Il bene dell’intelligenza

“Oggi è urgente investire soprattutto sull’educazione, perché è la formazione integrale della persona il vero presupposto del bene comune”. Giuseppe Savagnone, filosofo ed editorialista di diverse testate cattoliche, esprime soddisfazione al SIR per la forte sottolineatura che la 45ª Settimana Sociale (Pistoia e Pisa, 18-21 ottobre), ha riservato alla questione educativa. “È la prima volta […]

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Appello ai laici

“Un clima di ecclesialità e di grande serenità: quella di chi sperimenta che da credenti si può dialogare insieme, pur con scelte e opzioni anche politiche diverse”. Mons. Arrigo Miglio, vescovo di Ivrea e presidente del Comitato scientifico e organizzatore delle Settimane Sociali dei cattolici italiani, sintetizza in questi termini al SIR l’atmosfera dell’edizione del […]

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LOMBARDIA

Oratorio, presidio sociale

Realizzare nuove strutture a servizio delle attività degli oratori e migliorare l’accessibilità e fruibilità di quelle esistenti, attraverso la ristrutturazione, il recupero conservativo, l’abbattimento delle barriere architettoniche e la messa a norma degli impianti. Sono queste le due finalità della delibera con la quale la Giunta della Regione Lombardia ha previsto di concedere 10 milioni […]

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Poland: the bishops on the elections

“The voter turnout, the highest in the last 14 years, is proof that the Poles believed in the importance of their vote”, said Msgr. Stanislaw Budzik, general secretary of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, commenting on the result of the parliamentary elections held in Poland on 21 October. The party that emerged with the largest slice […]

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France: solidarity of Catholics with Myanmar

“Understanding and emotion for the difficult situation” being experienced by “the Burmese population” were expressed “on behalf of all the Catholics of France” by Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, Archbishop of Bordeaux and President of the French Bishops’ Conference, to the Ambassador of Myanmar in France, Say Hla Min. In a letter to the diplomat, Cardinal Ricard […]

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FRONT PAGE

Once again on the march

With the summit in Lisbon and the go ahead to the new reform Treaty, the European Union can resume its forward march after the constitutional failure in 2005. The atmosphere that could be felt at the International Trade-Fair in the Portuguese capital – venue of the summit on 18-19 October – was one of liberation: […]

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England: Churches against slavery

“A vibrant mix of scripture, art, music, dance, testimony and silence” to demonstrate “that faith gives reason for hope and the courage for action”: that’s how the organization “Churches Together in the Merseyside Region” (CTMR) comments on the recent “service of reflection and prayer for those enslaved today” held in Liverpool. The service was presided […]

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IRELAND

Newness and tradition

Which direction is Ireland taking and what is the role of the Church? This was the key topic of the opening address delivered a few days ago by Mons. DIARMUID MARTIN, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland at the Irish Institute of New York. “The Church has its own contribution to make – welcome […]

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NORWAY

At Sydney via Internet

Preparing for World Youth Day (WYD) in Sydney via Internet to overcome the problems of study and work of the young: the idea is that of Father REIDER VOITH , head of the youth pastoral office of the diocese of Oslo, who attended the recent preparatory meeting for WYD in Sydney (15-17 October). “Catholics in […]

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CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

The effort to grow

The Greek Orthodox Church and Greek society in general are experiencing a period of far-reaching transition. It’s a country that only won its struggle for democracy thirty years ago. A European but also a Balkan state, Greece has difficulty in combining tradition with modernity, conservation with innovation. We discussed this with PANTELIS KALAITZIDIS, director of […]

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