Romania: the churches against the trafficking of human beings

A new project for a European network of the Churches against the trafficking of human beings, which will remain in force until 2007 and enjoy close cooperation between government and non-government agencies: that’s the initiative launched during a meeting held in Bucharest (Romania) in recent days and attended by 60 representatives of the churches, governments, […]

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Albania: a controversial bust

Controversies have been ignited in Albania about a bust representing the Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The town of Shkoder, historically considered the centre of Albanian Catholics, intends to erect the bust in commemoration of the Blessed, founder of the Missionaries of Charity. But according to reports carried by the APIC international news agency, the […]

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Spain: assembly of the bishops

The Spanish bishops have strongly condemned “the affluent society that it no longer able to defend its own children and the unborn child in the womb”. This was the main conclusion of the 86th plenary assembly of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference held in Madrid from 27 to 31 March, during which discussion also focused on […]

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Austria: the archdiocese of Vienna and the homeless

The discovery of a different Vienna: that’s the objective of Jugendkirche Wien, the youth organization of the archdiocese of Vienna, which is proposing city tours to the young, accompanied by the former homeless, to visit the places where the homeless had once lived. The social project (called “jung, obdach? los!”) is aimed at secondary school […]

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Luxembourg: European missionary childhood

The European Conference of Missionary Childhood (ECMC) was held in Luxembourg from 26 to 29 March. The meeting, with the title “Children of Abraham-Interfaith dialogue”, was prepared by representatives of the secretariats of the Pontifical Mission-Aid Societies for Childhood in the English-speaking countries (Ireland, England and Scotland) in collaboration with Jean Lazarus, President of the […]

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21ST WYD

First steps towards Sidney

With World Youth Day 2006, the first after Cologne, the countdown begins to WYD in Sidney in 2008. In all the dioceses of Europe, this year’s WYD is being celebrated at the diocesan level, on 9 April, Palm Sunday. The theme chosen by Benedict XVI for the 21st WYD is “Your word is a lamp […]

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COMECE

Respect, growth, listening

“There is a universal responsibility for everyone to respect that which is revered as holy…. In defaming the sacred, we are demeaning that which goes to the very core of the human being and so squander the opportunity to truly progress towards the mutual understanding of individuals and peoples”, declares NOËL TREANOR , general secretary […]

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MONTHLY AGENDA

April

European and international Christian Churches and institutions 2 1st anniversary of the death of John Paul II . 4 Plenary Assembly of the French Bishops’ Conference (4-7) , at Lourdes. Conference (4-5) promoted by the Council of Europe to launch the three-year programme “Constructing a Europe for and with children”, in Munich. 6 Meeting of […]

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EUROPEAN UNION

A positive signal

“Four billion in fresh money that will go to programmes like Erasmus and support for small and medium businesses”, said JOSEP BORRELL , President of the European Parliament on Wednesday 5 April. During the plenary session of the EP, Borrell announced that agreement on the Financial Prospects 2007/2013 had been reached between European Council, Parliament […]

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PRIMA PAGINA

Partiti sempre più europei

I partiti politici giocano un ruolo sostanziale in tutti gli Stati dotati di Costituzione democratica e svolgono una funzione insostituibile nel processo della formazione della volontà e delle decisioni; esprimono le aspettative, le idee e gli interessi di una parte di cittadini, organizzando la partecipazione di questi alla vita democratica. Le modalità di realizzazione variano […]

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