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EU: ending the impasse” “

The lack of recognition of Cypriot sovereignty, the problem of the defence of human rights and minorities, the “embarrassing” silence on Armenian genocide, the uncertainties about the safeguard of fundamental liberties, including that of religion, and various reforms put on hold: these are some of the “charges” brought against Turkey during the debate in the […]

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A three-year campaign” “

Adopting measures aimed at identifying and preventing any form of violence of which the young could be victims, and reaffirming the importance of the participation of the young in the development and implementation of measures of prevention: that’s the essence of the final declaration of the meeting of ministers and authorities responsible for youth policies […]

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A positive step for the disabled ” “

Making the technological means of information also accessible to the disabled: this commitment of the European Commission, announced in recent days, is aimed at facilitating the access of the disabled to the information society. According to the European Disability Forum (EDF), the organization that represents the interests of the disabled in Europe, the Commission’s proposal […]

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Ready for the common space” “

“The Church in Europe is ready for the goal of 2010, when there will be a common space for European universities”, says Msgr. Lorenzo Leuzzi, co-ordinator of the European Committee of University Chaplains and director of the Office for University Apostolate of the Vicariate of Rome. In a briefing to SIR, Leuzzi summed up the […]

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Dissolved but not uprooted” “

“The relation between Catholic and Orthodox monasteries is an important dimension of the ecumenical movement in general which needs to be further intensified to promote a spirituality in the search for full communion, nourished by the reading of Scripture, by ceaseless prayer and by Christian asceticism”. This is a passage from the message that Cardinal […]

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Internet: greater protection for minors” “

“The heart of children is sacred”, declared Archbishop JEAN-CHARLES DESCUBES of Rouen, chairman of the episcopal Council for the Family, in commenting on a study published in France on the protection of minors on the Internet. The study reveals that out of 10 million parents with at least one child aged between 6 and 15, […]

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Help on the way for large families” “

France, after Ireland, is the EU country with the highest fertility rate. But the birth rate, equivalent to 1.9 children per woman, is not enough to secure generational renewal. Nor is that all: according to surveys, the French don’t have the number of children they desire. Many couples, moreover, renounce their third child. For these […]

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Building confidence” “

The IRA, the Irish Republic Army, has completely destroyed its arsenal. The Canadian John de Chastelain, head of the team of international observers, gave the announcement in Belfast on 26 September. It follows that made by the IRA in July, in which it announced the end of its armed struggle and pledged to pursue its […]

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Croatia: Justitia et Pax on the Gotovina case” “

“The fact that the Gotovina case is practically holding hostage the entire nation is inconceivable and intolerable from the point of view of human rights”, say Željko Tanjic and Gordan Crpic, members of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Croatian Bishops’ Conference, who recently participated in the European meeting of Justice and Peace Commissions […]

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Scotland: Eucharistic Congress in Glasgow” “

The Eucharistic Congress of the diocese of Glasgow is due to open on Saturday, 1st October. On that occasion, the archbishop of the Scottish city, Mario Conti, has invited all the faithful to join in prayer and adoration: “Saturday is an important day and a key moment in the celebration of the Year of the […]

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