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March 2006″ “

European and international Christian Churches and institutions 2 Press Conference of the Swiss episcopate, at the end of the 27th ordinary Assembly. Presentation of the book “ The image of the Other“, edited by the Commission of Jewish Catholic Dialogue (CJCD). 3 6th Meeting of the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of South-East Europe (3-5), […]

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Three concerns” “

The energy crisis at the beginning of the year underlined the need for the European Union to develop a common energy policy: the question is tackled by CLARE COFFEY in the February number of “”Europe infos”, monthly review of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) and the Catholic Office of […]

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A mystic in the world” “

The life of Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964) symbolises the possible encounter and dialogue between atheism and Christianity in the service of the poor. French poet, social worker and mystic, with a process of beatification currently in course at the diocesan level, Madeleine Delbrêl, her life and her witness, were recently celebrated at a seminar devoted to […]

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An approaching dialogue” “

To respond to the current challenges of migration and more in general of globalization, “we are called to rediscover the catholicity of the Church and the universal dimension of the Gospel”. But we also need to widen our horizons and look to the future: “in ten or twenty years’ time the main challenge for Christians […]

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Bosnia-Herzegovina: a brick of solidarity” “

Donate a brick to reconstruct some Bosnian parishes in Posavina, on the frontier with Croatia, destroyed in the last war in the Balkans: that’s the Lenten action of solidarity proposed by Fathers Iko Skoko, Robert Ružic and Josip Oršolic, parish priests in the area of Mostar and Medjugorje, in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The project has been called […]

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Spain, pastoral letters of the bishops” “

Many bishops in Spain write pastoral letters to their flocks to explain the meaning of Lent. According to Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio of Santiago de Compostela, this period of preparation for Easter “must have a real, and not just an exterior, influence on our life”: it must be “a privileged time for the search for […]

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Portugal, catechesis in the cathedral” “

As every year in Lisbon Cathedral, from 5 March and for all the Sundays of Lent, Cardinal Josè da Cruz Policarpo, Patriarch of Lisbon, is giving a cycle of catechesis inspired by the Ten Commandments, concluded by solemn vespers. In his last catechesis in March, the Patriarch urged that “the Christian faith be expressed in […]

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The restless soul of man” “

The Assembly of the bishops of Germany ends in Berlin today. It opened on 6 March with a keynote speech by Cardinal Karl Lehmann, President of the German Bishops’ Conference. We are pleased to publish an excerpt from the cardinal’s reflections, dedicated to religious faith in the West and in Europe in particular. “From day […]

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COMUNICAZIONE: MAGISTER ("L’ESPRESSO"), "ANALFABETISMO RELIGIOSO" NEI GRANDI MEDIA

” “Siamo davanti ad una clamorosa inadeguatezza della grande stampa italiana davanti ai fatti che toccano la Chiesa. È la tesi esposta da Sandro Magister, giornalista del settimanale "L’Espresso", davanti ai 500 partecipanti al convegno nazionale dei direttori degli uffici diocesani per le comunicazioni sociali, in corso ad Ancona sul tema: "Comunicare la speranza". Sono […]

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COMUNICAZIONI: ALICI (AZIONE CATTOLICA), "RISOLVERE IL PARADOSSO DEI LAICI"

” “Uno sguardo agli ultimi 10 anni dal Convegno ecclesiale di Palermo per coglierne i germi di speranza in preparazione al Convegno di Verona: questo è stato l’intento di Luigi Alici, presidente nazionale dell’Azione Cattolica italiana, nel suo intervento al convegno "Comunicare speranza", promosso dall’Ufficio nazionale delle Comunicazioni sociali della Cei ad Ancona. Tra gli […]

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