USURA: A RISCHIO IL 10% DELLE FAMIGLIE ITALIANE. LA LEGGE ANTIUSURA NON ANCORA RIFINANZIATA

” “”Nelle regioni meridionali il ricorso all’usura presenta connotazioni endemiche per la debolezza del tessuto economico e l’incapacità degli Istituti di credito di proporsi come centri di riferimento non solo per gli operatori del settore produttivo, ma per le famiglie che rischiano di scivolare in povertà, il 10% dei nuclei italiani. Per far fronte alla […]

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IL PAPA ALL’ANGELUS SULLA TRAGEDIA DI MADRID: “L’AMORE È PIÙ FORTE DELL’ODIO E DELLA MORTE”

Nella preghiera dell’Angelus di ieri il Papa ha richiamato ancora una volta la sofferenza della Spagna e del mondo per l’attentato terroristico dell’11 marzo a Madrid.Rivolgendosi ai numerosi pellegrini giunti in piazza San Pietro per la beatificazione – con gli italiani don Luigi Talamoni e la carmelitana scalza Maria Candida dell’Eucaristia – delle suore spagnole […]

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The family at the centre” “” “

Restoring the family to the centre of EU policies; widening the debate within the institutions of the Union to give rise to a real strategy on this front, in close coordination with the social, as well as economic, objectives of the “Lisbon strategy”: these are the basic guidelines of the document “A family strategy for […]

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Message of the bishops” “” “

“In the new political stage opened after the elections of 14 March, the legitimate authorities may count on the collaboration of everyone in the absolutely priority task of the struggle against terrorism. Catholics will provide this collaboration without any misgivings, offering the strong courage inspired by a hope that cannot be quenched”. So say the […]

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A common heritage” “

“This Marian vigil has a strong symbolic value. For it is also to us, dear university students and teachers, that an important role is entrusted in the construction of the united Europe, firmly rooted in the spiritual traditions and values that have shaped it”. With this message John Paul II greeted over 7,000 university students […]

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Switzerland: shops should close on Sundays” “

The Swiss bishops oppose the opening on shops on Sundays. In an open letter, the national Commission of Justice and Peace of the Swiss Episcopal Conference intervene on the bill before Parliament that makes provision for the Sunday opening of shops in public transport centres: railway stations and airports. “It is perfectly legitimate – write […]

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Cardinal König: end of an age” “

“Our sorrow is combined with deep gratitude for the fact that God gave us this great personality for so long a time”, said Christoph Schönborn, president of the Austrian Episcopal Conference and archbishop of Vienna, commenting on the death of Cardinal Franz König, archbishop emeritus of the Austrian capital, on 12 March. Schönborn paid tribute […]

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TV: "Not just commercial considerations"” “

“The media cannot be limited to purely commercial considerations”: so say the European bishops with special responsibilities for social communications, meeting in the European Episcopal Committee for the Media (EECM), an organ of the CCEE, the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe. During their meeting in Rome on 12-13 March – but only reported […]

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Bulgaria, light after darkness” “

“Per crucem ad lucem”: with this slogan, the World Youth Day (WYD) Cross began its pilgrimage through Bulgaria on 10 March by meeting young Catholics. The starting point was in Plovdiv – centre of the diocese of Sofia-Plovdiv – with a meeting that filled the cathedral of the city. “The arrival of the WYD Cross […]

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In favour of the family” “” “

Bishop Klaus Küng of Feldkirch (Austria) has appealed for a “breakthrough in society in favour of marriage and the family” (see also the report on another page in this number). The bishop was speaking at Brno (Czech Republic) on 12 May, during the sixth symposium on the demographic trend in Europe, organized as part of […]

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