Lettera dall’Australia

Pubblichiamo la nota che mons. Antony Fisher, vescovo coordinatore della XXIII Giornata mondiale della gioventù 2008 (Sidney, 15-20 luglio 2008), ha scritto per il SIR alla vigilia del 1° luglio, giorno in cui la croce e l’icona della Vergine inizieranno il loro pellegrinaggio in Australia: un’esperienza che si concluderà a Sydney tra un anno.La croce […]

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EMILIA ROMAGNA

Genitori “a termine”

“Non avendo dovuto affrontare la chiusura degli istituti per minori, da noi già compiuta anni fa, ci siamo potuti permettere di guardare avanti”. Così la Regione Emilia Romagna stigmatizza la “Direttiva in materia di affidamento familiare e accoglienza in comunità di bambini e ragazzi”, approvata nei giorni scorsi, frutto di un lavoro collettivo che ha […]

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FRONT PAGE

A long-sighted Europe

Europe is in crisis. All papers are repeating it. They speak of a Byzantine, divided Europe, of an opposition of selfishness attitudes, of a Europe that does not know what it wants or even where it comes from, since it refuses to acknowledge its most obvious roots. This pessimistic and even desperate view is cast […]

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Austria: from Mariazell to Sibiu

The Pope at Mariazell, the international pilgrimage of youth to the Marian sanctuary, and Sibiu 2007: these were the main focal points of the plenary of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference, held at Mariazell in recent days. Benedict XVI’s forthcoming visit to Mariazell on 8 September is a “great spiritual gift to the Austrian Church”, declared […]

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Czech Republic: relations between Church and State

A government Committee for relations between Church and State was set up in Prague in recent days. The committee consists of six members. It is chaired by the Minister of Culture. Its task is to continue, on behalf of the Government, the negotiations with a commission formed by representatives of the Churches. The Czech Minister […]

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Turkey: Antioch, feast of Saints Peter and Paul

The Millennium complex in Antioch, comprising 17 apartments for the elderly and the poor and 2 large rooms for recreational and cultural activities, in large part financed by Italian Caritas, will be inaugurated in the Turkish city on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. The ecumenical dimension of the feast will be emphasized by […]

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Spain: criticisms of the new law on education

The Spanish bishops have once again pronounced on the organic law on education (LOE). They did so at the end of the meeting of the permanent Commission of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, held in recent days. The bishops’ statement, reports the Fides press agency, follows that of 28 February in which it was explained that […]

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MIDDLE EAST

Germany: “solidarity with Lebanese Christians”

“The Christians of the Lebanon have a need for our solidarity”, said Johannes Friedrich, Evangelical Bishop of Munich, and Catholic Bishop Hans-Jochen Jaschke, Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, who appealed on behalf of Lebanese Christians in Beirut in recent days. Friedrich and Jaschke are heading a joint delegation of the Evangelical Church (EKD) and German Bishops’ […]

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Austria: plenary of the bishops in the Holy Land

The autumn plenary session of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference will be held in the Holy Land from 4 to 10 November, as “sign of solidarity with the Christians of the country who are going through a difficult situation”. The decision to hold their next plenary in the Holy Land was taken by the Austrian bishops […]

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Spain: dying for peace in the Middle East

“Those who turn their life into a service for others in the quest for peace and brotherhood are pleasing to God. This is the soldier’s vocation”, said Spain’s military Ordinary, Archbishop Francisco Pérez, in commemorating the six Spanish soldiers serving on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, who were killed in a terrorist attack on […]

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