PERUGIA, TREDICENNE MORTO IN INCIDENTE IN CONDOMINIO: IL PARROCO, "C’È BISOGNO DI SILENZIO"

"Sul dolore della famiglia Loffredo c’è bisogno di silenzio: non parole, ma preghiere". A chiederlo è don Francesco Buono, parroco di Castel del Piano, la frazione di Perugia dove vive la famiglia del tredicenne, morto lo scorso fine settimana a causa di un incidente verificatosi all’interno di un condominio a San Mariano di Corciano (Pg). […]

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FRANCIA: 3 MILA CONGRESSISTI A PARIGI DA TUTTA EUROPA PER RIFLETTERE SULL’ANNUNCIO DEL VANGELO OGGI NELLE CITTÀ

3 mila congressisti provenienti dall’Europa per riflettere su come annunciare il Vangelo oggi nelle grandi città del continente. Un ciclo di conferenze con interventi di studiosi ed esperti di diversi paesi europei. Scambi di esperienze e laboratori di pensiero per riflettere sull’impegno dei cristiani nel mondo della cultura, della politica e del sociale. Si presenta […]

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PAPA ALL’ANGELUS: “RAVVIVARE L’ANNUNCIO DEL VANGELO A TUTTE LE GENTI”

” “Un invito ad annunciare al mondo il Vangelo. Lo ha rilanciato ieri mattina, in occasione della Giornata missionaria mondiale, Giovanni Paolo II prima della recita dell’Angelus domenicale. ” “”Oggi – ha detto – si celebra la Giornata Missionaria Mondiale, dedicata alla preghiera e al sostegno concreto per le missioni. In questo giorno inoltre tutti […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “” “

“Prisoners of time”: that’s the title of the editorial dedicated by Bruno Frappat ( La Croix, 20/10) to Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot, the two French hostages kidnapped in Iraq two months ago. Frappat reflects on the so-called “collateral effects” of the war, and notes that the two hostages have been “ transformed into objects […]

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A difficult time” “” “

The recently published Windsor Report invites Gene Robinson, the homosexual bishop consecrated last November in the Episcopalian diocese of New Hampshire (USA) and those who participated in his ordination to resign, requests a suspension of gay marriages and urges dioceses favourable to homosexual pastors and bishops to express regret. Irish Primate Robin Eames presented the […]

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Adolescents discover the rosary” “

“The rosary, like the crucifix, seems to have become a fashion accessory for the young. Nonetheless, unlike the crucifix, it can be purchased in shops selling religious articles and not in jewellery stores” and “some retailers of religious merchandise have expressed concern about the fact than many purchasers seem to be ignorant of its religious […]

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The archbishop of Birmingham on abortion” “

“I am deeply upset after reading the report on the activities of the British advisory Service on pregnancy, published in recent days, which suggests that the Service performs part of its activity by helping women to obtain an abortion even after the limit of 24 weeks, even after the 26th week or later still”. The […]

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Cardinal O’ Connor to seamen” “

“Even the crew of a merchant ship must now live with the fear of a terrorist attack on the planet’s most crowded navigation routes. Terrorism and violence seem inevitable” and “this may cause discouragement”, but “even if we are not always able to understand it, we must have the certainty that this is God’s world […]

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Youth without horizons?” “” “

Over 81,000 reports of acts of violence were registered in secondary schools in France in the 2003-2004 school year: a 12% increase over the previous year. Most of the violence took the form of “physical violence without weapons” (29.2% of the total, or 23,754 cases), followed by “insults and grave threats” (24,7%, 20.082 cases), and […]

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The 700 antennae ” “

“From the Atlantic to the Urals you have worked to strengthen in your listeners the consciousness of common Christian roots and stimulate in them dedication to the service of peace. You have thus given a valuable contribution to the building of Europe on ethical and spiritual foundations, by fostering understanding and rapprochement between the peoples […]

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