European Forum” “

The “European Forum for the teaching of religion in schools” was founded in 1984, after a meeting held in Alsace (24-28 October) by the Katholisches Schulkommissariat II in Bayern, on “The teaching of religion for secondary school pupils in Europe”. At the end of the meeting the need emerged to create a “permanent forum” to […]

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Knowing, evaluating, constructing” “

What contribution can the teaching of religion in schools make to the debate on the Christian roots of Europe? We put the question to Flavio Pajer, president of the European Forum for religious education in state schools (see pages 13-14). “To be truthful, I would speak more correctly of ‘Judeo-Christian roots’ (and I would speak […]

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Free them from loneliness ” “

What do the young ask of the new Europe that is taking shape? But above all, how do the young feel in Europe today? To understand better the state of mind, ambitions and aspirations of modern youth, SirEurope, on the eve of the 18th World Youth Day (Sunday 13 April), interviewed Gudrun Lang , jurist […]

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KEK: Women’s Table” “

Meanwhile, the Women’s Table, under the auspices of KEK, has promoted a meeting in Brno (Czech Republic) on the traffic in women, from which it emerges that the women of central Europe are often the victims of violence; that they are discriminated against and exploited at work; that the rate of female unemployment is higher […]

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"Are we still useful?": a book by Keith Clements ” “

“The Churches in Europe: witnesses of healing” is the title of a recently published book by Keith Clements, general secretary of the KEK (Conference of the European Churches that represents 126 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic Churches and 43 church organizations throughout the continent). “Personal contribution by Clements – says a press release of […]

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Alexis II writes to the Russian diaspora” “

The Patriarch of Moscow and of all the Russias, Alexis II, recently sent a letter to the faithful of the Russian diaspora in Western Europe and their pastors to describe the plan to create a metropolitan province in the area which would bring together Orthodox dioceses, parishes, communities and monasteries of Russian origin and tradition. […]

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Italy: 20 youth in a peace mission to the Holy Land ” “

“Peace on earth” is the name of the mission to the Holy Land of 20 young people, chosen by the national Service of youth apostolate of the Italian Bishops’ Conference and by the national office for missionary cooperation between the Churches. A mission for peace, explain the organizers, “with the objectives of bearing witness to […]

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Switzerland: the bishops appeal for an end to the war ” “

An immediate end to the war and the provision of emergency aid to the civilian populations of Iraq: that is the essence of the appeal made on 9 April by the Swiss bishops on their retreat in Wislikofen in preparation for Easter. Recalling the 40th anniversary of the publication of John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in […]

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Croatia: 26th plenary session of the bishops” “

The Pope’s forthcoming visit, the ever growing differences between the Holy See and the Republic of Croatia and the use of lay graduates in theology in the day-to-day pastoral ministry: these were some of the issues discussed during the 26th plenary session of the Croatian Episcopal Conference, held in Zagreb from 31 March to 4 […]

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France: survey on Church and money” “

The economic situation of the Church in France is not sufficiently familiar to the French. However there is “a positive perception of the role of the Church in aid to the more disadvantaged and in the creation of social bonds”. That is what emerges from the findings of a survey, published in recent days by […]

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