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Why the Church speaks” “

First a press release of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales to publicly enunciate the values that the Catholic Church has at heart, in view of the forthcoming general elections (perhaps on 5 May). Then the appreciation expressed by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor for the proposal made by Conservative leader Michael Howard that the time […]

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Dialogue and solidarity” “

In recent months, apart from the mobilization of humanitarian aid for South-East Asia and various ecumenical projects, as reported by SirEurope, the issue of church-state relations has bulked large in the agenda of numerous Bishops’ Conferences of Europe. Below we give a summary of the last number of “Litterae communionis” published by the Ccee. ALBANIA: […]

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Holland: Catholics and globalization” “

The significance of human dignity in a world undergoing globalisation is the theme of “Globalisation and Human Dignity”, a book in English presented in The Hague in recent days. The book was commissioned by the Catholic organizations “Radboud Foundation” (which will be celebrating the centenary of its foundation on 12 November 2005) and “Katholiek Netwerk”. […]

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France: faith and culture at the heart of Paris” “

“What do we propose? A series of artistic and cultural events in the Parisian quarter of Marais and its environs, expressing the link between beauty, humanity and spirituality”. The so-called Marais Chrétien is a group that works in the French capital under the aegis of the municipal administration and of the archbishop. For the eighth […]

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Austria: the bishops’ assembly” “

The Austrian bishops met for their spring plenary assembly at Lambach from 7 to 10 March. The issues on the agenda included the 60th anniversary of the birth of the second Austrian Republic, overseas aid, and WYD in Cologne. In recalling the birth of modern Austria, the bishops, in their final communiqué, underlined the Church’s […]

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Greece: the Pope too calls for legal status” “

The Pope too has backed the Greek Catholic Church that for years has been pressing the government to recognise its legal status. The lack of such status causes – as the official website of the Catholic Church underlines – “numerous problems”. By making this request, “the Catholic Church claims no privilege, but equality”. The Catholic […]

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England: support for the "Short Straw" campaign” “

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown met representatives of Caritas-social action, the social justice agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, in recent days, to lend his support to their “Short Straw” campaign for social justice. The campaign is intended to raise awareness of the needs of vulnerable older people, marginalised families and […]

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Romania: Tirgu Jiu, "people’s" mission” “

The traditional Lenten mission, celebrated in many Romanian parishes (13-20 March), has been turned into a genuine “people’s” event at Tirgu Jiu. The missionaries visit people in their homes to directly announce the Word of God. The “people’s” mission lasts for a week and aims to meet all the families of the parish. The programme […]

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A hidden past” “

The fifteen Foreign Ministers of the EU, meeting in Brussels on 16 March, have decided to postpone negotiations with Croatia, which ought to have begun on 17 March. No other date for the opening of talks has yet been fixed. The decision to put the talks on hold was taken in the light of Zagreb’s […]

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GIUSTIZIA E PACE: RICUPERO (ONU), “OCCORRE DARE SPERANZA A CHI NON LA HA”. UN CONVEGNO SUI 40 ANNI DELLA “GAUDIUM ET SPES”

” ““Qui ed ora: la chiamata alla giustizia è attuale oggi come 40 anni fa. Non è un problema circoscritto, ma è globale, pressante necessità ovunque. Dimostrare la verità di questo enunciato è il miglior modo per dire che la ‘Gaudium et Spes’ è ancora attuale”. Con queste parole Rubens Ricupero, del Segretariato generale della […]

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