […]

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ECUMENISM

Russia, Ireland, Italy, France

Russia: the Pope’s letter to Alexis II The visit to Russia of His Eminence Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, was an opportunity for Pope Benedict XVI to convey to His Holiness Patriarch Alexis II his personal “esteem and appreciation” for the Patriarch’s “commitment to fostering relations between Catholics […]

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COMECE-CEC

Visible in the public arena

“Religion in Europe’s public arena” was the topic of the meeting held past May 29 at the European Parliament in Brussels. This the second (held April 17) of the four dialogue seminars on “Islam, Christianity and Europe” promoted within the framework of The Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, by the Commission of Bishops Conferences of […]

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GREAT BRITAIN

Faith in the family

The latest data issued by the Government’s statistical office confirm that marriage is an institution undergoing a serious crisis in Great Britain, where civil unions reached their lowest levels since they started to be officially registered. Religious marriages decreased by 50% compared to 1991 and over three quarters of Catholic couples live together before getting […]

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England and Wales, Belgium, Scotland

England and Wales: a mass for Christians in Iraq Next June 16, His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor will officiate a Mass in Westminster’s Cathedral (at 5.30 p.m.) conveying support to Christians in Iraq and to all those undergoing sufferings and violence in the Country. “At a time when many Iraqi Christians have been forced to […]

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FRONT PAGE

Awaiting Ireland

Three years later, the referendum casts its long shadow over Europe. In Ireland citizens will be called to vote on June 12 to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. In this same period, in 2005, French (on May 29) and Dutch citizens (June 1st) with their respective popular votes knocked down the EU Constitution signed in 2004 […]

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DIOCESI: MONS. MATTIAZZO (PADOVA), L’EMERGENZA EDUCATIVA NEL MESSAGGIO PER S. ANTONIO (2)

Dando la parola a Sant’Antonio, mons. Mattiazzo sottolinea l’importanza di "avere una bussola", un "riferimento sicuro" in Gesù Cristo, che "propone modelli e stili di vita" e "dona la forza per attuarli". Il permissivismo, "che non è libertà", chiarisce, "si è rovesciato nella dipendenza e nella repressione perché è mancata l’educazione della coscienza", cioè di […]

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DIOCESI: MONS. MATTIAZZO (PADOVA), L’EMERGENZA EDUCATIVA NEL MESSAGGIO PER S. ANTONIO

Di fronte all’attuale "emergenza educativa" occorre "un ripensamento dei fondamenti e dei metodi educativi". Un compito non facile che "va affrontato con chiarezza di analisi, senso di responsabilità e soprattutto il coraggio di cambiare". E’ quanto afferma il vescovo di Padova, mons. Antonio Mattiazzo, nel tradizionale messaggio alla città in occasione della festa del patrono […]

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DIOCESI: LOCRI GERACE, LETTERA DEL VESCOVO A NAPOLITANO, BERLUSCONI E LOIERO (2)

Il neo vescovo di Locri-Gerace si rivolge poi al presidente della Regione Calabria Agazio Loiero, ricordando l’invito formulato nel suo primo messaggio alla diocesi affinché tutte le agenzie educative presenti sul territorio preparino "un progetto comune che ci impegni nella formazione secondo le nostre competenze e i nostri ambiti", esprime una "preoccupazione": questo lavoro sarà […]

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