Russia: religions for peace” “

The second Interreligious Forum for peace took place in Moscow on 23 March, with the participation of representatives of the Christian, Moslem, Jewish and Buddhist religions. The Forum ended with the signing of a final declaration, in which the religious leaders pledge to promote joint actions of peace in all the places of the world […]

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Russia: Orthodox Synod agrees to resumption of dialogue with Rome” “

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church has approved the results of last month’s meeting between Patriarch Alexis II and Cardinal Walter Kasper, which marked the resumption of contacts between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church after a long freeze. In an official declaration adopted by the Synod, this resumption of contacts was […]

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Spain: Holy Week for diabetic children” “

The Association of Diabetics of Catalonia is offering 40 diabetic children the chance to enjoy the experience of a residential holiday during Holy Week. The chosen children, aged from 6 to 12, will be under glycaemic control and their proper dietary and insulin requirements will be ensured. The week, due to end on 7 April, […]

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Scandinavian Churches: meeting in Finland” “

Minority Churches but open to ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue: that’s the picture that emerged from the recent meeting of the Episcopal Conference of the Scandinavian countries, held at Turku (Finland) in recent days. Together with the Lutheran bishops, invited to take part in the first day’s work, discussion focused on the latest developments of ecumenical […]

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Slovenia: the Message of Mariazell” “

“Being witnesses of Jesus, learning how to pray, deepening personal faith, placing signs of hope, safeguarding and consecrating Sunday as the Lord’s Day, helping to defend life, especially of the vulnerable and unborn children, and creating solidarity between peoples”: these are the key points of the Message – previewed by SIR – that the bishops […]

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Seeking an answer” “” “

It will be the youth of Sarajevo who will hand over to the their German counterparts the Cross of World Youth Day on Sunday, 4th April. The ceremony will take place in the basilica of St. John in Berlin, in the course of a mass concelebrated, among others, by Cardinal Georg Sterzinsky and by the […]

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"I think of a Europe…" ” “” “

“A Europe without selfish nationalism, in which the advances of science, the economy and social welfare shall be placed at the service of everyone; a Europe whose unity is founded on true freedom, united thanks to the dedication of the young. A Europe united not only politically but especially spiritually, in which the Christian politicians […]

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MONS. SAVIO: CARD. SCOLA, "LA MORTE DEL VESCOVO VINCENZO È UNA DURA PROVA"

” “"Non deponiamo la salma del vescovo Vincenzo nella terra benedetta del cimitero per una pietà rivolta al passato", ma "accompagniamo al sepolcro il vescovo Vincenzo per il suo passaggio alla gloria". È quanto ha affermato oggi il card. Angelo Scola, patriarca di Venezia, durante l’omelia per le esequie di mons. Vincenzo Savio, vescovo di […]

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LITURGIA: SANTA SEDE, UN "ESAME DI COSCIENZA" A 40 ANNI DAL CONCILIO, PRESTO UN DOCUMENTO SUGLI "ABUSI"

"Promuovere un esame di coscienza" sulla liturgia, a 40 anni dalla "Sacrosanctum Concilium", il primo documento del Concilio, auspicato da Giovanni XXIII, approvato dai padri conciliari e promulgato da Paolo VI il 4 dicembre 1963. Questo, ha spiegato il card. Francis Arinze, prefetto della Congregazione per il culto divino e la disciplina dei sacramenti, l’obiettivo […]

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IL PAPA AI VESCOVI AMERICANI: SI PUÒ "IMPARARE" ANCHE DAI TEMPI "DIFFICILI", RISCOPIRE L’"AUTORITÀ" EPISCOPALE

Anche da tempi "difficili" si può "imparare" a superare le crisi e a lavorare per la "riconciliazione" e il "rinnovamento". Ne è convinto il Papa, che ricevendo oggi i presuli della Conferenza episcopale degli Stati Uniti d’America ha esordito: "Il nostro incontro avviene in un momento difficile nella storia della Chiesa degli Stati Uniti. Molti […]

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