Artefici di speranza

Fra un mese si aprirà il IV Convegno ecclesiale nazionale di Verona (16-20 ottobre) e le diverse aggregazioni laicali stanno completando le iniziative di preparazione all’appuntamento. Presentiamo il lavoro svolto da Acli e Anspi.Per una società più giusta. Un fascicolo di una trentina di pagine, con le riflessioni su tre dei cinque ambiti indicati dalla […]

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BENEDICT XVI IN GERMANY

The colours of his sky

Let us follow the traces of the Pope’s apostolic journey to Bavaria, from 8 to 14 September. For each day during his visit we have taken a passage from his homilies and speeches. During his visit, which had as its motto his often repeated exclamation, “Whoever believes, is never alone”, Benedict XVI travelled through the […]

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Switzerland: no to new laws on foreigners

In view of the forthcoming referendum (24 September) in Switzerland on two new laws, formally unconnected but both treating the same subject – the presence of foreigners in the country -, the Commission of Justice and Peace of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference, Caritas Switzerland and Migratio have restated their opposition to the provisions in a […]

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Scotland: Church’s reservations about the new casino

“Gambling becomes morally unacceptable when people permit it to dominate their own life, depriving them and their families of the necessary resources for living”, says a statement put out by the archdiocese of Glasgow, with reference to plans for a “supercasino” in the city. The Catholic Church recognises “the project’s positive potential in terms of […]

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Ireland: Catholic schools for a better society

“Religion is more than a matter for study. It’s a lifestyle and a faith that must be handed down”. In this perspective “Catholic schools contribute to the enrichment of Irish society”, declared the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, Seán Brady, intervening in recent days at the opening ceremony of the celebrations marking […]

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APPOINTMENTS

Migration and youth: Ccee meeting

A meeting of migration and youth is due to be held at Sigüenza (Spain) from 21 to 24 September 2006. It will be attended by some fifty delegates including bishops, experts and national directors for the pastoral care of immigrants from 25 European Bishops’ Conferences: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the International Bishops’ Conference of […]

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Bible and European culture: master in Italy

A new master or postgraduate degree on “Bible and European culture. Biblical texts as source of philosophic and theological thought, literature and art” begins this year at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan. Promoted by the Catholic University in collaboration with the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy and the Institute of Religious […]

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Hungarian uprising: Focolari mark the 50th anniversary

Some 11,000 members of the Focolare Movement from 64 countries will meet in Budapest, in the SportArena, on 16 September for an international rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic Hungarian events when the country was invaded by Soviet troops. “It will be the witness of another revolution – explains the Focolare Movement […]

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Ecumenism: Orthodox spirituality at Bose

The theme of the divine liturgy and the proclamation of the Gospel in the immense territories that stretch from Russia to Japan and Alaska is at the centre of the 14th international Ecumenical Conference of Orthodox Spirituality to be held at the Monastery of Bose (Biella, in Italy) from 14 to 20 September. Promoted under […]

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COMECE

A new page

The International Summer School promoted by COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community) in partnership with the Karl Franzen University of Graz and the diocese of Graz-Seckau ends at the castle of Seggau, at the heart of Styria, today. After the experiences of previous years, reserved for staff of the bishops’ conferences, […]

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