EU

A “package” of commitments

Giving new impetus to energy policy; making the market more open and responsive to the needs of consumers; adopting “safeguards” for societies in third countries: the EU’s commitment to defining strategies for energy and environmental protection is continuing. These are issues that have in recent months assumed growing importance in Brussels and Strasbourg, as confirmed […]

di Redazione

IDENTITY AND DIALOGUE

A whole of diversities

“A prelude to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue”(2008): that, declared JACQUES SANTER , former President of the European Commission, now President of the Robert Schuman Foundation, was the aim of the International Colloquium held in Luxembourg in recent days on “The European identity and the challenges of intercultural dialogue”, promoted by the Jacques Maritain […]

di Redazione

Emily’s ship

An ecumenical ship: that’s how the “Doulos” could be defined. It’s a boat that could be considered a floating book fair. It contains 500,000 books, of which roughly half are of Christian literature. The others are divided between science, sport, hobbies, cooking, economics and medicine. Purchased in 1977 by “Gute Bücher für Alle” (good books […]

di Redazione

ECUMENISM

Forms and colours

“To pursue the ecumenical path we need to make an effort to prepare everything so that the Lord can act. Collaboration between the Churches has enabled us in recent years to undertake a journey of reflection and dialogue that we wish to continue with the commitment of us all”, declared the Prior of Bose, ENZO […]

di Redazione

France: play rugby to become good Christians

Archbishop André Lacrampe of Besançon has appealed to Christians to cultivate the sporting values of fair play, perseverance and comradeship that are typical of rugby and to practice them on the field of faith and hope. His exhortation comes in the midst of the Rugby World Cup that is now underway in France (7 September […]

di Redazione

Sweden: plenary of the Scandinavian bishops

Ecumenism and liturgy were the main themes on the agenda at the autumn plenary assembly of the Scandinavian Bishops’ Conference, held at Goteborg between 14 and 20 September 2007. The Apostolic Administrator of Estonia, Monsignor Philipp Jourdan, participated in some sessions of the meeting. On 15 September, the Lutheran bishops of the Nordic countries met, […]

di Redazione

Belgium: the “Media and Culture Sunday”

“God also speaks through the media in the form of a brave inquiry, an interview, a sincere debate, an educational film, a creative webmaster”. This was written by card. Godfried Danneels, president of the Belgian Bishops, in the presentation of the Media and Culture Sunday, which is going to be celebrated on September 30th about […]

di Redazione

Romania: in Strasbourg to save the Cathedral

Negotiations are in full swing in the corridors of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to save the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Bucharest, a historical and architectural monument endangered by the “illegal building”, just 8 metres away, of a huge skyscraper with 20 storeys and 4 underground floors. “With the aid of some MEPs, including […]

di Redazione

Portugal: European Forum on immigration

The Portuguese Church would like the phenomenon of immigration to be tackled in an integral way, aimed at overcoming purely economic or security-based perspectives. The issue has been discussed in the context of the 5th Forum of Migrations organized by Caritas Europe, round the theme “Building bridges or barriers? Examining the dynamics between migrations and […]

di Redazione

Poland: Cardinal Dziwsiz appeals to voters

“The State in a democratic system is the consequence of a pact between the social forces; elections serve to identify the representatives of the community. Therefore participation in the elections is a moral duty and an honour for all citizens”, said Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow. In view of the snap elections called in […]

di Redazione