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"Spy priests"?” “

There are “political reasons” behind the fresh accusations levelled against a Hungarian cardinal of having been a “spy priest” during the Communist regime. That’s the view of Bishop András Veres, General Secretary of the Hungarian Bishops’ Conference, who has commented to the Hungarian Catholic press agency Magyar Kurír on the publication in recent days of […]

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Sincerity obliges us” “

I speak as the bishop of a country that has been a member of the EU for only a year and a half. Sincerity obliges us to speak not only of agreeable things but also of true things, which are not always equally agreeable. Perhaps the majority of the inhabitants of Hungary awaited with enthusiasm […]

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European dailies” “” “

Discussion continues in Germany too about the reactions of the Islamic world against the satiric cartoons depicting Mahomet. Jacques Schuster comments in Die Welt (8/2): “ In one respect the Islamic world resembles the former Soviet bloc: it fears free and spontaneous demonstrations. Those who took to the streets to protest in Teheran, Sana or […]

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Unemployment grows in the eurozone” “

Spelling the end of the positive trend observed for several months, unemployment in the eurozone countries for December 2005 has registered a slight increase, rising from the 8.3% of the previous month to 8.5%. The overall unemployment rate in the 25-member EU remains stable at 8.5%. Only four countries were able to contain unemployment under […]

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Eu/Western Balkans cooperation” “

The European Commissioner for enlargement Olli Rehn has presented a Communication relating to measures to promote closer convergence between the Western Balkans (Macedonia, Serbia Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania) and the dynamics of Europe with a view to their possible future membership of the Eu. The Communication, which forms part of the wider EU strategy of […]

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African forests, lung of the world” “

The European Commission has decided a further funding of 38 million euros for the “conservation and sustainable management of the forests of Central Africa”. The area in question consists of over 180,000 sq km of humid tropical forests and savannah – the second largest tropical forest system after that of the Amazon – extending through […]

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Aid to development 2008-2013″ “

A new boost has been given to future Eu policy of external cooperation. During a first regional seminar held at Brazzaville with the countries of Central Africa, the Eu Commissioner for development Louis Michel officially launched the “programme of aid to development 2008-2013”, i.e. the definition of the bilateral and regional commitments that the Union […]

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CRISTIANI E CITTÀ: CASELLI, "LA GOVERNANCE HA BISOGNO DI UN PROTAGONISMO DAL BASSO", "PRENDERE LA PAROLA PER CAMBIARE"

” ” ” “SIR – 10/02/2006 – "Per evitare che le nostre città diventino il terreno di scontro di una guerra urbana infinita, bisogna raccogliere la sfida della governance", dal punto vi vista etico, culturale e politico. Lo ha detto Lorenzo Caselli, docente di economia all’Università di Genova, intervenendo questo pomeriggio al XVI convegno Bachelet, […]

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RADIO VATICANA: DOMENICA IL 75° ANNIVERSARIO DELL’INAUGURAZIONE

Compie 75 anni la Radio Vaticana, l’emittente ufficiale della Santa Sede voluta da Pio XI all’indomani dei patti lateranensi. Lo stesso Pio XI la inaugurò il 12 febbraio 1931, con un radiomessaggio in latino. Oggi la radio, la cui conduzione è affidata fin dalla nascita ai gesuiti, diffonde informazione sugli avvenimenti ecclesiali e religiosi, nonché […]

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VITA AFFETTIVA: CONVENGO CEI. COLASANTI (FILOSOFO), “L’AGAPE È LA VERA RIVOLUZIONE”

Eros, philia, agape. Le tre declinazioni dell’amore sono al centro del seminario di filosofia che l’Istituto teologico della diocesi di Terni-Narni-Amelia ha proposto questo pomeriggio, all’interno del percorso nazionale itinerante verso il Convegno di Verona del prossimo ottobre. Nella tappa di Terni le diverse iniziative ruotano attorno all’ambito della vita affettiva. D’altra parte, ha esordito […]

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