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Anglicans: women bishops, a proposal” “

A specific proposal on women bishops is contained in the report of the work group led by the Anglican bishop of Guildford, the Rev. Christopher Hill. The Church of England is thus continuing along the road (embarked on for some time) of removing the obstacles that currently stand in the way of women gaining access […]

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Germany: solidarity with Christians in the Holy Land” “

Security for Israel is linked to justice for Palestine: this, in essence, is what emerged from the international meeting of European and North American bishops for solidarity with the Christians in the Holy Land, held between 14 and 19 January (cf. SIR 1 and 4/2006). Representing the German Bishops’ Conference at the meeting was Bishop […]

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Austria: globalizing the good” “

A “globalization of the good”: that is the hope expressed by the bishop of Gurk-Klagenfurt, in Carinthia, the Most Rev. Alois Schwarz, on intervening in recent days at the symposium “Alternative Monetary Economy”, held in Klagenfurt. “With this meeting, the Church has given a prophetic sign that shows how tackling social questions may be defined […]

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Slovenia: bishops in assembly” “

The 27th ordinary assembly of the Slovene Bishops’ Conference (SBC) was held at the diocesan Curia in Koper on 23 January. The participants included the apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Slovenia, Monsignor Santos Abril y Castelló. During the meeting some significant events in the life of the Slovene Church in the last two months […]

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The road to Sibiu 2007″ “

Not one great event, but a “pilgrimage” lasting two years, punctuated with national meetings and with the participation of as large a number of people as possible: that is how the Third European Ecumenical Assembly, due to be held in Sibiu (Romania) from 4 to 8 September 2007, was described by the general secretaries of […]

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An indispensable service” “

“Working without sparing any effort to re-establish the full and visible unity of all the followers of Christ”: the “priority commitment” assumed by BENEDICT XVI at the start of his pontificate was re-affirmed by the Pope during his meeting with the 150 delegates of Churches, Episcopal Conferences, Communities and Ecumenical Organizations of Europe, meeting in […]

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The right moment” “” “

The agreement arrived at by the heads of state and government at the December Council Summit on the financial perspectives for 2007-2013 is good news for the Eu. Despite the obstacles agreement was reached on an issue that seemed unlikely to be resolved only six months previously. It now allows the Eu to forward plan […]

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DROGHE: 40 ORGANIZZAZIONI SOCIALI, "ATTI DI DISOBBEDIENZA CIVILE CONTRO UN PROVVEDIMENTO INGIUSTO, CRIMINALIZZA ANZICHÉ AIUTARE"

Atti di disobbedienza civile contro "una legge ingiusta che punirà duramente persone trattate come criminali e non tutelerà l’interesse pubblico": verranno organizzati dal cartello “Non incarcerate il nostro crescere”, che riunisce oltre quaranta organizzazioni nazionali dei servizi pubblici e del privato sociale (tra cui Cnca, Forum del Terzo Settore, Gruppo Abele, Acli, Agesci, Libera, Scs/Cnos […]

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POLITICA: MONS. COCCHI (VESCOVO MODENA), VINCERE DENATALITÀ, PAURA DEL FUTURO E "LOGICA DEL PROFITTO" IMPARANDO "L’ARTE DELLA RELAZIONE"

” “Denatalità, "incertezza del futuro", "desiderio di sicurezza" che "può trasformarsi in un atteggiamento di chiusura verso tutto ciò che si percepisce come estraneo e non in sintonia con la propria cultura ed esperienza". Sono alcuni "motivi di preoccupazione" denunciati da mons. Benito Cocchi, arcivescovo di Modena-Nonatola, in una "Lettera alla città" presentata oggi alla […]

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TERZO SETTORE: 34.000 IMPRESE IN ITALIA DONANO AL NON PROFIT. SARANNO 57.000 NEL 2020. MA NEL RESTO D’EUROPA AZIENDE PIÙ GENEROSE (2)

” “La donazione media delle imprese è di 8000 euro, dato in diminuzione (erano 9.600 euro nel ’98) dovuto all’aumento di aziende di dimensioni inferiori. Le imprese utilizzano però, secondo la ricerca, “meno di un quarto dell’importo massimo consentito dalla norme fiscali (lo 0,45% rispetto al 2% potenziale)”. Le regioni con più imprese donatrici sono […]

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