Germany” “

LENTEN Sms FOR CHILDREN. Establishing a contact with God through the mobile phone: the pastoral ministry for children of the diocese of Magdeburg aims to make children reflect on faith and life through text messages sent by mobile phones. The initiative was born from the growing interest of children in cell phones. “Place yourself in […]

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Austria” “

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES EVERYDAY. In 120 parishes of the Tyrol, Lent this year will be accompanied by “Exercises in everyday life” ( Exerzitien im Alltag). The project involves half of Tyrolean dioceses. It invites the participants to dedicate between 15 and 30 minutes each day to silence, reflection and personal prayer during Lent. The various phases […]

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France” “

Introduced by the Blessed Frédéric Ozanam in Notre-Dame in Paris in 1835, the “Lenten Conferences” have now become a firm tradition that has spread all over France. They begin in March. At Chartres they will be devoted this year (on 8, 17 and 24 March) to the theme of happiness; the first speaker will be […]

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ECUMENISM " "

Porto Alegre: WCC General Assembly ends” “

The 9th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) ended at Porto Alegre in Brazil on 23 February. It was attended by delegates of 348 Christian churches (Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican) throughout the world. The theme of the assembly was: “God, in your grace, transform the world”. In its final message the Assembly […]

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Moscow: interfaith summit on the eve of G8″ “

On the occasion of a visit to France (10-13 February) and during a meeting with the secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, head of the Department of External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, recalled that a summit of religious leaders would be held in […]

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Uk: archbishop condemns Guantanamo” “

“A violation of international law and a stain on the conscience of America”. The Anglican archbishop of York, John Sentamu, did not mince words in condemning what is happening to prisoners being detained by the USA without trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Born in Uganda 56 years ago, Sentamu is the first black archbishop […]

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european union" "

At the halfway house” “

Europe has to come to terms with a new energy crisis, after the question of gas supplies that had opposed Russia and Ukraine at the start of the year, affecting a large part of the Eu countries that get their gas supplies from Moscow. The institutions in Brussels are following at close hand the developments […]

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Two languages other than one’s own” “

Education in multilingualism is one of the keys to mutual understanding, peaceful co-existence and, ultimately, European integration. The institutions of the Union are convinced of this. They have long been supporting (as does the Council of Europe) programmes for the study of languages. “Educational systems in each country and the future generations are crucial elements […]

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Energy without competition” “

The issue of the lack of any real competition in the European energy market has become very topical at the present time, as shown by a preliminary Report of the European Commission which can be downloaded from the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/antitrust/others/sector_inquiries/energy Presenting the document, European Commissioner for competition Neelie Kroes underlined the need for Europe to […]

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Eu and Onu for sustainable urban development” “

The European Union and the United Nations Organization recently signed a Protocol with the aim of promoting research in the sector of sustainable urban development. The Protocol was signed by the Eu Commissioner for Research Janez Potocnik and the Director of the Un Programme for Human Settlements (Habitat). It envisages a series of accords on […]

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