CCEE

Spazio di verità e di senso

“Il ruolo della Chiesa e dei cristiani nel futuro dell’Europa”: è questo il tema trattato da mons. Aldo Giordano, segretario generale del Ccee (Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa), il 31 agosto, al corso per studenti di teologia, dedicato quest’anno al tema “S. Benedetto, il monachesimo e le radici cristiane dell’Europa” e tenutosi dal 28 al […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

Il rischio del nulla

Una famosa pagina del pensatore tedesco Friedrich Nietzsche inizia con questa frase: “ Avete sentito di quel folle uomo che accese una lanterna alla chiara luce del mattino, corse al mercato e si mise a gridare incessantemente: “Cerco Dio! Cerco Dio!”. Sembra un segno di follia decidere di accendere una lanterna quando attorno c’è la […]

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European dailies

The Israeli-Palestine conflict in the Lebanon continues to monopolise the attention of the press in this Continent. “Forza Italia” (in Italian), is the title of the comment published by Le Monde (30/8) and dedicated to the intense diplomatic work undertaken by Italy addressed at sending a European peace force to the Lebanon. Silvio Berlusconi’s “amateurism” […]

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CHRISTIAN ROOTS

The unity makers

Monasticism too in its many components has played an important role in the building of Europe. The Benedictine monks, the Irish, the Byzantines have influenced the thought, the art, the sciences. From the Mediaeval cities taking inspiration from the construction of the monasteries to becoming a cultural landmark in theology, arts, pharmacology, psychology, philosophy, and […]

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TURKEY

An opportunity for two

Even when considering the recent attacks by the autonomists from Kurdistan, one should not be afraid of Turkeys’ eventual membership in the European Union. On the contrary: this could be an important opportunity for Ankara, and also for Europe. The Archbishop of Smyrna, Monsignor RUGGERO FRANCESCHINI , and Italian Capuchin, since 1993 Bishop and Apostolic […]

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IRELAND

Planning the future

The Church of Ireland is staking everything on education. During the coming years in fact, it is committed to a renewed effort to define the quality presented by Catholic schools, and above all to reaffirm and relaunch the overall educational duty that is the Church’s competence and for which it requests greater assumption of responsibility […]

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LATVIA

Avoiding misunderstandings

“Attempts to compare the natural family, founded on marriage, to other models of unity, including homosexuals ones, are unacceptable, and in this case Latvia cannot follow the example set by Europe”. In the course of the Third National Day of Latvian Youth held in August in Anglona, Cardinal. Janis Pujats, archbishop of Riga and primate […]

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CCEE

A space of truth and sense

“The role of the Church and Christians in the future of Europe”: this is the subject addressed by mgr. Aldo Giordano, secretary general of Ccee (Council of European Bishops Conferences), on August 31st at the course for theology students which this year was focussed on “Saint Benedict, monasticism and the Christian roots of Europe”, held […]

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FRONT PAGE

The risk of nothingness

A famous page by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche begins like this: “ Have you heard about that crazy man who lit a lantern in the fair light of the morning, run to the market and began to scream ceaselessly: “I’m looking for God! I’m looking for God!”. To decide to light a lantern when […]

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In piena sintonia

“Un’occasione di grande significato per rinnovare ed approfondire la fedeltà al Signore, nella linea indicata dal Concilio Vaticano II, come dai grandi testi del cammino ecumenico degli ultimi decenni”: il Sae (segretariato attività ecumeniche), riunitosi a fine luglio a Chianciano Terme per la sua 43ª sessione di formazione ecumenica, definisce così il prossimo appuntamento di […]

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