Irlanda: appello per la Liberia al collasso

Un appello per la Liberia, paese africano segnato da una grave crisi umanitaria, è stato lanciato dalla Conferenza episcopale irlandese nel corso della sua ultima assemblea plenaria. In Liberia dal 2003 operano 450 militari irlandesi all’interno del contingente delle Nazioni Unite (15mila uomini) chiamato a ripristinare pace e stabilità dopo circa 15 anni di guerra […]

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Scozia: il vescovo Tartaglia ai giuristi cattolici

“Le recenti misure legislative adottate nel Paese mettono sconsideratamente a rischio la vita delle famiglie”: è l’allarme lanciato nei giorni scorsi a Edinburgo dal vescovo di Paisley, Philip Tartaglia. Nell’omelia pronunciata domenica 8 ottobre durante l’annuale “Messa rossa” che inaugura l’anno giudiziario, celebrata nella cattedrale di St. Mary, il presule, rivolgendosi ai giuristi presenti, avvocati […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

Il Vangelo nelle capitali

Il mese di ottobre tradizionalmente è il mese missionario nella Chiesa cattolica. Per “tradizione” si intende la tradizione otto/novecentesca. La “missionarietà” è dunque una immagine lontana. Ma la Chiesa per forza deve essere “missionaria”. “Non possiamo tacere su quello che abbiamo visto” (Atti 4,20) è scritto nella Bibbia.Dal primo momento della storia della Chiesa quella […]

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FRONT PAGE

The Gospel in the capitals

October is traditionally the missionary month in the Catholic Church. By “tradition” we mean the 19th/20th century tradition. “Missionary work” is a rather remote image. But the Church must necessarily be “missionary”. “We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20), says the Bible. Ever since the origin of the history […]

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European dailies and periodicals

The German press too is busily analysing developments regarding the atomic experiments in North Korea. Writing in Die Welt, Torsten Krauel (12/10) points out: “… It’s not a question of imposing a UN ceasefire on an aggressor. It’s a grey zone in the legislation of the UNO, that of how to define the hitherto unregulated […]

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

No to the North Korean folly

“Firm condemnation” of the North Korean nuclear test that “represents a threat to international security and stability”. Preparations for the informal summit at Lahti (Finland) on 20 October, at which the heads of state and of government of the 25 will discuss immigration, energy policy and competitiveness. Lastly, a “pause for reflection” on the establishment […]

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MEDIA

The gospel message on Tv

Television “reaches countless people, cultures and nations”, and can be “an occasion to defend the dignity of each person, and to promote peace, solidarity and communion within the human family”, said Cardinal TARCISIO BERTONE , Vatican Secretary of State, in a message sent on behalf of Benedict XVI to the World Congress of Catholic TV […]

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Portugal: referendum on abortion

“It’s clear that abortion is not a question that can be reduced just to the intimacy of a person’s religious belief”, declared José Paulo Carvalho, MP of the CDS/PP party and President of the Portuguese Pro-Life Federation, commenting on some interpretations given to the words of Cardinal José Policarpo, Patriarch of Lisbon, on the referendum […]

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Ireland: appeal for Liberia

An appeal for Liberia, the African country suffering from a grave humanitarian crisis, has been made in recent days by the Irish Bishops’ Conference during its plenary assembly. 450 Irish troops have been deployed in Liberia since 2003 as part of the UN peacekeeping force (a contingent of 15,000 men), whose task it is to […]

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Scotland: the Bishop of Edinburgh to Catholic lawyers

“Recent legislative measures adopted in the country have recklessly jeopardized family life”, charged Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Edinburgh. In a homily pronounced in St. Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 8 October, during the annual “Red Mass” that inaugurates the legal year, the bishop, addressing his remarks to the members of the legal profession present, advocates and […]

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