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They are human beings” “

Two main proposals emerged from the European Conference on combating the trafficking of human beings, held in recent days in Florence, on the initiative of Emmaus International and Emmaus Europe: first, an appeal to European leaders to ratify the international Conventions and protocols that guarantee the human rights of the victims of trafficking; and second, […]

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Belgium: Catholic song festival” “

The second annual festival of the composition of Catholic songs, Cathocréazic, will be held at Tournai in Belgium on 12 November. Numerous Catholic singers and bands, ranging from punk rock to pop folk, from blues to funk and pure rock, will alternate on the stage from 10 in the morning to 11 at night. “It’s […]

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Bulgaria: Christian radio on the internet” “

Broadcasts of Bulgaria’s first Christian radio station began on 19 October, the day on which the Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates the country’s patron saint, St. John of Rila, founder of the famous monastery of Rila, which was also visited by John Paul II. The station is called “Zion”. It was created by the monks of […]

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Slovakia: "Big Brother" under attack” “

Accusations are being made about TV reality shows in Slovakia and controversy is being stirred between Catholics and Protestants. Catholics in fact are asking for a ban on the transmission of such programmes, while Protestants are inviting reflection on why such programmes are enjoying such enormous success. The bone of contention is the programme “VyVoleni”, […]

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Holland, appeal for dialogue with Jews” “

“An attitude of dialogue” is the indispensable premise for the closer relations with Judaism requested by the Dutch bishops in their pastoral letter “The joy of learning”, issued by the Bishops’ Conference of the Netherlands on 27 October 2005. This is the bishops’ third intervention on the subject, after those in 1999 and 1995 with […]

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Spain, condemnation of anti-semitism” “

Yes to dialogue and no to anti-semitism: that is the crux of the joint message of Jews and Christians issued to mark the 40th Anniversary of “Nostra Aetate”. Exponents of the two faiths met in the seat of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference on 28 October to commemorate Vatican Council II’s declaration on non-Christian religions. The […]

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Portugal, new evangelization in Lisbon ” “

Hundreds of street missionaries will invade the city centre of Lisbon to evangelise through art and beauty: that’s one of the initiatives planned as part of the International Congress of New Evangelization (ICNE) to be held in the Portuguese capital from 5 to 13 November. Since 2002 the ICNE has involved five European capitals: Vienna […]

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The hands that rock the future of Europe” “” “

The old adage that ‘the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world’ is worth bearing in mind when one reflects upon the process of European construction. Regardless of the radically changed participation of women in the labour market over the past 50 years, women remain the primary carers and educators […]

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NIGERIA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, "NUOVE VIOLAZIONI DEI DIRITTI UMANI NELLA REGIONE PETROLIFERA DEL DELTA DEL NIGER"

” “” “A dieci anni dall’esecuzione dello scrittore e attivista per i diritti umani Ken Saro- Wiwa e di otto suoi compagni, nuove prove raccolte da Amnesty international mostrano come gli abitanti della regione petrolifera del Delta del Niger continuino a rischiare la morte e la fame per colpa delle forze di sicurezza nigeriane. Secondo […]

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CALABRIA: COMMISSIONE "GIUSTIZIA E PACE" DI LOCRI E GERACE, DOPO LA MARCIA DI DOMANI RESTERÀ "QUESTA FIAMMELA ACCESA DAI GIOVANI"?

” “” “La marcia dei giovani di domani, venerdì 4 novembre, a Locri, è “una ricchezza e nello stesso tempo una risposta al lavoro che come Chiesa e come società civile, da anni, con difficoltà, stiamo portando avanti in questa terra”: lo dice al Sir Silvana Pollichieni, insegnante delle Scuole Superiodi di Locri e presidente […]

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