ECUMENISM

Despite the difficulties

“The pursuit of peace in the Holy Land and in other part of the world marred by conflict and the threat of terrorism” is one of the many areas of witness and service in which we can stand together, and which indeed call for closer cooperation between us”, declare B ENEDICT XVI and the Archbishop […]

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FRONT PAGE

An emerging profile

The great new challenges of the new millennium and the great suggestions of the two millennia of Christian history, meet and intersect in Benedict XVI’s journey to Turkey. The Pope is opening to the Orient: the Muslim Orient and the Orthodox Orient, the two great religious dimensions of a programme that will culminate in the […]

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COMECE

The living source

“The European project has an ethical foundation, which precedes the political union. This foundation derives from the origins and sources of our common values and ambitions. Its historic sources are found in the Christian and humanist legacy of our continent”: that’s one of the key passages of the document called “Common values: the living source […]

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Co-responsible for the project

“How can the citizens of the EU be brought closer to its institutions? How can political activity be organized in an extended Union? How can the EU be turned into a factor of stability in the globalized world?”. To these questions, which go to the heart of the process of integration, COMECE tries to furnish […]

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England: living with simplicity

A campaign to persuade Catholics and non-Catholics to live with greater simplicity was launched in England and Wales on Sunday 26 November, coinciding with the celebration of the day dedicated to youth. CAFOD, the Catholic charity for the developing world, Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the National Board of Catholic Women have jointly promoted the campaign, […]

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Holland: a collection for youth

The first national collection for youth was held in the Catholic churches of Holland in recent days. Half of the proceeds will be devolved to youth charities at the national level; the other half will go to fund projects at the diocesan and local level. The specific objectives of the collection are various: the funding […]

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Czech Republic: conference on youth

“Lord, send forth labourers into your harvest” is the slogan chosen for the conference on youth organized by the Czech Bishops’ Conference. It is due to be held at the Pastoral Centre in Prague on 1-2 December. Some 60 representatives of religious orders and congregations, delegates of diocesan youth centres, confessional schools and the Movement […]

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Portugal: Not to the discrimination of gypsies

The Church voices its concern for the endless discrimination of the gypsy community in Portugal. In the final release of the 33rd National meeting of the pastoral of the gypsies (Fatima 17-19 November), the Church condemned “the insisted discrimination of the gypsy families in the letting of houses, in schools, in people’s opinion”. In particular, […]

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Hungary: Church institutions excluded from state contributions

“Unacceptable discrimination” against the church institutions: this was stated by the Hungarian Bishops in a statement about the balance sheet for 2005. The Catholic Church had asked the Finance Ministry for an interview (before adoption at Parliament) about the part of the 2007 budget that concerns the Churches as well as on the additional contribution […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

Il profilo che emerge

Le nuove grandi sfide del millennio che si apre e le antiche grandi suggestioni di due millenni di storia cristiana si incontrano e si incrociano nel viaggio di Benedetto XVI in Turchia. Apre a Oriente il Papa: l’Oriente mussulmano e l’Oriente ortodosso, le due grandi dimensioni religiose di un programma che ha al suo culmine […]

di Francesco Bonini Italia