Reforming the rules of international trade” “

“It is essential to increase international aid, write off debt and modify the rules of international trade so that the developing countries have access to markets and opportunities for growth through trade”: the appeal is made by the Primate of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, to the British government on the occasion […]

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Church mission in shopping centres” “

An ecumenical mission to bring the Gospel to shopping centres and department stores in Scotland: that’s the idea that the Catholic Church in Scotland has been trying to develop for over a year through the Scottish Churches Industrial Mission, which involves six Churches of different Christian denominations (ten persons in all), with two precise objectives: […]

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The dignity of the person, key for changing hearts ” “” “

“Speaking with compassion, acting with love, and doing everything possible to counter the threats against human life posed by society”: that is the gist of the message launched by Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow, during the national conference of Life, the association that has for years been campaigning in support of life. The conference was […]

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Building amid the ruins” “

“The impression is that of travelling through a building site. But confronted by the ruins and the burnt-down homes of the Serbs, one has the feeling that the deepest injuries are not these, but those still connected with the war, and they are far more difficult to heal”. The bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone, Msgr. WILHELM EGGER […]

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Euthanasia, ‘bankruptcy’ of humanity” “

“Pro-Life Week 2004” opened in Aachen, in Germany, on 24 April. The event is being promoted on the national level by the Catholic Church and the Evangelic Church in Germany. The theme of the week this year is “The dignity of the person to the end of life”. Declared aim of the week is to […]

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Slovenia: need for a soul” “

“It’s impossible to imagine Europe without Christianity. Europe without Christianity would no longer be Europe. It has become a platitude to say that Europe has a need for a soul. The European soul is Christianity itself”: so write the bishops of the Slovene Episcopal Conference in a pastoral letter to the faithful read out in […]

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Poland: a "preparatory" fast” “

“Poland will shortly become a member state of the Union, and this event will decide its role and the significance of our nation in Europe for many years to come”: with these words opens the document of the Polish bishops, issued in recent days to herald EU “enlargement”. Dispelling the risk of EU membership feared […]

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In the name of solidarity” “

COMECE (Commission of the episcopates of the European Community) has prepared four documents with a view to the construction of an enlarged and united Europe present on the world scene and actively engaged in the pursuit of peace, solidarity and the support of the poorer nations and peoples. From Santiago de Compostela, where a week […]

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In missione negli shopping center” “

Una missione ecumenica per portare il Vangelo negli “shopping center” e nei negozi scozzesi: è l’idea che la Chiesa cattolica di Scozia porta avanti da un anno attraverso la “Scottish churches industrial mission”, che coinvolge sei Chiese di diverse denominazioni cristiane (dieci persone in tutto) con due obiettivi precisi: raggiungere le persone che lavorano e […]

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La dignità della persona

“Parlare con compassione e agire con amore, ma fare tutto il possibile per contrastare le minacce che la società rivolge alla vita umana”. Questo, in sintesi, il messaggio lanciato dall’arcivescovo di Glasgow, mons. Mario Conti, durante il convegno nazionale di Life, associazione che da anni si batte a sostegno della vita, svoltosi recentemente a Northampton. […]

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