Abruzzo – Molise: Giuseppe Capograssi

La vita. Nato a Sulmona (Aq) il 21 marzo 1889 (da una antica casata della provincia di Salerno trasferitasi nella cittadina abruzzese nel 1319, al seguito del vescovo Andrea), Giuseppe Capograssi è stato un filosofo del diritto di fama internazionale. Iniziò la carriera accademica a Macerata, dove venne nominato rettore; quindi si trasferì a Padova, […]

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La speranza nelle piazze

Cosa c’entrano con il Convegno di Verona un gruppo di bambini di Beslan che giocano con i coetanei delle scuole italiane, un cardinale e un ebreo che dialogano a Camaldoli, un’ex prostituta che racconta in cattedrale la sua storia di schiavitù e di riscatto? C’entrano eccome: sono segni di speranza, quelli che il cammino di […]

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La parola detta e scritta

La comunicazione della fede passa attraverso il rapporto tra le diverse generazioni, ma anche attraverso i libri, che possono trasmettere valori positivi o negativi, anche senza parlare direttamente di esperienze di fede. Ne è convinto Domenico Volpi, scrittore di letteratura per ragazzi e presidente del Gruppo di servizio della letteratura giovanile, un’associazione che sta cercando […]

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FRONT PAGE

The yardstick of justice

“Justice in the eyes of God” is the biblical verse that provides the slogan for the 95th Katholikentag – the great meeting of German Catholics – due to be held in Saarbrücken from 24 to 28 May. In over a thousand initiatives (masses, meetings, discussion forums, reports) the participants will reflect on this verse from […]

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Romania: in defence of the cathedral

The archdiocese of Bucharest is strongly opposing the construction of a skyscraper that would dwarf the Catholic cathedral in the Romanian capital. The town council of Bucharest – according to a report carried by the ENI ecumenical press agency – has already issued a permit for the construction of a 19-storey building, 75 metres high, […]

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Spagna: first and second class patients

Barcelona was the chosen venue for the 22nd International Congress of Catholic medical associations (FIAMC), held from 11 to 14 May. Theme of the congress: poverty in the context of globalization. The Archbishop of Barcelona, the Most Rev. Lluís Martínez Sistach, in his keynote address, urged the need for “greater awareness” of the “situation of […]

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Germany: musical bands at St. Peter’s

German brass bands, most of them from Bavaria, birthplace of the Pope, with over a thousand musicians, will march in procession through the streets of Rome on 20 May to celebrate the fifth centenary of the laying of the foundation stone of the new Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican and of the establishment […]

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Switzerland: youth pilgrimage, “Get up and walk”

The seven-day pilgrimage on foot involving Swiss youth aged between 14 and 30 from 13 to 20 August is called “Get up and walk”. It will cover the 85 km from Ranft to Einsiedeln. Its aim, according to one of its organizers, Father Bernard Savioz, is to “strengthen the faith of the young pilgrims”. He […]

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ITALY

European concerns

The 56th General Assembly of the Cei, the Italian Bishops’ Conference opened in the Synod Hall in Vatican City on 15 May. The questions on the agenda include: the life and ministry of the priest; guidelines and regulations for major seminaries; preparations and programme for the 4th national ecclesial Meeting (Verona, 16-20 October 2006); and […]

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GERMANY

Justice in the presence of God

“Justice in the eyes of God”: that’s the slogan of the 95th Katholikentag, the congress of German Catholics due to be held in Saarbrücken from 24 to 28 May this year. Ever since it was first held in Mainz in October 1848, the event has progressively evolved: if the meeting in Mainz was a simple […]

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