Germany, Portugal, Ireland

Germany: the media and EasterMsgr. Gebhard Fürst, chairman of the Media Commission of Germany’s Bishops Conference, criticized Germany’s private channels’ palimpsest for Easter. “Comedy, action and horror movies that have nothing to do with Easter festivity are broadcast in peak viewing-time”, wrote Msgr. Fürst in an article published on March 17 by the weekly “Neue […]

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An untenable principle

“This proposal is founded on a mistaken premise, based in turn on an untenable principle: that a right to abortion exists, whereas the violation of the right to life of another human being cannot be called the exercise of a right”, declares Maria Luisa Di Pietro, co-president of the Italian association “Scienza & Vita”/Science & […]

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EU News in brief

Tibet, respect of rights and reconciliation The European Union expressed its “deep concern regarding news on the turmoil in Tibet. It offers its condolences to the families of the victims”. The 27 Council Presidency has been closely following recent events in the Far East. In a note issued the past few days, Community leaders urgently […]

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YOUTH AND EUROPE

The dream of the fathers

“Educating young generations to extend a passionate and disillusioned glance to Europe. The passionate outlook of those who are aware they are expected to propose, with their lives and their words, a high ideal that will give Europe a soul; the disillusioned glance of those who acknowledge difficulties related to an unrestrained use of freedom”. […]

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France, Orthodox Church, Iraq, Geneva

France: message for EasterThe Council of Christian Churches of France has asked for a particular thought for the Christian minorities in the Middle East and for all Christians in the world who are “threatened, sometimes persecuted, and forced into exile, in intolerable living conditions”. Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois and Protestant pastor Claude Baty […]

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The culture of the dialogue

European Churches urged EU institutions to reflect on a series of measures envisaged in the “Directive for the return” of non-EC illegal immigrants. The news was given in March’s issue of “Europe infos”, the monthly magazine of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (COMECE), and by Ocipe (Catholic information and initiative office […]

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Sydney 2008

Under the banner of encounter

The Wyd is an important event also for the youth of the Czech Republic. To learn more about the Catholic Church’s preparations for the meeting, held in Sidney on July 15-20, we asked a series of questions to Vít Zatloukal, director of the Youth Pastoral Care Commission of the Czech Bishops Conference. (On the same […]

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DIOCESI: LOCRI GERACE, IL PRIMO MESSAGGIO DEL NUOVO VESCOVO (2)

Mons. Morosini, dopo aver salutato i sacerdoti, i religiosi e lereligiose e i laici ha voluto lanciare un messaggio anche ai giovani della Locride che "in questi ultimi tempi" sono stati "un segno di speranza per l’Italia tutta, fermento di vita, primavera di un mondo migliore": un "seme posto nella nostra terra e nel cuore […]

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DIOCESI: LOCRI GERACE, IL PRIMO MESSAGGIO DEL NUOVO VESCOVO

"Dinanzi ai mali che affliggono la Locride non posso che ripetere a tutti voi, soprattutto a quanti sono responsabili di questi mali, l’accorata esortazione dell’Apostolo: ‘Lasciatevi riconciliare con Dio’. Solo rinnovandoci nell’intimo del nostro cuore saremo seme di rinnovamento per la società". E’ quanto scrive p. Giuseppe Morosini, vescovo eletto della diocesi di Locri-Gerace, nel […]

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BENEDICT XVI: MISSA IN COENA DOMINI, SAYING YES TO "THE GOD OF PASSION"

"In the Gospel of the washing of the feet – went on Benedict XVI –, the conversation between Jesus and Peter contains another detail of the Christian way of life, which we would like to draw attention to". At first, explains the Pope, "Peter had not wanted to let the Lord wash his feet", because […]

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