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The time for reconciliation ” “has come” “

National mourning in Russia for the victims of the blitz in the Moscow theatre, while controversy continues to rage about the lack of official explanation of the type of gas used, that has so far caused the death of 119 persons. So far 418 hostages have been released from Moscow hospitals. But 265 still remain […]

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Constitution, the idea, the ideas” “

The process of European integration, the difficulties encountered, the future European constitutional treaty: we spoke about these issues with Ingolf Pernice , professor of European public law at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Professor Pernice, what point has been reached by the process of European integration? “We’ve reached an historic point. The time has come […]

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What is the "Christophersen clause"?” “

The clause is named after the delegate of the Danish government, Henning Christophersen, who is chairing the aforesaid work group and drafted the proposal. The objective is that of limiting the exercise of the functions of the EU in some fields closely connected with the national identity of member states. This principle is already enunciated […]

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A heritage to be respected” “

The action of the European Union cannot attack the status of the Churches and of the religious communities, otherwise it would jeopardize the national identity of the individual member States themselves. That’s the conviction at the basis of the so-called “Christophersen clause” which has been extensively discussed within the Convention on the future of Europe […]

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We all have Christian roots ” “

Inserting in the future European constitutional treaty a reference to God that may be accepted by believers and nonbelievers alike: that’s the recommendation that Bishop Josef Homeyer, president of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopal conferences of the European Union) has made to Wilfried Martens, president of the European People’s Party, in a letter of congratulations […]

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An ‘innovative’ treaty” “

The “preliminary outline” of the constitutional treaty was reserved for the last moment. The text was only distributed to the members of the Convention on the future of Europe on the afternoon of 28 October, when the Convention’s president, Valery Giscard d’Estaing, described it to the plenary assembly in Brussels and opened the discussion. We […]

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In the Union 46 articles ” “

A new name for the European Union; dual citizenship, national and European, for citizens resident in the member states; a “congress of peoples” with the participation of national parliaments; the provision of a system of “pre-alert” of national parliaments for those legislative acts of the Union that involve the principle of subsidiarity; and the recognized […]

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TERREMOTO: LA SOLIDARIETÀ E L’IMPEGNO IMMEDIATO DELLA CARITAS ITALIANA

” “Nell’esprimere “piena solidarietà” alle persone colpite, e “nell’assicurare la preghiera per le vittime e le loro famiglie” colpite dal terremoto di oggi nel centro-sud d’Italia – tra cui, finora accertati, la morte di quattro bambini in una scuola materna a San Giuliano di Puglia (Campobasso) -, la Caritas italiana conferma “l’impegno per far fronte […]

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SOCIAL FORUM: DON MOMIGLI (DIOCESI DI FIRENZE), “ORA BASTA POLEMICHE, LA CITTÀ SIA ACCOGLIENTE”

” “”Adesso che la decisione è stata presa, è il momento di mettere da parte le polemiche sull’opportunità di svolgere o meno il Social Forum a Firenze, e di darsi da fare perché la città sia accogliente verso chi viene a riflettere pacificamente, e sia salvaguardata nei confronti di chi potrebbe avere comportamenti violenti”. Don […]

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MAGIA ED ESOTERISMO: UN MILIONE DI CITTADINI VITTIME DI TRUFFE, RAGGIRI E ABUSI

” “7.500 segnalazioni di raggiri, truffe e abusi in sette anni. A riceverle, tramite telefono, posta e e-mail è stato il “Telefono Antiplagio” che questa mattina a Roma ha presentato il nuovo rapporto “Magia ed esoterismo in Italia”. Gli illeciti più frequenti: esercizio del mestiere di ciarlatano, evasione fiscale, circonvenzione d’incapace, truffa, estorsione, esercizio abusivo […]

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