England: Refugee Week” “

A week is being dedicated to political asylum by the Catholic Church of England and Wales from 20 to 25 June. In a press release published to mark Refugee Week, Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue points out: “The fact that the world still finds a need for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and refugee NGOs […]

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Switzerland: "asylum is a human right"” “

“Asylum is a human right”. That’s the motto chosen for 2005 for Refugee Saturday and Sunday, which will be celebrated in Switzerland on 18 and 19 June. It is “a heart-warming motto”, write pastor Thomas Wipf, chairman of the Federation of the Evangelical Churches of Switzerland, Fritz-René Müller, bishop of the Christian Catholic Church of […]

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Lithuania: the bishops against ‘occultism'” “

A letter addressed “to the faithful and to all men of good will”, warning them of the danger of the diffusion of occult practices, was issued in recent days by Cardinal Audrys Backis, president of the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference (LBC), by its general secretary Msgr. Gintaras Grusas, and by an expert in psychology, Fra Arunas […]

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Germany: ‘no’ to research on embryos” “

With a press release issued on 14 June, the German Bishops’ Conference, through its secretary, Father Hans Langendörfer, has “forcefully rejected” the statements of Chancellor Schröder on research on embryonal stem cells. “The Chancellor’s mention of the eventuality of research being conducted on embryonal stem cells cannot disguise the fact that fundamental and inalienable values […]

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France: new structures for the Catholic Church ” “

A new internal organization “to favour the collegial exercise of the Episcopal ministry” and “to support the action of the Church” in the country was decided by the French bishops during their plenary assembly held at Chevilly-Larue from 13 to 15 June. ‘Trasversality’, flexibility, simplification and participation – says a statement issued at the end […]

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Letter to the President of the European Council” “” “

Satisfaction for the efforts aimed at establishing a common immigration and asylum policy in Europe, but also concern about the criminalization of irregular workers and all those, including Churches and NGOs, that help them, were expressed to the current president of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, by six European Christian organizations (Caritas Europe, COMECE, Commission […]

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From crisis to chance” “

The will expressed by the people of France and the Netherlands has put in question the ratification of the Constitutional Treaty and created a critical situation for the European Union. However, this event does not signify the end of European construction. A crisis can become an opportunity. After the catastrophe of the Second World War, […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “

The EU summit in Brussels is at the centre of comments in the German press. “This summit is different from others”, writes Martin Winter in the Frankfurter Rundschau (16/6). “It will be decided whether the EU is able to draw strength from the crisis or whether it will fall into an uncontrollable vortex. For the […]

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MINORI: ROLLE (WWW.DAVIDE.IT), MUGERLI (COPERCOM), “IL DDL SULLA LOTTA ALLA PEDOPORNOGRAFIA CONTIENE NORME CHE NE VANIFICANO LE INNOVAZIONI”

“Un testo legislativo che, contrariamente a quanto annunciato nel titolo, contiene esattamente l’opposto, in tema di misure a favore della lotta alla pedofilia”. È una ferma contestazione del disegno di legge “Lotta contro lo sfruttamento sessuale dei bambini e la pedopornografia anche a mezzo Internet “- approvato il 15 giugno all’unanimità dalla commissione Giustizia della […]

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GIORNATA MONDIALE DEL RIFUGIATO: CARITAS DI CROTONE, TEATRO, CONVEGNI, MOSTRE FOTOGRAFICHE A FAVORE DEL DIRITTO D’ASILO

” “Uno spettacolo teatrale con attori rifugiati politici da diversi Paesi africani, un convegno sulle prospettive del diritto d’asilo, una mostra fotografica e un incontro di formazione: sono le iniziative che verranno realizzate a Crotone in occasione della Giornata mondiale del Rifugiato 2005 che si celebra il prossimo 20 giugno. La Caritas diocesana di Crotone […]

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