VALLE D'AOSTA

Territorio e ambiente

I dati. Per quanto riguarda i rifiuti inerti “c&d” (costruzione e demolizione) avviati a recupero e smaltimento (tonnellate/anno), nel 2003 si è registrata questa situazione: lo smaltimento è stato pari a 213.185, il recupero pari a 84118. (dai dati del 2001 è netto l’aumento dei rifiuti recuperati). I rifiuti speciali non pericolosi, esclusi “c&d” (kg/anno) […]

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FRONT PAGE

Another step

Turkey is a country with an overwhelming Islamic majority and 29 June is not a festivity there. Nonetheless the Turkish Catholic Church will be meeting in various places of worship to pray for the Holy Father, on the day when the Church of Rome celebrates its Patron Saints, the apostles Peter and Paul. And as […]

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Belgium: letter to Verhofstadt, “more rights to refugees”

The Council of the Christian Churches of Belgium, formed of Orthodox, Anglicans, Protestants and Catholics, has sent an open letter to Belgian prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt to ask that the rights to dignity, work and peace of refugees and asylum seekers be recognized. The letter was sent to mark World Refugee Day, which is being […]

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European dailies and periodicals

Iraq and Afghanistan occupy the pages of the main European dailies and periodicals, which link the fate of the two tormented countries to the recent summit between the USA and the European Union in Vienna. It provided an occasion to mend fences and reinforce the transatlantic links that have been severely put to the test […]

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Ireland: the bishops condemn the trafficking of human beings

Immoral and criminal: that’s the harsh condemnation expressed by the Irish bishops on the trafficking of human beings. In a statement dated 18 June the Bishops’ Conference of Ireland declares “it is the duty of Christians to care for the victims of this traffic. The recruitment, transfer and sale of vulnerable persons, women, children and […]

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Czech Republic: the cathedral returns to the Church

The cathedral of Saint-Guy, in Prague, belongs to the Catholic Church and not to the State. The Appeal Court of Prague established this in a ruling handed down on 16 June, thus ending a controversy that had lasted since 1992. In reporting the court’s ruling, the APIC news agency reconstructs the historical background of the […]

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Slovenia: 700 priests recall their ordination

The Slovene Church traditionally commemorates the day of ordination ( dies sanctificationis ) of its priests on the liturgical feast of Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. This year, however, the commemoration was brought forward to 7 June, and celebrated not in the dioceses, but in the ancient Cistercian monastery of Sticna, where 700 […]

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POPULAR RELIGION

The paths of the Gospel

The future of Christianity in Europe depends on “a greater involvement of the people of God in understanding their own future”, and hence “a better balance between the leaders of the community and the lay faithful” in a practice of real co-responsibility and “renewed interpretation of belonging” to the Christian community. This is, in essence, […]

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CULTURE

A European network

The network of Cluniac sites was officially distinguished with the title “Great European Cultural Itinerary” during a ceremony held at the motherhouse of Cluny, in France, on 16 June. By this title the Council of Europe, promoter of the event, intends to commemorate the great influence exerted by the order of Cluny on Europe and […]

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ECUMENISM

Russia: Prize for humanitarianism to Alexei II

“The Church in the Russian Federation is separate from the State, but not from society. During her millenarian history, the Russian Orthodox Church has always shared the joys and sorrows of the population, and will continue to do so. We have some tasks in common; we ought to seek peace and concord, since only a […]

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