2005 13 Luglio

The denunciation of the archbishop of Kaunas” “

The “moral confusion of Lithuanian society” is “like a slime that spreads from the hovel of an alcoholic peasant to the state buildings of parliament and the government”. The archbishop of Kaunas Sigitas Tamkevicius did not mince words in speaking in Parliament on the occasion of the annual “Day of Mourning and Hope”, celebrated in […]

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2005 13 Luglio

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Relics of St. Josaphat to return to Vilnius ” “

“Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, is the land of the Basilian Order. The archbishop of Polotsk, Josaphat Kuncevyc, lived here in the monastery of the Holy Trinity before being killed by the enemies of the unity of the Church in 1623 and subsequently canonized”, said the head of the province of the Holy Redeemer of the […]

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2005 13 Luglio

Catholic students and justice for the poor” “

“Militancy is good news” is the title of the meeting of the Spanish Catholic student movement Juventud Estudiante Catòlica (JEC), due to be held in Madrid from 19 to 23 July with the participation of some 300 delegates from all over Spain. The meeting, explain its promoters, “provides a forum for reflection and planning for […]

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2005 13 Luglio

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Misguided laws” “

“Famiphobia” means hatred and contempt for the family. The term is used by EDUARDO HERTFELDER DI ALDECOA , president of the Institute of Family Policy (www.ipfe.org), to define the current tendency that seems to have gained a firm foothold in Spain. In this interview granted to SIR he explains that “support for the family by […]

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2005 13 Luglio

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A network of friendship” “

The terrorist attacks in London throw a shadow of fear over large meetings in the West. But they do not stop the preparations for WYD: a message of peace and of brotherhood against terror. Great expectations, indeed, are concentrated on Cologne 2005, which is destined not to remain an isolated event, since, as declared by […]

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2005 13 Luglio

The greatest challenge” “

The recourse to religion to justify war and terrorism is “blasphemy against God and an insult to man. It is our conviction that hatred, religious fanaticism and terrorism profane the name of God and disfigure the genuine image of man”, said Cardinal PAUL POUPARD , president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, on opening the […]

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2005 13 Luglio

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The cry and the prayer” “

“Stop, in the name of God!”. Immediately after the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday 10 July, Pope Benedict XVI addressed a special thought to all those struck by the terrorist attacks in London on 7 July and made a heartfelt appeal to the terrorists. “We all feel profound sorrow – he said – for […]

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2005 13 Luglio

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From London to Cologne” “

From London to Cologne, without forgetting New York and Madrid. Without forgetting Baghdad, the Holy Land and the many areas of the world torn and disfigured by violence, hatred, injustice. These areas include, in the European memory, the Balkans where the massacre of Srbrenica, among others, was perpetrated ten years ago. Benedict XVI, like his […]

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2005 12 Luglio

EUROPA: LEADER CRISTIANI, EBREI E MUSULMANI INCONTRANO BARROSO, "SERVE UNA NUOVA VISIONE EUROPEA"

"Impegno a continuare nella costruzione di Europa libera, prospera e pacifica, basata sulla solidarietà e dove tutti i cittadini e le nazioni, senza distinzione di religione, lingua, cultura ed etnia vivano in pace" è stato espresso oggi da sedici leader religiosi cristiani, ebrei e musulmani durante l’incontro avuto con il presidente della Commissione europea, Manuel […]

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2005 12 Luglio

GIOVANI: DOMANI SU AVVENIRE I RISULTATI DEL CONCORSO "I GIOVANI SI RACCONTANO"

SMS, S come scritture, M come memorie, S come sentimenti: era questo il tema del concorso letterario "I giovani si raccontano" lanciato da Avvenire sulle pagine della rubrica Agorà nello scorso febbraio e a conclusione del quale, nell’edizione di domani, verrà presentato l’elenco dei 25 giovani scrittori i cui racconti saranno pubblicati dal quotidiano nel […]

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