Svizzera: no alla diagnostica preimpianto” “

“La diagnosi preimpianto deve essere rifiutata perché instaura per la prima volta una politica eugenetica deliberata. La diagnosi preimpianto è un eugenismo in quanto consiste nell’eliminare l’intero embrione i cui geni difettosi potrebbero portare a una malattia ereditaria”. Lo si legge nel testo della mozione della Conferenza episcopale svizzera (Ces), concernente l’approvazione della diagnosi preimpianto […]

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Il desiderio di un popolo” “

La Chiesa di rito latino è presente sul territorio dell’Ucraina fin dall’XI secolo. Dal XIV secolo si registra la sua organizzazione con le strutture ecclesiastiche e la propria gerarchia. Infatti la creazione della prima diocesi cattolica risale a quel periodo. La Chiesa di rito latino è stata perseguitata dal XVII secolo, durante il periodo dello […]

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December 2005″ “

European and international Christian Churches and institutions 3 Jubilee celebrations in the Sanctuary of Mariapócs (Hungary), in the presence of the special envoy of the Holy Father, Cardinal Péter Erdö, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest. Opening of the “Saverian Year”, jubilee celebrations for the 450th anniversary of the death of St. Ignatius and the 5th centenary of […]

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Two realities conceived together” “

“We need to recover the ecclesiological principle that considers episcopus and ecclesia united: two realities that always need to be conceived together”: that’s the conclusion of VITTORINO GROSSI of the “Augustinianum” Patristic Institute in Rome in addressing the international symposium “The relation between the bishop and the local church: old and new questions in an […]

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Germany: ecumenical twinned parishes” “

The Evangelical-Catholic commission of the dioceses of Paderborn and Münster, the Evangelical Church of Westphalia and the Church of Lippe approved and signed a document for the twinning of parishes at a ceremony in Iserlohn on 28 November. The new directives pledge the signatories to closer ecumenical union, namely, the archbishop of Paderborn, Hans-Josef Becker, […]

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CEC: Williams, new general secretary ” “

On 1st December Colin Williams, archdeacon emeritus of Lancaster in the Anglican diocese of Blackburn (England), officially assumed the post of general secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), filling the post hitherto occupied by the Rev. Keith Clements. The official instalment will take place during a celebration on Friday 16 December in the […]

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Russia: churches united in the social field” “

On 29 November, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, president of the Department of External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, received Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, who had arrived in the Russian capital to present the Russian translation of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the […]

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Europe: logo of EEA3 designed by an Italian” “

An Italian designer has won the competition held by the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) for the realization of the Logo of the Third European Ecumenical Assembly (AEE3) on the theme: “The light of Christ shines upon all. Hope for renewal and unity in Europe”. […]

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A common challenge” “

The elimination of subsidies on farm exports enjoyed, in particular, by the USA, Japan and the European Union; the reduction of the support measures that distort trade; the launch of policies to provide subsidies to protected environmental area, aid to small family-scale production and reduction of poverty. These are the main requests made by the […]

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Against prostitution and the trafficking of human beings” “

The Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference (LBC) is lending its support to a campaign of national Caritas by urging priests and faithful to spread information on the trafficking of human beings and prostitution. During a recent joint LBC-Caritas press conference, the Lithuanian bishops asked priests to offer guidance to parishioners in suspected cases of proposals of work […]

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