European Churches" "

Scandinavia: time for conversions” “

Support for the values of life and the family; promotion of vocations; opening to consecrated life; evangelization of culture: these are some of the priorities indicated by John Paul II to the bishops of the five countries of the Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland), who were in Rome for their “ad […]

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bioethics" "

A step backwards” “

In May this year the European Commissioner for research, Philippe Busquin, will submit to the European Parliament a proposal to fund research projects on stem cells that entail the use of frozen human embryos not destined for reproduction and less that fourteen days old. The proposal would put an end to the moratorium that currently […]

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environment" "

A common "eco-attention"” “

“Eco-efficiency”, “eco-justice”, “eco-sufficiency”: these are the keywords of the final Document of the 5th International Conference on “Ethics and Environmental Policies”, held in Kiev from 2 to 6 April, and promoted by the Lanza Foundation in Padua in collaboration with the National Ecological Centre of the Ukrainian capital. “Eco-efficiency”, “eco-justice”, “eco-sufficiency” are the objectives and […]

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constitution" "

Not only article 37″ “

“Recognizing the Christian roots of Europe means guaranteeing the dignity and liberty of each person. Art.37 of the draft Constitution is a significant step in the right direction, but does not exhaust the recognition of the religious experience in the European Constitution”. The point is made in a press communiqué released in Brussels in recent […]

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Foreign and security policy” “

The Iraqi conflict and the incapacity of the European Union to express a single position both at the political and the military level have re-ignited the debate on the need to equip the EU with a genuine common foreign and security policy. Alongside this, or perhaps preparatory to it, the European Policy of Security and […]

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Convention: results of the plenary session” “

The democratic life of the Union (TitleVI); the Union and the surrounding environment (Title IX) and membership of the Union (Title X): these are the three titles of the draft Constitution debated by the Presidium during the 20th plenary session of the Convention on the future of Europe, held in Brussels on 3-4 April. The […]

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Ireland" "

After "Good Friday"” “

Five years exactly after the signing of the so-called “Good Friday agreement” between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland at Belfast on 10 April 1998 – the Good Friday from which it takes its name – the peace process in Ulster seems to be stalled. The elections to re-establish and revive the suspended […]

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usa-iraq" "

Who are the true heroes?” “

The war in Iraq has generated a huge mountain of ‘news’ thanks not only to the presence of hundreds of journalists, but also to the efforts of the combatants themselves who are fighting each other not only on the battle front but also through rival press conferences, dispatches, claims and counter-claims. And while the number […]

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IL PAPA AI GIOVANI DI ROMA: “IMPEGNATEVI PER LA PACE”

” “Il Papa chiama i giovani ad un “impegno per la pace con un unico interesse: quello per l’uomo in quanto tale e per l’amicizia tra gli uomini, i popoli e le religioni”. Una pace “realizzabile prima che con gli sforzi umani – pur necessari – con l’implorazione fiduciosa ed insistente al Dio della pace”. […]

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IL PAPA E I GIOVANI DI ROMA: LA MAMMA DI ALEX BARONI, “LA CONSOLAZIONE DELLA FEDE DI FRONTE AD UN DOLORE IMMENSO”

” “”E’ difficile raccontare quello che si prova quando arriva una telefonata che ti lascia svuotata e incredula, in un’alternanza di sofferenza e speranza. Un incidente: i genitori devono venire subito. E via in treno, cinque ore infernali con poche notizie tramite cellulare”. Sono le parole di Marina Marcelletti, la mamma di Alex Baroni, il […]

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