european union" "

Mutual understanding essential” “

“Linguistic diversity is considered a “patrimony” of the culture of the old continent, so much so that in 2001 the Council of Europe decided to emphasize this specific feature by introducing an annual “Day” in celebration of it at the end of September. The EU is also committed to linguistic diversity. Following its enlargement on […]

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immigration" "

Before it’s too late” “

Clashes and deaths on the frontier between Morocco and Spain, before the fence that separates Morocco from the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla; immigrants taken into the Sahara desert by bus and abandoned to the elements and an uncertain fate; intolerable conditions and abuses of human rights in temporary holding camps in Italy; and, […]

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The cause of beatification of "Zagariete" opened” “

Presided over by Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis, the diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of Barbora Umiastauskaite (1620-1648) was solemnly opened in the cathedral of Siauliai on 24 September. The young woman, nicknamed “Zagariete” because she lived in the town of Zagare, in north-west Lithuania, has been venerated for centuries by the people, who flock […]

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Dual citizenship of Christians” “

“Emphasizing and enhancing the ‘dual citizenship’ of each Christian: member of the Church and called to the Kingdom and, at the same time, called to responsible participation in the social and political life of the country”: that’s how Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius, President of the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference (LBC), explained the significance of the prayer intention […]

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Pastoral letter on religious education” “

The role of religious education in state schools and the preparation for the sacraments of Christian initiation are the object of the pastoral letter that the bishop of Kaisiadorys, the Most Rev. Juozapas Matulatis, sent to the faithful of the diocese in recent days. The letter warns of false expectations, in particular the “claims that […]

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Bishop Norvila addresses the Synod of Bishops” “

“The signs of the time invite us to rediscover in a new light the gift of the sacrament of reconciliation. It is unfortunately being given inadequate consideration today”, but is, on the contrary, “one of the privileged ways for the formation of conscience and the Catholic consciousness”, declared the Bishop of Vilkaviskis, the Most Rev. […]

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lithuania" "

New President of the Bishops’ Conference” “

Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius is the new President of the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference (LBC). Elected for the next three years during the LBC plenary session held at Telsiai in recent days, he succeeds Cardinal Audrys Backis, who has been appointed vice-president. Archbishop Tamkevicius will also head the episcopal Commission for Social Communication and the Council for […]

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bosnia and herzegovina" "

After Dayton poverty” “

Ten years after the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina “poverty, far from having been reduced, has increased”: those worst affected are the refugees who are still returning, the unemployed and children. The Bosnian authorities are therefore urged to “implement without delay social, political and economic reforms”. This and many other denunciations and […]

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The thoughts of Europe” “

The 11th ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is continuing in the Vatican (until 23 October). It is dedicated to “The Eucharist: source and culmination of the life and mission of the Church”. Various situations and perspectives were traced by the European Synodal Fathers. We publish some passages from their interventions. PENANCE. “The […]

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ESORCISMO: CLIMATI, "CRESCE TRA I GIOVANI IL FASCINO PER L’OCCULTISMO"

” “” “"Il fascino per l’occultismo è in crescita tra i giovani, perché c’è tanta solitudine e tanto pessimismo". Lo ha affermato oggi al Sir Carlo Climati, giornalista e scrittore, a margine dell’inaugurazione del secondo corso su "Esorcismo e preghiera di liberazione", presso l’Ateneo pontificio Regina Apostolorum. "Molti giovani sono convinti che il mondo sia […]

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