Romania: a cathedral in danger

“Save the cathedral of St. Joseph!”: that’s the appeal being made by the Catholics of Bucharest, in Romania, whose cathedral, together with the bishop’s palace and Institute of St. Teresa, is being seriously threatened by the construction of a massive 19-storey building (75 metres high), with four basement levels, which will be called “Cathedral Plaza”. […]

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Italia: Caritas returns to Kosovo

The regional delegation of Caritas in Umbria is now visiting Kosovo where it set up a holding camp for refugees at Radulac, in the parish of Zlokucane (district of Klina), in September 1999. Today the camp provides a home to 22 children, “victims” of the ethnic conflict, assists various families living in poverty, and has […]

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A fresh page

“Restoring a soul to Europe: Mission and responsibility of the Churches”: that’s the theme of the European meeting of Christian culture, promoted – for the first time together – by the Pontifical Council of Culture and the Patriarchate of Moscow, with the support of the Foundation “Pro Oriente”. The meeting (Vienna, 3-5 May) – explains […]

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The biggest pilgrimage

This spring would be very special season for catholic believers in Russia. The biggest in the history group of Russian pilgrims (150 persons) is coming to Rome in the middle of May. This pilgrimage would be a final event in the year of commemoration of The Pope John Paul II. During this year many every […]

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European pilgrims

They ascend in silence the Mount of the Transfiguration. Some recite the Rosary. Others stop to listen to the explanations of the local guide. The younger ones with the pilgrim’s staff, sign of pilgrimage, have a guitar with which they accompany the hymns sung in English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, German, French…The same scene […]

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Social services of general interest

“It’s a dynamic sector, huge in scale, which in the years to come will provide many opportunities for work and form an important element of the EU strategy for growth and employment. The social services represent a pillar of the European social model (…)”, declared the European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Vladimir Spidla […]

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Health protection for workers

The first European accord for the protection of the health of workers belonging to various employment sectors is specifically targeted at the prevention of silicosis and the necessary medical assistance in the event of disease. European citizens and citizens of third countries legally resident in Europe who “share” contact with silicon particles on a daily […]

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Prize for civil society

Promotion and reinforcement of the European identity as essential cultural element for the integration of the continent: that’s the theme chosen by the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union (CESE) for the first award of a Prize aimed at organizations of civil society capable of “raising the awareness of citizens about the roots, […]

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Towards the agency of fundamental rights

The first informal meeting of the “troika” – composed of representatives of Council, Commission and European Parliament – on the setting up of a European Agency of Fundamental Rights was held in Brussels on 25 April. It now seems certain that the new Agency (the date of 1st January 2007 for its official foundation is […]

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Enlargement, “political and economic success”

“The reunification of Europe is not only a great political achievement, but also a success at the economic level”, declared Joaquín Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, in Brussels on 3 May; Almunia was summing up the first two years of the European Union enlarged to 25 member states. To mark the anniversary, the […]

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