England: the Church and the "da Vinci Code"” “

A web page entirely dedicated to Mary Magdalen and aimed at the fans of Dan Brown’s bestseller “The da Vinci Code”: the “unprecedented” idea is the brainchild of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales as a way of responding to the questions people ask about Catholicism. The web page can be accessed on the […]

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Spain: the law on education "unacceptable"” “

The “Law for the reform of the educational system is unacceptable, as well as representing a total surprise”, declares the Spanish Bishops’ Conference in a statement, commenting on the recent approval of the new Organic Law of Education, about which the Spanish Church was kept wholly in the dark and which eliminates the obligation of […]

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CCEE: Council meeting and plenary assembly” “

The meeting of the ruling Council of the 34 European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) ended at Zagreb on 21 July. The meeting prepared the CCEE plenary assembly planned to be held in Rome from 29 September to 2 October, date of the start of the Synod of Bishops (2-23 October). To mark the 40th anniversary of […]

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Serbia: 500 due to arrive in Cologne” “

A motorcoach carrying youth from Belgrade, two other coaches from the diocese of Subotica, one from the Greek-Catholic Exarchate of Sriem and one from Montenegro: these will be the youth delegations (in total roughly 260) that will travel to Cologne for World Youth Day in August. They will represent the “International Bishops’ Conference of Saints […]

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Denmark: to Cologne by bike” “

There will be 22 Danish youth – a small but significant number – who will depart from Copenhagen by bike bound for World Youth Day in Cologne. “The pilgrimage – explains Daniel Norgaard, seminarist and coordinator of the Danish presence at WYD in Cologne – is being promoted by the Association of Danish Catholic Youth. […]

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The colours of the world ” “

The 40,000 mark of the enrolment of French youth in the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne (11-21 August) has now been passed. The figure has been officially announced by the French Bishops’ Conference, specifying in a press release that 30,000 were enrolled in the dioceses while the other 10,000 will travel to Cologne with […]

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The days of meeting” “

Everything is ready for the meeting with the youth of the world in Cologne: the official WYD website publishes information relating to the logistical organization of transport to Cologne and also details of the programme of the apostolic journey of Pope BenedICT XVI to Cologne, on the occasion of WYD. The Holy Father’s journey will […]

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The "little" lights of Cologne” “

I am going to Cologne because, like all young people, I feel the invitation of John Paul II is strong even today. I think he only wanted my good and I trust him. And, like me, all the boys and girls of the world are invited. It is interesting to note that ever-younger youth are […]

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STRAGE IN EGITTO: IL PARROCO DI ACITREZZA, "LA CHIESA APERTA PER PREGARE"

"Un fulmine a ciel sereno": è stato questo, secondo il parroco di Acitrezza, don Giovanni Mammimo, l’effetto che la notizia della scomparsa dei coniugi Sebastiano Conti e Daniela Maiorana, vittime dell’attentato di Sharm el Sheik, ha prodotto sugli abitanti del paese siciliano. Don Mammimo, che da subito si è recato dalle famiglie delle vittime per […]

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ECUMENSIMO: CONVEGNO SAE, SILUAN SPAN (ORTODOSSO RUMENO), “LA PIENEZZA DELLA COMUNIONE È UNA SFIDA”

” ““Sofferenza spirituale per l’impossibilità di condividere la comunione eucaristica” è stata espressa questa mattina da Siluan Span, vescovo vicario della Chiesa ortodossa romena, alla 42ª sessione di formazione ecumenica del Segretariato attività ecumeniche (Sae) in corso a Chianciano Terme (fino al 29 luglio) sul tema: “Se aveste fede quanto un granello di senape…”. Span […]

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