CELLULE STAMINALI

Fermare la deriva etica

Il pronunciamento del Consiglio Ue per la competitività sul settimo Programma quadro per la ricerca 2007-2013 (Bruxelles, 24 luglio), ha suscitato immediate reazioni nelle Chiese e nell’opinione pubblica cattolica di Europa per quanto riguarda la posizione assunta in materia di ricerca sulle cellule staminali embrionali. COMPROMESSO INACCETTABILE. “La limitazione al finanziamento dei progetti di ricerca […]

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MEDIO ORIENTE

Il linguaggio delle opere

Mentre i Grandi parlano i piccoli fanno i fatti. Verrebbe da dire così alla luce delle determinazioni contenute nella dichiarazione congiunta Italia-Usa che ha chiuso il vertice per la pace nel Libano svoltosi a Roma il 26 luglio. Molti auspici, molte proposte – un cessate-il-fuoco duraturo, corridoio umanitario, forza internazionale di pace – ma pochi […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

Il dialogo contro la paura

Pubblichiamo questa nota mentre le tre grandi religioni sono poste drammaticamente a confronto dal conflitto in corso in Medio Oriente. Una tragedia che interroga anche l’Europa. Il 12 luglio 2005, José Manuel Barroso, presidente della Commissione europea, ha incontrato i responsabili delle chiese e i leader religiosi per un dialogo sulle questioni europee. Quasi un […]

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European dailies

The German dailies analyse the situation in the Middle East. An editorial in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (27/7), commenting on the summit in Rome, speaks of “… modest results of a meeting in which the military and political protagonists, Israel and Hezbollah, Syria and Iran, did not participate… The wish was expressed to work towards […]

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COMECE

Problems solved and unresolved

The entry of eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as of Cyprus and Malta, in the Eu on 1st May 2004 “was an historic event” but over this unification “a shadow has been cast: the absence of Romania and Bulgaria”, says JOHANNA TOUZEL in the July number of “Europe infos”, the monthly […]

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Hungary: 550th anniversary of victory over the Turks

“The Lord, who determines the beginning of everything, shall also determine their end!” – 550 years ago the Christian army of Hungary stopped the Ottoman expansion at the doors of Europe. “The year 2006 is a special year of important anniversaries in the history of the Hungarian nation. The 23 October, feast of St. John […]

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Spain: vocabulary of religious words

The diocese of the Canary Isles (Spain) has recently published, in electronic form, a “Vocabulary of Religious Words”, compiled by Father Felipe Santos, SDB. The vocabulary is available on the website of the diocese of the Canaries. The idea for the venture arose from the daily contacts of the Salesian priest with so many people, […]

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France: Christian Churches for a ceasefire

“An immediate ceasefire, so that the populations and the victims of the two fighting parties may be helped”. This is asked by the Council of the Churches of France (Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox), which, in a release, “firmly condemns the use of strength and violence and asks the fighting parties to negotiate a peaceful solution”. […]

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STEM CELLS

Stopping the ethical slide

The pronouncement of the EU Competitiveness Council on the Seventh Framework Programme for research 2007-2013 (Brussels, 24 July) has aroused immediate reactions in the Churches and in Catholic public opinion in Europe as regards the positions adopted by the Council in the field of research on stem cells derived from human embryos. UNACCEPTABLE COMPROMISE. “The […]

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MIDDLE EAST

The language of charity

While the big powers parley, the little ones act. That’s what springs to mind in the light of the decisions contained in the joint Italy-USA statement issued at the end of the summit for peace in Lebanon held in Rome on 26 July. Many hopes, many proposals – a lasting ceasefire, a humanitarian corridor, an […]

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