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COMECE-CEC: meeting with EU Presidency” “

The Lisbon Strategy and social policies, immigration, enlargement, the process of ratification of the Constitutional Treaty, Turkey’s bid for EU membership, the negotiations with Croatia, and relations with China, are just some of the questions discussed by the delegation of the European Churches – representatives of COMECE (Commission of European Episcopates) and of CEC (Council […]

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Serious questions” “

The General Secretaries of the 34 Bishops’ Conferences of Europe will meet at St. Gallen (Switzerland) from 26 to 30 May. Among the questions on the agenda: the role of Christianity and of the Churches in Europe, in consideration of the recent events linked to the papacy and basic trends at the economic, socio-political and […]

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Rowing to Cologne” “

A little over three months to go before the start of World Youth Day in Cologne, and preparatory events are being stepped up in Holland too. And in this case too, creativity linked in a singular way with the local traditions is being displayed: the projects include pilgrimages by boat, floral mosaics, and ecumenical celebrations. […]

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Hungary, commemorative stamps for John Paul II” “

The Hungarian Postal Service, Magyar Posta Rt., is commemorating the 85th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II with the issue of a special set of stamps, presented in recent days at the seat of the Hungarian Bishops’ Conference in Budapest. Present at the press conference were, among others, the apostolic nuncio Msgr. Janusz […]

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Spain: a crystal Rosary for Mary ” “

A century after the coronation of Our Lady of Pilar – the patron of Spain popularly called “La Pilarica”- 52 Spanish bishops went to the national Sanctuary of Zaragoza (Saragozza) on 21-22 May to celebrate this event together with the 150th anniversary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The president of the Spanish Bishops’ […]

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England: growth in monastic weekends” “

Following the television success of the English reality show “The Monastery”, and to respond to growing demand, two Catholic monasteries – one Benedictine and the other Franciscan – have decided to offer a series of residential packages this summer to propose “an experience of genuine spirituality”. The first offer comes from the Benedictine abbey of […]

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From Europe to the world ” “” “

Benedict XVI has been Pope for just over a month. And there is growing liking for him, as observed by the world media. He is a Pope who has conquered people’s hearts ever since his first moment on the central loggia of the balcony of St. Peter’s. It is not only those who are closest […]

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CONGRESSO EUCARISTICO: SANTOLINI (FORUM FAMIGLIE) E BOBBA (ACLI), “RITROVARE IL VALORE SOCIALE DELLA DOMENICA”

” “Una domenica in cui cresce “l’insidia dell’individualismo” ma anche il rischio di “vivere la fede come un fatto privato e non come impegno sociale e politico”. E’ la constatazione fatta da Luisa Santolini, presidente del Forum delle Associazioni familiari, che ha partecipato oggi all’incontro-intervista “Tempo di lavoro, tempo di vita” nel corso del XXIV […]

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CONGRESSO EUCARISTICO: FUSCO GIRARD (UNIVERSITÀ FEDERICO II), “C’È UN PROFONDO CONFLITTO TRA ECONOMIA DELLA CREAZIONE ED ECONOMIA DELL’UOMO”

“Il principio dello sviluppo sostenibile è stato incorporato nel preambolo della nuova Costituzione europea, eppure nel Vecchio Continente c’è il trionfo dei supermercati aperti 24 ore su 24”. Ha sottolineato questo paradosso Luigi Fusco Girard, docente della facoltà di Architettura all’Università Federico II di Napoli, secondo relatore dell’incontro su “Ecologia, pace e salvaguardia del creato”, […]

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CONGRESSO EUCARISTICO: GIORDANO (CCEE), “PERCEPIAMO UNA SPECIE DI FURTO DEL TEMPO”

” ““C’è un rapporto stretto tra tempo ed ecologia; anzi, la sostenibilità è andata in crisi perché si sono accelerati troppo i tempi”. Di questo è convinto mons. Aldo Giordano, segretario del Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali europee (Ccee), uno dei due relatori dell’incontro-intervista che si è svolto, oggi pomeriggio, al Congresso eucaristico nazionale, sul tema: […]

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