Child poverty and reforms” “

“The campaign against child poverty is more than a social question of our time: it’s fundamental for the very survival of our society”: so said Ralf Sauer, diocesan head of the Bdkj (League of Young German Catholics), speaking in Würzburg, on the occasion of the World Day of the Child, celebrated on 20 September. “In […]

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ZdK: euthanasia, euroconstitution” “

The chairman of the ZdK, central Committee of German Catholics, Hans Joachim Meyer, expressed the committee’s view on both euthanasia and on the draft European Constitution in a statement on 19 September. On the former question, Meyer appealed to the deputies of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe to oppose “with determination” the […]

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Holland: church marriages increasing?” “

Marriages celebrated in church are allegedly growing in popularity: that is the claim made by the survey findings published in recent days by the magazine Bruid & Bruidegom (“Bride & Bridegroom”). It’s a “significant growth” – stresses the magazine – if one considers that the percentage of those who intend to get married also by […]

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Albania: celebrations for Mother Teresa” “

“An important decision by the Albanian government was to set up an interministerial and interreligious commission to coordinate the events and celebrations planned for the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. That’s commendable, but within this commission I’ve insisted that the emphasis be not placed on the outward aspects, but that efforts be made to […]

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Italy: Europe, future of the parish and politics” “

The six months’ Italian presidency of the EU represents “a very important phase” in the development of the European Union, especially for the approval of the constitutional Treaty, said Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) on opening the permanent Council of Italian bishops (now being held in Rome until 25 September). […]

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Germany: inter-generational dialogue and protection of the embryo” “

“Cohesion and justice, solidarity and responsibility between the generations”: that’s the title of the address given by Cardinal Karl Lehmann, president of the German Episcopal Conference, to inaugurate the autumn plenary assembly of the German bishops on 22 September. The plenum will end on 25 September. Lehmann spoke of the relations between the generations and […]

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More than an enlargement” “

When ten other countries join it on 1st May 2004, the European Union will grow not only in terms of geographical extent, population and economic power, but will also integrate new cultures, languages and traditions, such as those of the Slav and Magyar peoples and those of the Mediterranean islands. The result will be more […]

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A time for partnership” “

Not only TV, but also the press, internet and radio are “very suitable media for communicating religious information in Europe, because they are based on the written word that facilitates reflection and listening, a typically Catholic theme”. The presence of the Church media in the various European countries was discussed in recent days by the […]

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Something to say” “

I have often wondered if I was wasting my time when I was teaching philosophy. Over 20 years I taught about 60 courses, and one principle I tried to share with students came in the form of a Latin phrase: Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur – in other words, when we have something to […]

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FECONDAZIONE: DI PIETRO (CATTOLICA), LA LEGGE NON “CALPESTA” I DIRITTI DELLA DONNA, “AL PIÙ PRESTO” LA RIPRESA DELL’ITER

” “fvcdmn” “” “”Sicuramente il testo di legge approvato dalla Camera rispetta e tutela i diritti della donna”, e l’iter legislativo “dovrebbe concludersi al più presto prima”, quantomeno “lasciando invariato” il testo di legge. Commenta così Maria Luisa Di Pietro, del Centro di Bioetica dell’Università cattolica, la protesta delle donne parlamentari, in seguito alla quale […]

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