Czech Republic: the gods days without house

“The Days of the Homeless”: this is the name of the initiative, now in its 15th year, for the “homeless”, started at first in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The event is supported by the President of the Czech Bishops Conference, mgr. Jan Graubner, archbishop of Olomouc. This includes many events: from 3rd to 5th December, funds […]

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Czech Republic: “council” of Catholic teachers

On 29 November, the Archbishop of Olomouc, Jan Graubner, participated in the founding session of the International Scientific Council of Catholic Teachers, annexed to the Teacher-Training Faculty at the Catholic University of Ruzomberok, in Slovakia. The Council, founded thanks to the initiative of Bishop Andrzej Dziega of Sandomierz (Poland), is aimed at seeking new ways […]

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Scotland: let’s not hide Christmas

“The coming of Christ was long awaited, but no one expected that a stable in Bethlehem would welcome him. My hope for this year is that the Christian message may finally be heard and that the culmination of the politically correct we have now reached may decline”, says Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Archbishop of Edinburgh, in […]

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Ireland: protect the children

The age limit for consent to sexual intercourse for teenagers, violence within society, permanent deaconship, the attempt to give an answer to infertility and the trade of women: these are the items on the agenda of the December general assembly of the Irish Bishops Conference that took place in Maynooth over the last few days. […]

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Hungary, mixed Church-State commission

The first meeting of the mixed Church-State Commission to discuss the funding of church institutions will be held in January. Msgr. Ladislav Nemet, secretary of the Hungarian Bishops’ Conference, has announced that both the State and the Church have appointed their respective members to the Commission. The Church, reports the Catholic press agency Magyar Kurir, […]

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In front of the eyes

“The mission of the Ccee is not just limited to the European Union, for its members include all 34 Bishops’ Conferences of the continent, including that of the Russian Federation. The Ccee must never lose sight of the cultural and spiritual unity of the whole continent, which is a very strong bond between peoples, both […]

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God is in the detail

It’s always a joy to look at and browse through a fine book. The Atlas of European Values, compiled by the Centre of Sciences and Values at the University of Tilburg (Holland) and published by Brill in 2005, is a real treasure in its contents, analysis and presentation. The introduction asserts with realism that a […]

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UNIVERSITÀ: MONS. RANJITH (SANTA SEDE), "DIALOGO" TRA UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEE ED ASIATICHE NEL "RISPETTO DELLE DIFFERENZE"

"Ogni dialogo e collaborazione fra le università europee ed asiatiche deve saper rispettare le differenze", per evitare "tensioni fra la mentalità europea e quella orientale". Lo ha detto mons. Malcolm Ranjith, segretario della Congregazione per il culto divino e la disciplina dei sacramenti, intervenendo oggi alla V Convention europea degli studenti universitari, in corso a […]

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COPPIE DI FATTO: SCIENZA & VITA, "LA DIFFERENZA TRA DONNE E UOMINI NON È UN DATO CULTURALE"

"La legittimazione delle coppie di fatto attraverso un provvedimento legislativo non costituisce semplicemente, come sostengono in molti, un allargamento dei diritti individuali, ma è piuttosto una vera e propria decostruzione delle basi antropologiche della nostra società". Ad affermarlo, in un comunicato stampa diffuso oggi, è l’Associazione "Scienza & vita". Con un tale riconoscimento, di fatto, […]

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CONSUMI: RICERCA ADICONSUM, IL 20% DELLE FAMIGLIE ITALIANE A RISCHIO SOVRAINDEBITAMENTO

Il 20% delle famiglie italiane è a rischio sovraindebitamento. Lo dice una ricerca dell’associazione a difesa dei consumatori Adiconsum che chiede al Parlamento "una legge che consenta anche alle famiglie un concordato con i creditori". Dalla ricerca, presentata oggi a Roma, emerge che "i separati e i divorziati, i giovani e i lavoratori anziani espulsi […]

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