European dailies and periodicals

There are numerous reactions in the German press to the terror attacks in Bombay (Mumbai). In the Frankfurter Rundschau , Arnd Festerling observes (12/7): “ Terrorism has globalized its methods, irrespective of terrorists and their motives . […] Terrorists target the symbols, the veins of modern society, its means of transport. And they gauge the […]

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faith and ethics

Challenges to theology

“Justice is not just an economic question. It must also consider the equal dignity of each human being, and that means respect for the different cultures, the poor and the disabled. For moral theologians, however, there are more complex problems”: first, “the fundamental choice of how to place the other person in his own project […]

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anglicans

Struggling to go forward

Another step on the way to the ordination of women bishops, a request to the British government to suspend its nuclear arsenal, a report of the sale of ecclesiastical buildings and a strong appeal against Islamic terrorists: these were the most important questions on the agenda of the General Synod of the Church of England, […]

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Hungary: the government meets the christian and the jewish

Dialogue between the government, the three historical Christian churches (Catholics, Hungarian reformed Church and Evangelical Church) and the Jewish is improving. The news of a meeting was given today by the Hungarian Catholic agency, Magyar Kurir. The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and other ministers, cardinal Péter Erdö, president […]

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Ccee: ecumenical World Cup

“I saw that the desire of the Churches for this event of the World Cup to be a festival of peoples actually happened. There was a great involvement of the public in every corner of the earth. The atmosphere created in Germany was also very positive. German friends told me that, perhaps for the first […]

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ECUMENISM AND DIALOGUE

Kek: the christian churches meet the finnish president

The extension of the EU, the role of the Churches in the European project, migration and ethic values. These were the issues addressed by a delegation of the European Churches that on June 30th met Erkki Tuomioja, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the country that is the president of the European Union for the […]

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schoolS and religion

Growing with the young

“The documents of the magisterium of the Church consider that religious education is a clear service to man and, as such, a specific contribution to the educational project of schools”, having as its reference “the family, the Christian community, society and the world of culture”. This is one of the conclusions of the meeting of […]

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Russia: media and freedom of expression

Today Internet “is the only means of communication in which journalists can speak of issues regarding religious freedom”, said Alexander Soldatov, director of the Internet project “Portal-Credo.ru”. He was speaking at the international conference on “Russia beyond myths and stereotypes: moral values, media and religion”, recently held in Moscow by the UCIP, the International Catholic […]

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Belarus: 15 years after the religious resumption

Celebrating “thanksgiving” for the fifteen years since the resumption of the public activity of the Greek-Catholic parishes in Belarus, and also commemorating the “witnesses to the faith” who gave their life over the centuries to preach Christianity in Bielorussian territory: these are the two central motives of the “12th annual pilgrimage of Bielorussian Greek-Catholics” from […]

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Bulgaria: Youth Festival at Belozem

“Hi to everyone, my name is Svetla and this year I’m taking part in the Christian International Youth Festival at Belozem, in Bulgaria, for the seventh time. Each year this festival seems to me to confirm the aphorism of Albert Einstein: ‘there are two ways of living: believing that miracles do not exist or believing […]

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