EUROPA E RADICI CRISTIANE: NOTA SETTIMANALE

” “Pubblichiamo la nota Sir di questa settimana – Un punto di arrivo e un punto di partenza. È il più realistico bilancio della storica giornata del 29 ottobre, con la solenne firma del Trattato costituzionale dell’Unione Europea.” “Se siamo ad un crocevia è comprensibile anche un certo senso di indeterminatezza: molteplici infatti sono le […]

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TERRA SANTA: MONS. MIGLIORE, "RINNOVARE SFORZI DI PACE" E "GARANTIRE" STATUTO GERUSALEMME E ACCESSO LUOGHI SANTI

Un invito a "rinnovare gli sforzi per portare pace" in Medio Oriente e a "garantire" lo statuto internazionale di Gerusalemme e l’accesso ai luoghi santi, superando così la  "retorica del processo di pace" e la "riluttanza" della comunità internazionale nel seguire la strada della "pace duratura", indicata anche dalla "road map". A rivolgerlo è mons. […]

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CRISI LAVORO: PREOCCUPAZIONE DEL VESCOVO DI TERMOLI PER GLI STABILIMENTI FIAT E BARILLA

Grande preoccupazione è stata espressa ieri da mons. Tommaso Valentinetti, vescovo della diocesi di Termoli-Larino, per i ridimensionamenti occupazionali previsti all’interno dello stabilimento Fiat e la chiusura del mulino Barilla, entrambi a Termoli.  Prendendo la parola durante la celebrazione eucaristica che ha concluso una lunga veglia di preghiera organizzata in memoria delle vittime provocate dal […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “” “

On the eve of the signing of the new Constitutional Treaty, the decisions taken by President-designate of the European Commission, Manuel Barroso, and the “impasse” that led him to ask for a month’s more time to finally “confirm” his “team”, are at the centre of debate in the main international dailies. “Barroso yields to MEPs […]

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United for peace” “” “

A great ceremony to sign the future European Constitution in the name of 25 States and 450 million citizens: the leaders of the EU member countries are expected to convene in the Sala degli Orazi e Curiazi on the Campidoglio in Rome on Friday 29 October. Once they have they added their signature at the […]

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Only a pause” “” “

A postponement to avoid defeat in the vote of the European Parliament: the President-designate of the Commission, JOSÉ MANUEL DURAO BARROSO , has chosen an arduous, but institutionally unexceptionable road. After weeks of controversy following the auditions of the Commissioners nominated by the national governments, the Portuguese statesman appeared before the European Parliament on Wednesday […]

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Christian Churches and migrations” “

“Migrations are a normal fact, that’s why they should not be prevented, but better regulated”. That’s the main conclusion of the Commission of the Churches for Migrants in Europe (CCME) at the end of a consultation held at Arnoldshain, in Germany, from 22 to 24 October. In the final document, released on 26 October, the […]

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England: Christians against gambling ” “

“The Catholic Church teaches that gambling is not intrinsically evil. But it becomes morally unacceptable when it is transformed into an obsession or leads gamblers and their families to suffer heavy losses of money”, says Archbishop Peter Smith, chairman of the Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, […]

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Austria: memory of the martyrs of the faith” “

“Europe, don’t forget your martyrs”: that’s the title of the international symposium organized by the Austrian foundation Pro-Orient, held in Vienna on 21-22 October. The meeting was attended by many representatives of the Christian Churches and Judaism, who discussed the significance of martyrdom in terms of faith and ecumenical dialogue. “The walls between the confessions […]

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Wisdom and hospitality” “

“Re-appropriating our origins in order to look to the future with greater creativeness”: that is the Benedictine aspiration. On the eve of the signing of the European Constitutional Treaty that will sanction a further turning point in the political history of the Old Continent, after that of enlargement on 1st May, an appeal to this […]

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