Youth mission the primary objective

“It’s essential that the young be enabled to discover that Christian life is possible today, and is also reasonable and realizable. But if they are to do so, it is necessary they find people, whether in their own age group or older persons, who live the Christian faith in a joyful and coherent way”. The […]

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Centenary of the Virgin of Guadalupe

The Region of Estremadura is celebrating the first centenary of the canonical patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe over this region. The celebration of the popular feast will take place on 8 September; the Eucharist will be presided over by the Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares. The programme of events for this centenary also […]

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COMECE

The three challenges

Following the end of the six months’ German Presidency, Portugal assumed the chairmanship of the European Council on 1st July. The July/August number of “Europe infos”, monthly of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community) and OCIPE (Catholic Office of Information and Initiative for Europe), focuses its attention on this change of guard […]

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JEWS AND EUROPE

An original stamp

The diaspora of the Jewish people is not only the consequence of the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 AD, but is also linked to the travels and trade of Jewish merchants in the Mediterranean, from the 3rd century BC onwards, in particular from Alexandria in Egypt. “The most ancient communities of the […]

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European GDP growing

According to the latest rapid estimates on GDP published by Eurostat, the Statistics Office of the European Community, the second quarter of 2007 registered an overall growth of gross domestic product in the EU of 0.3% for the thirteen countries of the Euro zone and 0.5% for the 27-member EU. Despite the slight slowdown of […]

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Europeans in form

“Go on, get up from your couch!” is the advertising slogan chosen by the General Directorate for the Health and Protection of Consumers of the European Commission and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to represent the television campaign launched this week and “aimed at encouraging European citizens to practice physical exercise on a […]

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Small islands growing

The Congress of the European Small Islands Federation (ESIN), organized by the Greek Network of Small Islands under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic and in collaboration with the European Union, is now being held on the Greek island of Hydra. Apart from the administrative authorities of the some 1200 small European […]

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Industrial production in the red

The positive trend of industrial production in the Euro zone begun in January 2007 has been interrupted. This follows a slight drop of 0.1% of the percentage rate registered by Eurostat in June in comparison with the figure for May. Zero growth was registered by the overall average of the 27 member states. On an […]

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SIBIU-EEA3

Parola, ascolto, incontro

“L’impegno nella ricerca dell’unità visibile di tutti i cristiani è essenziale, affinché la luce di Cristo possa risplendere su tutti gli uomini”: è quanto affermato da BENEDETTO XVI nel Messaggio inviato al card. Peter Erdö, presidente del Consiglio delle Conferenze episcopali d’Europa (Ccee), e al pastore Jean-Arnold de Clermont, presidente della Conferenza delle Chiese d’Europa […]

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Come i monti Carpazi

In occasione della terza Assemblea ecumenica europea, in corso a Sibiu (Romania), fino al 9 settembre Claudia Stanila per conto di SIR Europa, ha intervistato padre Constantin Necula, consigliere della Metropolia della Transilvania e professore di catechetica all’Università di Teologia ortodossa di Sibiu. Quali sono le caratteristiche dell’ecumenismo ortodosso romeno? “Ritengo che la teologia ortodossa […]

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