COMECE: meeting with the Serb Orthodox Church” “

A delegation of five bishops of the Serb Orthodox Church and four bishops representing the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) met in the Benedictine monastery of Marienrode near Hildesheim, in Germany from 11 to 13 February. The bishops – a press release put out by COMECE reports – “ discussed […]

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Young Jews, Christians and Moslems in Assisi” “

“Let’s illuminate peace”. With this slogan, young Jews, Christians and Moslems met together in Assisi on Sunday, 10 February. At the centre of debate was the document “Different identities, equal rights” signed in Rome by the three youth associations: UGEI (Union of Italian Jewish Youth), ACLI (Italian Christian Workers) and Young Moslems of Italy. In […]

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European bishops to meet the young in Rome” “

“European youth in transformation. Laboratory of faith”: this is the theme chosen for the 10th Symposium of the European bishops, which will be held in Rome from 14 to 28 April this year. Organized by the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), the meeting is expected to be attended by over 150 participants […]

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France

” “Forming journalists

“A theology of communication is essential”, declared Father René Aucourt, secretary of the national service of the apostolate of communication, in a comment to SirEurope at the end of the “Christian Days” held in France from 1st to 7th February and dedicated to the theme of communication. With a view to the new evangelization, continued Fr. […]

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Court of Justice” “

Sentence of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in lawsuit C-55/00, Elide Gottardo against Italy’s Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (INPS), 15 January 2002. The benefits deriving from a bilateral convention between one member state and a third state must be granted, as a general principle, to workers of other member states who are […]

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A changing faith” “

82% of Spaniards declare themselves Catholic, even if only 19% go to mass on Sundays. These are just some of the data that emerge from the latest annual report of the Centre of sociological investigation, published in recent days. The majority of Spanish society (55%) now defines itself as only slightly religious or not religious […]

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United Kingdom

” “"Courses in citizenship"

“Secure Borders, Safe Haven”: that’s the title of the British government’s new proposed legislation on immigration which will be voted on in Parliament by the end of this year. The Home Minister has decided to organize “courses in citizenship” and lessons in the English language for foreigners who have lived in the UK for years […]

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BSE

” “Ten years’ delay” “

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) is a degenerative disease of the brain that fatally strikes the central nervous system of cattle. BSE belongs to the group of Transmittable Spongiform Encephalopathies ( TSE). It was diagnosed for the first time in the United Kingdom in 1986, rapidly reaching epidemic proportions due to the presence in cattle […]

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BSE

” “Further alarms” “

The BSE or “mad cow disease” crisis, which seemed to have been got under control, has returned to the front page stories of the press throughout Europe, also following a suspected case of Creutzfeldt-Jakobs disease affecting a girl in Sicily and new cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Denmark and Finland. On 6 February, […]

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Towards sustainable development” “

The fourth consultation of the European Episcopal Conferences on responsibility for the creation organized by the CCEE (Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe) will be held in Italy, in Venice, from 23 to 26 May 2002. The theme chosen for this year’s meeting is “Labour and responsibility for the creation. Sustainable development demands a […]

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