Belgium: prayer vigils for the consecrated

“Consecrated persons are called to punctuate their day with prayer to be ready to proclaim the Gospel”. The exhortation is made by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Brussels, who has promoted a prayer vigil in the Cathedral for 1st February, on the eve of the World Day for Consecrated life, now in its 11th year. […]

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Germany: meeting on consecrated life

“Serving the Gospel together”: that’s the title of the meeting being held by the German Bishops’ Conference at Würzburg on 1st February to discuss the future of the consecrated life. Twenty-five bishops, including the President of the Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Karl Lehmann, and 120 men and women members of religious orders and secular institutes in […]

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Italy: solidarity for Guinea Conakry

“We are particularly close to the Guinean population and in particular to those most in need following the deterioration of the general situation of the country in recent times”, says the Presidency of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, in a communiqué issued on 23 January. “In recalling the particular bond between the Italian ecclesial community and […]

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Portugal: pastoral care of the sick

The Catholic Church in Portugal is preparing for its national Congress for the pastoral care of the sick, dedicated to the theme “At the service of the Person – Healing and Protecting”. Discussion will focus on the concepts of the person, the threats to life, to health and to dignity, and the responsibility of society […]

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Hungary: preparing for Sibiu

The national Hungarian meeting in preparation for the Third European Ecumenical Assembly (EEA3) was held on 25 January at Gyula, a town close to the frontier with Romania. The Orthodox cathedral of St. Nicholas of the Romanian community hosted the ecumenical liturgies during the meeting. Representatives of the Catholic, Calvinist and Orthodox Church participated. Also […]

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Romania: a suitable climate

“There were 2030 Greek-Catholic churches in Romania in 1948, before the Communist oppression. Now there are only 405, including those under construction”, pointed out the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Kolozsvár-Szamosújvár), Florentin Crihalmenau, in addressing the conference of the Reunion of Charities of Aid to the Oriental Churches (ROACA) recently held in the Vatican. “The question of […]

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Behind the media

Seventeen years after the political transformation and the fall of Communism, it seems that the Polish media are pulling the skeletons of the past regime out of their cupboards. There is increasing talk of the documents that allegedly prove the collaboration of priests, of bishops, such as Msgr. Wielgus, and of journalists with the security […]

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DIOCESI: NOCERA, UN PROTOCOLLO D’INTESA PER LA TUTELA DELLA FAMIGLIA NEI MEDIA (2)

"Mi chiedo – ha aggiunto Corsi – se i mass media registrano la realtà o la inventino, determinandola. La realtà è quella che passa sotto i nostri occhi, allora cominciamo a sollecitare i mass media a svolgere il loro compito, quello di registrare fedelmente la realtà. La televisione non si accende da sola, davanti c’è […]

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DIOCESI: NOCERA, UN PROTOCOLLO D’INTESA PER LA TUTELA DELLA FAMIGLIA NEI MEDIA

Si è discusso di "Mass media e famiglia", ieri sera, nel convegno organizzato dagli Uffici Comunicazioni Sociali e Servizio Progetto culturale e dal mensile "Insieme"della diocesi di Nocera Inferiore–Sarno. "Oggi la televisione – ha detto Luca Borgomeo, presidente dell’Aiart (Associazione italiana ascoltatori radio e televisioni) e del Consiglio nazionale utenti – si sostituisce al ruolo […]

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INTERCULTURA: A BOLOGNA MOSTRA DI FUMETTI AFRICANI

I fumetti africani saranno in mostra a Bologna dal 1° al 20 febbraio prossimo. Si tratta delle opere presentate al Premio Africa e Mediterraneo per il miglior fumetto inedito di autore africano 2005-2006, promosso dall’Associazione Africa e Mediterraneo. Alla terza edizione del premio hanno partecipato artisti africani con 101 storie provenienti da 17 Paesi diversi, […]

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