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The hidden enemy” “” “

It seems that everything corresponds to what Samuel P. Huntington called “the clash of civilizations”. Powder kegs are exploding just about everywhere, at the slightest provocation. The satirical cartoons of Mahomet were wholly out of place – we say so again – but the reactions are disproportionate. Political recovery is urgent and clear to us […]

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Comece: Report on global governance 2005″ “

“Faith communities have an inherently important and potent role to play, not only by their own contributions towards good global governance, but also in holding governments and international institutions to account”. That’s one of the conclusions of the document of Comece (Commission of episcopates of the European Community) “Global Governance Assessment 2005: one more step […]

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Comece: new session of summer university at Graz” “

“At the present stage of European construction, a debate on the future of the Eu, its guidelines and objectives is essential”. That is the view of Comece (Commission of the episcopates of the European Community, in expressing its intention to “make a vital contribution to this debate through the revival of its summer university”. The […]

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Ccee: Churches of South-East Europe meet in Corfu” “

The presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of South-Eastern Europe, accompanied by experts, will meet for their sixth meeting in the island of Corfu (Greece) from 3 to 5 March. Six Bishops’ Conferences are represented: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and the international Bishops’ Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Serbia and Montenegro – […]

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Turkey: Reconciliation and sharing ” “

A Lent characterised by prayer and charity began in Turkey on Ash Wednesday, 1st March. “To mark the occasion – explained Msgr. Georges Marovitch, spokesman of the Turkish Bishops’ Conference (TBC), in a briefing to SIR – all the clergy and faithful of Istanbul met in the cathedral to celebrate mass and a penitential liturgy […]

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Greece: "stations" in the parishes” “

“Stations” in churches and parishes, meditations and actions of charity: Lent in the dioceses of Greece is characterized by a series of meetings between “pastors” and “local churches”, explains the general secretary of the Greek bishops, Msgr. Nikolaos Printezis, archbishop of Naxos-Tinou. “I my diocese I will make a visit (station) to the 30 parishes […]

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Cyprus: at the side of migrants” “

A brochure with spiritual guidance about how to live to the best the period of Lent and prepare ourselves “worthily” to celebrate Easter: that’s the initiative promoted for Lent by Father Umberto Barato, Latin vicar of Nicosia. “In my parish – he says – I am promoting meetings especially on Sunday, the day on which […]

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Slovenia: charity at the centre” “

Lenten initiatives are widespread throughout the country and all of them characterised by charity and renunciation. In particular, explains the spokesman of the Bishops’ conference, Msgr. Marian Gavenda, “on the first Sunday of Lent we launched a fund-raising campaign to help alleviate the needs of the poorest families. The sum collected will be divided between […]

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Belgium: "time for prayer"” “

It’s not true that there’s no time for praying. The statistics tell us in fact that “in Belgium people spend on average 3 hours and 45 minutes, almost 4 hours, before the television set everyday”, points out Bishop André-Moutien Léonard of Namur, recalling in his message for Lent that one “of the practices that Jesus […]

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Luxembourg: at the baptismal font” “

The “Pastoral Letter for Lent 2006” written by the Archbishop of Luxembourg Fernand Franck, under the title “Return to the fount: water is life”, is focused on the sacrament of baptism. The archbishop recalls the pastoral project “DraiSchrett” (Three Steps), with which the Church of Luxembourg invites the Catholics of the country to return to […]

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