Ireland: Archbishop Brady addresses the Policing Board” “

“There cannot be peace without justice and there cannot be justice without an effective and clear system of laws and regulations” said the Primate of Ireland, Archbishop Séan Brady, in intervening at a public meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board (the watchdog that monitors public order in Ulster), held in the city of Armagh. […]

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Holland: nurses of "assisted death"?” “

Nurses unaware of their own role and more especially of the consequence of their own actions on patients: this disturbing situation emerges from a survey conducted by a group of researchers at the University of Maastricht. Its results were delivered to Ross-van Dorp, Secretary of State of the Netherlands, in recent days. Out of a […]

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Citizens of Europe” “

The editorial of the October number of “Europe infos”, the monthly of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (COMECE) and the Catholic Office for Information and Initiative for Europe (OCIPE), is dedicated to the importance of “developing European citizenship”. In his editorial NOËL TREANOR , general secretary of COMECE and editor in […]

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Ivory Coast: the bishops appeal for peace” “

An appeal to the rulers of Ivory Coast to restore “a lasting peace” to the population of the country and an appeal to France not to forget Africa are contained in a declaration issued by the French Episcopal Conference and signed by Bishop Marc Stenger of Troyes, president of Pax Christi, and Bishop Francois Maupu […]

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The five proposals” “

Attracting “brains” by investing in research; facilitating the free internal circulation of capital and goods; creating an environment favourable for businesses; promoting the vocational training of the young and “active ageing” to develop the labour market; and providing incentives for eco-compatible products: these are the five main proposals that emerge from the “Kok Report”, presented […]

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Disability, appeal against discrimination” “

The European Forum on Disability, an organization that defends the interests of 50 million disabled persons in Europe, has expressed satisfaction about the approval of the European Constitution that reaffirms the principle of non-discrimination as one of the objectives of the European Union. The Forum shares the recent statements of the incoming President of the […]

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Plenary assembly: "free to speak"” “

For the first time, the president of the French bishops, Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard, has expressed a robust position on the secularism of the State that has been dividing French public opinion over the last few months. “There cannot be religious freedom if there is not freedom of expression and the freedom to communicate one’s own […]

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The Cross of "Marienfeld"” “

Support of the EU Parliament, thematic competitions, fundraising with recipe books… the initiatives to promote the 20th World Youth Day (WYD), due to take place in Cologne, Germany, from 11 to 21 August 2005, are now innumerable . The WYD Cross continues its pilgrimage through Germany: its last stopping place was the diocese of Magdeburg, […]

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Europe with Africa” “

Europe is calling Africa, Africa is calling Europe: a symposium of African and European bishops is to be held in Rome from 10 to 13 November to discuss issues of communion and solidarity old.agensir.it . Below we present a brief review of relations between the two continents, a responsibility that is also enunciated in the […]

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IMMIGRAZIONE: LE PROPOSTE DI CARITAS, ACLI E MIGRANTES AL MINISTRO PISANU, “MENO BUROCRAZIA, MENO CLANDESTINI”

” “Permesso di soggiorno valido 2 anni, con durata raddoppiata ad ogni rinnovo; ricongiungimenti familiari facilitati; carta di soggiorno dopo 5 anni di residenza; voto amministrativo e revisione della legge sulla cittadinanza. Queste le richieste della Caritas italiana, delle Acli e della Fondazione Migrante, in un documento di dieci pagine presentato oggi al ministro degli […]

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