EU AND HOLY LAND

Good relations needed

The Israeli siege of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in which several armed Palestinian militants had sought refuge, took place four years ago. For days the Franciscan men and women religious of the community lived together with the Palestinians in the basilica and its adjoining convent. Moments of sharp tension, punctuated with gunfire, […]

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Wcc: a brochure on Porto Alegre

The World Council of Churches has announced that a brochure entirely dedicated to the recent Porto Alegre assembly is now available (in PDF format, on the website www.oikoumene.org http://www.oikoumene.org ). The Porto Alegre Assembly brought together over 4,000 delegates from Churches all over the world in the Brazilian city. As WCC general secretary Pastor Samuel […]

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United Kingdom: meeting between bishops

The “House of Bishops” of the Church of England and the bishops of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales will meet for a bi-lateral meeting at Hinsley Hall in Leeds on 14-15 November. The two Churches report the forthcoming meeting in a joint press release. “The meeting – says the statement – will […]

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Dialogue: prayer for peace from Washington

“The world is tired of living in fear”: that’s the message being sent out from Washington by scores of exponents of religions and cultures from all over the world, who met at Georgetown University on 26-27 April for a meeting promoted by the St. Egidio Community to mark the 20th World Day of Prayer for […]

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ECUMENISM

Cec: the Churches and the challenge of peace

“The European Churches and the challenges of peace, security and reconciliation”: the theme will be debated by the 24 members of the “Church and Society” Commission of the CEC (Conference of European Churches) together with a group of experts from over 20 nations of Europe at the annual plenary meeting due to be held at […]

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HUNGARY

The road to be pursued

Peter Erdö was only four and a half years when, at dawn on 4 November 1956, 25,000 Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and occupied Budapest. So began the unequal contest between the occupying forces and Hungarian rebels asking for freedom. PETER ERDÖ has vivid memories of those days: “I remember the gunfire, lots of gunfire. I […]

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BENEDICT XVI

Along the roads of the world

Three apostolic journeys of Pope Benedict XVI have so far been officially confirmed: to Verona for the 4th national ecclesial Meeting, to Poland in the footsteps of John Paul II, and to Brazil on the conclusion of the 5th General Conference of the Latin-American episcopate. The visit to Verona will be the Pope’s second journey […]

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FRONT PAGE

An exemplary policy

Apart from fostering the Christian heritage of the old continent and underlining the need to draw inspiration from it to tackle current challenges, Benedict XVI, in his recent address to members of the European People’s Party, spelt out what should be the real role of the Church in relation to political life. The main question […]

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SANITÀ: DA DOMANI AL "CAMILLIANUM" UN CONVEGNO DEDICATO ALLA CURA DEI BAMBINI E DELLE DONNE

"La pastorale della salute del bambino e della donna" è il tema del convegno che si svolgerà da domani al 4 maggio presso l’Istituto internazionale di teologia della pastorale sanitaria "Camillianum", incorporato alla pontificia università "Teresianum" e legato all’Ordine dei Camilliani fondato da S. Camillo de Lellis. ” “"La pastorale della salute del bambino e […]

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ECUMENISM: IN VIENNA TOMORROW, EUROPEAN MEETING OF CHRISTIAN CULTURE PROMOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THE VATICAN AND THE PATRIARCHATE OF MOSCOW

” “For the first time, the Vatican and the Patriarchate of Moscow organise together a "European meeting of Christian culture" due to open in Vienna tomorrow and end on May 5th about "Giving back a soul to Europe”. The event – reads a release from the Papal Council for Culture – is promoted by the […]

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