Ireland

” “Abortion: the disappointment of Catholics” “

Disappointment but at the same time a new determination to defend life at any cost from the moment of conception. That is the reaction of the Irish Catholic bishops to the result of the referendum on abortion held in Ireland last week. The result was a narrow victory for the “no” vote. The bishops together […]

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Germany" "

Immigration: the Church’s view ” “” “

The final vote on the law on immigration, approved on 1 March, is expected to take place in the Bundestag in Berlin on 22 March. We asked Katrin Gerdsmeier , of the Commission of German bishops of Berlin, to explain the Church’s position. What does the new law prescribe on the right of asylum and […]

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France: a wave of xenophobia” “

The number of immigrants arriving in French territory shows no signs of abating. It is a phenomenon which, in combination with growing unemployment, risks generating xenophobic reactions among the population. Due to social insecurity and violence, especially in the suburbs of the big cities, the problem of immigration and racism is at the centre of […]

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New legislation in Switzerland” “

Switzerland is preparing to adopt a new law on foreigners. It was approved by the Federal Council and is now being debated by the national Parliament. The bill endorses the existence of a right for foreigners, but one that is applicable only to particular immigrants, depending on nationality. Citizens of the European Union are no […]

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EU legislation on racism” “

Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe to establish, in conformity with art. 7 of Regulation (EC) no. 1035/97 of the Council, of 2/6/1997, a European agency to monitor phenomena of racism and xenophobia, and to promote close cooperation between it and the Council of Europe (1997); European Commission, draft decision that […]

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razzismo

” “The two faces of prejudice” “

The international Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is to be celebrated on 21 March. We discussed with Vera Egenberger , director of ENAR, how the struggle against racial discrimination is being conducted at the European level. ENAR is the European Network against Racism: an umbrella association representing over 600 European non-governmental organizations whose […]

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fundamentalism" "

An unjustified attack ” “

In the course of its plenary assembly in Strasbourg on 13 March, the EP approved a report and resolution on “Women and Fundamentalism”: the report was presented by the Spanish MEP Izquierdo Rojo (PSE). The Resolution describes fundamentalism as a concept that “has its roots in America in the 1920s where the principal source of […]

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IL PAPA AL RINNOVAMENTO NELLO SPIRITO: “LA CHIESA E IL MONDO HANNO BISOGNO DI SANTI”

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SIREUROPA: IRLANDA, REFERENDUM SULL’ABORTO, DELUSIONE DEI VESCOVI

Delusione al risultato del referendum sull’aborto della scorsa settimana e dispiacere perché la bassa affluenza ha lasciato la decisione nelle mani di una minoranza. Questa la reazione dei vescovi irlandesi cattolici alla scelta dei cittadini di mantenere la legislazione attuale che consente l’interruzione della gravidanza a scopo terapeutico quando è a rischio la vita della […]

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GERMANIA: ELEZIONI 2002, I GIOVANI CATTOLICI INTERROGANO I POLITICI

Ieri a Berlino su un divano rosso posto davanti ai gradini del Reichstag erano seduti Wolfgang Thierse, presidente del Parlamento e Gaby Hagmans, presidentessa della Lega della gioventù cattolica tedesca (Bdkj), associazione nazionale che conta 650.000 aderenti. E’ partita così la campagna “Elezioni 2002- Ci stiamo dentro” che le associazioni giovanile hanno lanciato in vista […]

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