Bulgaria: European youth “united by football”

Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Italian and Spanish youth of various religions and cultures have taken to the field to show that football can unite. The aim of the event “United by football”, held for the fifth time in the Bulgarian city of Rakovski last week, is to offer a chance for kids to get to know […]

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GERMANY

The life comes before the research

“The German Bishops Conference basically approves of an accurate explanation of the ethical issues, without which the legislator cannot meet its responsibilities”. It was said yesterday in Berlin by the secretary general of the German Bishops, father Hans Langendörfer, as he spoke of the research on stem cells, the subject that is the focus of […]

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BDJK, 60 years of youth pastoral care

The BDKJ (Federation of German Catholic Youth) launched a national campaign for youth pastoral care on 10 May, to mark the 60th anniversary of its foundation. The campaign was inaugurated during the Federation’s general assembly, held in Altenberg from 9 to 13 May, during which the young delegates from all over Germany drafted new federal […]

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Ecumenism, going forward without forcing the pace

Ecumenical prospects were one of the main issues discussed during the plenary assembly of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZDK) held in Bonn on 4-5 May. Referring to the possibility of a common eucharistic celebration during the next ecumenical Kirchentag (Church Convention), scheduled to be held in Munich in 2010, Hans Joachim Meyer, President […]

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AID TO DEVELOPMENT

Spare the applause

In the 15-member European Union the average percentage that governments have allocated to aid to the development of the poor countries has remained stable at 0.33% of GDP, equivalent to 47.5 billion euros, of which 30% is so-called “inflated aid”, i.e. aid derived from operations of cancelling foreign debt. So a third of aid to […]

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE

School of democracy

“I think that the most successful initiative in this last semester of the Council of Europe was the major conference on interfaith dialogue, held in our country at the end of April”, said FIORENZO STOLFI , Foreign Minister of San Marino, expressing his satisfaction for the work performed over the last six months. On Friday […]

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EUROPEAN UNION

Europe seen by Nobel Prize-winners

Foreign policy issues, the future of the Constitutional Treaty and a reflection on the future of Europe entrusted to thirteen Nobel prize-winners: the parliamentary session held in Brussels last week was held in an atmosphere of ferment: debates in the chamber alternated with celebrations for Europe Day (9 May, in memory of the Schuman Declaration […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

Un bel “sì” all’Europa

L’euro-scetticismo non rientra nel vocabolario del cristiano. Mentre la Costituzione europea è ferma al palo, un “sì” deciso all’Europa, avamposto di comunione tra i popoli, è arrivato dal popolo di Stoccarda, oltre 10mila persone, rappresentanti di 240 tra movimenti e nuove comunità cristiane – cattolici, evangelici, luterani, ortodossi ed anglicani – riuniti sabato 12 maggio […]

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ecumenismo

Europa: c’è un posto per l’uomo?

Dal 15 al 17 giugno prossimo a Gniezno (Polonia) si svolgerà la VII Assemblea europea dedicata quest’anno alla persona umana come via dell’Europa. Le Assemblee di Gniezno, tradizionalmente oramai, costituiscono l’occasione d’incontro tra i cristiani dell’Europa dell’Est e dell’Ovest, ma sono anche luogo di incontri ecumenici ed interreligiosi. Alla prossima Assemblea parteciperanno, tra gli altri, […]

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FAMIGLIA

Italia: nel movimento europeo di popolo

“Quest’iniziativa s’inserisce con forza in un grande movimento europeo di popolo; negli ultimi anni sono state organizzate in Europa dalle associazioni familiari cinque manifestazioni: in Belgio, Portogallo, due in Spagna e recentemente in Francia. Tutte convocate, pur nelle differenze nazionali, sull’onda dell’impegno per la vita, la famiglia, la libertà d’educazione e per rivendicare un maggior […]

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