PORTOGALLO

Dopo quel “sì”

Al termine del ritiro spirituale annuale a Fatima, riunita in assemblea straordinaria il 16 febbraio scorso, la Conferenza episcopale portoghese (Cep) ha diffuso una nota pastorale relativa all’esito referendario dell’11 febbraio. Il comunicato dei vescovi rileva che, nonostante la maggioranza degli elettori non si sia pronunciata, “il risultato favorevole al sì è il segnale di […]

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AEE3

Cristiani per l’Europa

Dal 15 al 18 febbraio, circa 150 rappresentanti delle Chiese cristiane d’Europa si sono incontrati a Wittenberg (Gemania) per la terza e ultima tappa di avvicinamento all’Assemblea ecumenica europea (Aee3), promossa dal Consiglio delle conferenze episcopali d’Europa (Ccee), dalla Conferenza delle chiese europee (Cec/Kek) e prevista a Sibiu (Romania) dal 4 al 9 settembre 2007. […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

La ricchezza slava

Il 14 febbraio in occasione della festa dei santi Cirillo e Metodio, i fratelli che evangelizzarono i popoli slavi traducendo anche il Vangelo in caratteri cirillici, il card. FRANC RODÈ presidente della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica ha presieduto, a Roma, una celebrazione eucaristica alla presenza delle […]

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Mgr, Zycinski (Lublin): “no half truths”

“The Church asks forgiveness for the conduct of those among her members who, in the years of Communist illegality, disappointed the hopes placed in them by the faithful”, but “these words must not be imposed on those priests who have always conducted themselves according to the dictates of conscience, but round whom today, unjustly, a […]

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POLAND

Mgr. Michalik (Przemysl): “I have never collaborated with the communist regime”

“I have never collaborated with the secret services of the communist regime. I have never signed any pledge to collaborate, I have never accepted any gifts or remunerations”. This was stated yesterday by mgr. Józef Michalik, president of the Polish Bishops Conference and archbishop of Przemysl, after he was informed by the Historical Committee of […]

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Croatia: European football championships for priests

The 3rd European seven-a-side football championships for priests reached its conclusion at the end of last week with a contested penalty. The Polish team won the final match and was declared the champions, after defeating the home team from Croatia. Organized by the archdiocese of Sarajevo, together with the Franciscan Order, the contest involved ten […]

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Spagna: the “hard cord” of the dialogue

“After overcoming many misunderstandings and gaining essential consensus, we have now arrived at the hard core of our ecclesiological differences”. It was said in Barcelona today by cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Papal Council for the Promotion of the Unity of Christians, who took part in the XLII Days of Pastoral Issues, organised by […]

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Austria: the blessing of lovers

Not only flowers for St. Valentine: over a thousand people participated in the “Mass for the blessing of lovers” in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna on 14 February. The evening Mass was celebrated by the parish priest of the cathedral, Father Anton Faber, together with three other priests and three deacons and ended with the […]

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German: bishops in the holy places

“A patent sign of solidarity with the Christians in the Holy land” is the pilgrimage that the members of the Permanent Council of the German Bishops Conference are going to undertake in the Holy Land between 26th February and 4th March. The Bishops will be accompanied by the administrators of the 27 dioceses of Germany. […]

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PORTUGAL

After that “yes”

At the end of its annual spiritual retreat at Fatima, gathered in extraordinary assembly on 16 February, the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference issued a pastoral statement relating to the result of the referendum on abortion held on 11 February. The communiqué of the bishops points out that, in spite of the fact that the majority of […]

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