prima pagina

Un gesto essenziale

“L’identità europea e Ie sfide del dialogo interculturale” è stato il tema del colloquio internazionale che si è tenuto a fine settembre in Lussemburgo per iniziativa dell’Istituto internazionale Jacques Maritain, dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Lussemburgo, dell’Istituto Pierre Werner di Lussemburgo con la collaborazione del Centro culturale dell’Abbazia di Neununster(cfr SIR Europa 64-65/2007). Tra i […]

di Paul Valadier Francia

OPEN DAYS

The network grows

Over 5,000 enrolments, representing 212 regions in 33 countries: the Open Days-European Week of Regions and Cities was held from 8 to 11 October. Organized by the Committee of the Regions in partnership with the European Commission, the event has never had such a large participation. It comprised scores of events in Brussels and a […]

di Redazione

FATIMA

An open Gospel

“The events of Fatima must be placed in the context of an age of far-reaching political and ideological transformations that involved various European countries”, said ANTÓNIO TEIXEIRA FERNANDES , during the international congress “Fatima for the 21st century”, Speaking on “Reactions of ideological and political currents to the events at Fatima”, the professor in the […]

di Redazione

ECUMENISM

The two lungs

An “important step” on the path of unity between the Churches: that’s the message that emerges from the work of the international mixed Commission for theological dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, which met at Ravenna (Italy) from 8 to 14 October. This was the Commission’s tenth plenary assembly. Its members […]

di Redazione

AUSTRIA

The suffering of children

World Hospice Day was celebrated on 6 October. In Austria it was an occasion to reflect on ways of reinforcing hospice services and raise the awareness of public opinion on assistance to the terminally ill, children in particular: an issue that is too often passed over in silence.LEADER IN EUROPE. Austria is the leader in […]

di Redazione

Ireland: bishops comment on waiting lists for schools

The Irish bishops recently announced their intention to renounce running those Catholic primary schools that create problems and misunderstandings especially in areas where the non-Catholic population has increased. In a document called “Catholic primary schools: a policy for provision into the future”, the bishops explain why many Catholic schools have very long waiting lists and […]

di Redazione

Germany: a diocese invests in kindergartens

The diocese of Osnabrück has decided on a considerable increase in its 2008 budget for the running of its own kindergartens that provide places for 17,500 children in all. The supplementary funding of 1 million euros will be used to consolidate the work performed in the structures in terms of teaching and care. The diocesan […]

di Redazione

Scotland: Cardinal O’Brian in China

The Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien will visit China at the end of the month. There he will meet the new Archbishop of Beijing, Joseph Li Shan, who was invested last month with the approval of the Holy See and the Chinese government. The visit, which will last from 19 to 31 October, has been organized […]

di Redazione

Czech Republic: congress of missionary childhood

Over 2000 children from all the dioceses of the Czech Republic congregated for the 3rd national congress of missionary childhood in Brno on 6 October, in a cathedral totally refurbished after its period of neglect during the Communist regime. As reported by the Fides international press agency, the congress was opened by the Apostolic Nuncio, […]

di Redazione

Austria: right of asylum and not a “favour”

“Those persons and families whose asylum procedure has been completed, and who have lived in Austria for years and are well integrated, must be granted the right of residence and not a ‘grace and favour’ to remain in the country”: that is the position expressed by the Bishop of Linz, the Right Rev. Ludwig Schwarz, […]

di Redazione