VOCAZIONI: IL PAPA AI VESCOVI FRANCESI, REAGIRE ALLA “CRISI” PROPONENDO AI GIOVANI IL “CARISMA” DELLA VITA CONSACRATA

” “In un momento in cui la “crisi” della vocazioni ha “un’influenza negativa sulla fisionomia di un gran numero di comunità, i cui membri invecchiano”, occorre ripartire proprio dal “carisma profetico” della vita consacrata per aiutare i giovani ad essere “testimoni autentici della radicalità evangelica”. Lo ha detto oggi il Papa, che ricevendo i vescovi […]

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IL PAPA AI GIOVANI DI TAIZÉ: “CHE TUTTI GLI UOMINI DIVENTINO UN POPOLO DI FRATELLI”

” “”La vostra missione consiste nel fare in modo che tutti gli uomini diventino, ogni giorno di più, un popolo di fratelli e sorelle, dove ciascuno sarà riconosciuto non per ciò che ha ma per ciò che è”. E’ l’augurio di Giovanni Paolo II ai giovani che dal 29 dicembre al 2 gennaio si troveranno […]

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SCIOPERI “SELVAGGI”: BAGGIO (GREGORIANA), SUPERARE LA “FRANTUMAZIONE SOCIALE”, LE “RESPONSABILITÀ” DEI MEDIA

” “Gli scioperi “selvaggi” che hanno caratterizzato l’Italia nelle ultime settimane – l’ultimo è quello di ieri a Roma, da parte dei lavoratori dell’Alitalia – sono “una manifestazione della frantumazione sociale che caratterizza il nostro Paese”, per uscire dalla quale è necessaria “una strategia del dialogo” frutto della “capacità di ascolto delle esigenze dei lavoratori”, […]

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Rethinking welfare” “

Reforming the welfare state: a thorny question for Germany, which has been discussing it for months at the various institutional levels. A document on this issue was presented by the Commission for social questions of the German Bishops’ Conference on 12 December 2003. Its aim is to offer “guidance to ensure political decision-making ability” and […]

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Waking up from the nightmare ” “

On 4 December John Paul II, recalling the 70th anniversary of the famine (Holomodor ) – deliberately engineered by Stalin to bend the Ukraine to his will –, appealed for pacification, concord and cooperation. Persecution by the Communist regime, with millions of victims, lasted for many decades. In 1991 the Constitution and the law on […]

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Spain, ecumenical prayer against torture” “

“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. So reads the fifth article of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed 55 years ago. It was also the prayer recited during the ecumenical prayer meeting for human rights held in Barcelona on 9 December. This prayer […]

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Dutch bishops: "may the UNO be reinforced"” “

“The contribution of the ecclesial community to the promotion of the rule of law and peace in our world is the object of this letter. In the declaration we consider it should be accorded first place in our Church, in our parishes and in our diocesan, national and international associations. But in the campaign aimed […]

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Hesculaep, for medical emergencies” “

On 11 December the European Commission announced that it will fund Hesculaep, a project for the coordination of activities of prevention and crisis management in situations of medical emergency. Approximately 100 million cases of medical emergency are registered in the Union each year. The infrastructures and facilities to react to these events vary considerably from […]

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Against the fragmentation of research” “

The European Commission announced in Brussels in recent days the first results of Net-Era, the plan aimed at networking national research programmes that share the same objectives. The plan, funded by the EU with a budget of 148 million euros, will contribute to the establishment of the European research space by promoting the coordination of […]

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A "petition" for those suffering from multiple sclerosis” “

The commission for petitions of the European Parliament recently approved, by unanimous vote, a resolution on the effects of discrimination in healthcare against people affected by multiple sclerosis in the European Union. The resolution will be examined by Parliament on 18 December. The document is based on the ascertainment of disparities in the treatment provided […]

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