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Is there room for both?” “

“Be not afraid…” is the title of the Easter Letter sent to the priests of the diocese of Malines-Brussels by the archbishop, Cardinal Godfried Danneels . “‘Be not afraid’, these words – writes the cardinal – are like a fire that, from the very beginning, runs through the field of God: the words already heard […]

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"Cybercuré": 126,000 visitors in six months” “

One writes in the keywords: “Palm Sunday”, “Easter”, “Baptism”, “Marriage”. And immediately the replies flash up on the screen to the many questions posed by all those curious surfers on the web “who are standing on the threshold of the Christian community, i.e. all those non-practicing Christians who form the majority of believers”. Providing information […]

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Easter Night: 2374 adults to be baptized ” “

On Easter night and Easter Sunday, 2374 adults will be baptized throughout France. They have all completed a course of catechumenate over the last few years. To mark the occasion the figures referring to the year in course have been published: the national Service of catechumenate headed by the French Bishops’ Conference says that they […]

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"Adevarat c-a inviat!"” “

The Romanian Catholic Church is celebrating Holy Week with traditions that are the same for all the faithful, even if celebrated in different weeks according to the three different rites (Latin, Byzantine, Armenian) into which the Church is divided. The young, in particular, have accepted the witness given by all those Latin and Greek-Catholic bishops […]

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The realism of prayer” “

An international meeting on the WYD, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, was held in Rome from 10 to 13 April. It was attended by 230 leaders of youth pastoral care in 80 countries throughout the world and representatives of some 50 movements, associations and communities, to reflect on post-Toronto and prepare for […]

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Presidium, from now on…” “

“From now on, every meeting of the Presidium will have a fundamental importance in defining the structure of the Constitution to be proposed to the member states”, says Nicholas Meyer-Landrut, spokesman of the Convention on the future of Europe, on presenting the report of the meeting of 10-11 April, at the end of which the […]

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Constitutional Treaty, a firmer rejection of racism is needed” “

ENAR (European Network against Racism) has recently warned of the risk of the European Convention making no explicit reference to the fight against xenophobia and racism, and that the social policies to combat these phenomena might thus be reduced. Founded in 1998, and based in Brussels, ENAR is one of the achievements of the European […]

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MESSA IN COENA DOMINI: IL CARD. TETTAMANZI LAVA I PIEDI A DODICI IMMIGRATI

” “E’ accaduto nel corso della “Messa in coena domini”, tradizionale rito del Giovedì Santo, che si è svolto oggi nel Duomo di Milano. “Fare memoria del gesto di Gesù nell’ultima cena – ha detto nell’omelia il cardinale – significa ricordare il suo dono totale, realizzato sulla croce e impegnarci a renderlo visibile ancora oggi […]

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ENCICLICA SULL’EUCARISTIA: I VESCOVI TEDESCHI, “IL PAPA NON RITIRA NIENTE DELL’IMPEGNO ECUMENICO, LO RAFFORZA E FA CHIAREZZA”

” “Una pubblicazione attesa, principalmente per i cattolici, il legame reciproco tra la Chiesa e l’Eucaristia, la riconferma dell’impegno ecumenico, sono gli elementi che i vescovi tedeschi segnalano nella nuova enciclica papale in un comunicato diffuso oggi.” “”Un testo a tratti molto personale”, scrive a loro nome il presidente della conferenza episcopale, card. Karl Lehmann, […]

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ENCICLICA SULL’EUCARISTIA: I VESCOVI OLANDESI, “UN PICCOLO CATECHISMO” CHE PUÒ DISPORRE “MOLTE PERSONE ALLA RIFLESSIONE”

” “Un momento di gioia, un “piccolo catechismo” della dottrina della fede della Chiesa sul tema dell’Eucaristia e il conseguente giudizio della setssa Eucaristia come il cuore della Chiesa, sono i punti che emergono nel comunicato diffuso oggi dalla Conferenza episcopale olandese in merito all’enciclica papale “Ecclesia de Eucharistia”. ” “Un auspicio pratico, quello dei […]

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