Islam, applying the principle of reciprocity

During the plenary of the Austrian bishops, a preliminary study day was devoted to “what it is that unites and what divides” in the relations between Christianity and Islam. The day was prepared by the Right Rev. Helmut Krätzl, the bishop with special responsibility for interfaith dialogue; the rapporteurs at the seminar were the Jesuit […]

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AUSTRIA

The Pope at Mariazell

“For a small country like Austria, the papal visit next year is a great and far from obvious act of recognition”, declared the President of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn on 10 November, on the day following the end of the autumn plenary of the Austrian bishops, held in Vienna on 7-9 November. […]

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Greece: weekend with Father Guy Gilbert

A weekend with Father Guy Gilbert: from 10 to 12 November Catholic youth in Athens met together to participate in a meeting with the French priest Father Guy Gilbert, “acrobat of God” or “kamikaze of hope” as many love to call him due to his long apostolate at the service of young people in difficulty […]

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Spain: ‘creative meals’ for young believers and non

Dining together with young believers and non-believers to speak about life and faith: that’s one of the ideas being pursued by the university apostolate in Barcelona, which this year came up with the idea of so-called “creative workshop-meals” to “create new inward spiritual and psychological meanings on the basis of rites, symbols and metaphors of […]

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YOUTH

Holland: national youth day

The national Catholic Youth Day (KJD) was held at Niewegein, near Utrecht, in recent days. Some 1,800 Catholic youths took part in it. Monsignor Everard de Jong, delegate for youth pastoral care within the Dutch Bishops’ Conference, is of the view that the chance to meet together is one of the most important aspects of […]

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FRONT PAGE

Pilgrim of unity

Officially invited by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Benedict XVI is about to visit our country, following in the footsteps of his predecessors Paul VI and John Paul II. For those who are passionate about dialogue, Turkey is an inevitable port of call. The ecumenical process necessarily passes through the historical and primatial […]

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European dailies and periodicals

The German press comments on the Middle Eastern situation in the light of the strategy of the USA. On the Israeli-Palestinian question, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (16/11) observes: “ Today it’s apparent that Washington’s previous policy towards Israel has served neither American interests, nor those of the Israelis.. The USA must be interested in once […]

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Expensive roaming: “handicap to Europe”

70% of European citizens consider an EU intervention is needed to reduce the costs of telephone calls abroad using a cell phone: that’s the finding of a survey conducted by Eurobarometer on a sample of 25,000 citizens of the 25 member states and published last week. “Excessively high prices discourage the use of cell phones […]

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Virtual game on how to become MEPs

The first virtual game on how to become MEPs has been introduced by the Schuman Foundation in Warsaw. The Foundation, aimed at “the promotion of European ideals”, “was concerned by the low voter turnout in the European elections in Poland”. To this end – explains Micha? Kwietniewski, in charge of the project – a virtual […]

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Sedentary lifestyle and food, threats to health

Obesity, sedentariness, excessive and unhealthy diet: the health of Europeans is threatened by the superabundance of food and a sedentary lifestyle, reports a survey conducted by Eurobarometer, published in recent days and commented on by the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Markos Kyprianou. “The majority of Europeans consider themselves in a good state of […]

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