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Three sister Churches” “

With the international conference “Orthodox monasticism in Finland and the Baltic States” (22-26 September) and the inauguration of the exhibition “The treasures of the Greek abbey of Grottaferrata”, the events marking the millennium of the abbey came to a conclusion in the little town of the “Castelli Romani” (near Rome). Participants in the conference included […]

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Together for peace” “

“The consciousness of being ‘universal church’, and hence with world responsibilities, is growing in the Catholic communities of both continents. This too we discussed at the meeting between European and American bishops, which turned out to be very fruitful. This collaboration is set to continue”, declared Monsignor JOSEF HOMEYER , bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany) […]

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It’s not a "yes" to Europe ” “

The extension of the free circulation of persons to the ten latest states to join the European Union was accepted by the Swiss population with a decent majority: over 56%. Voter turnout was 54%: not bad for a country that calls its citizens to vote two or three times a year on the most disparate […]

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Regions of Europe, rich and poor” “

Eurostat – the statistics bureau of the European Union – has published data on the socio-economic situation of the over 200 Regions of the 25-member Europe. The data refer to 2002. They are divided into three classifications: GDP per inhabitant, the purchasing power of families net of import-export and purchasing power net of taxation. If […]

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Professional training” “

Four European citizens out of every 10 aged between 25 and 64 participate each year in a professional training course. According to the Eurostat data – that refer to 2003 and define as “learning activities” university courses, vocational and language courses, the reading of books and manuals and the use of the mass media for […]

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More workers in the 25-member Europe” “

In 2004, 194.5 million persons aged 15 and upwards were in employment in the 25-member Europe. The percentage of workers aged between 15 and 64 was 63.3%. In 2000 it was 62.4%. The percentage of women workers in 2004 was 55.7%. As regards people in the 55 to 64 age group the percentage reached 41%, […]

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Racism and xenophobia, EU proposals” “

After countless failures due to dissension between governments, the Commission has announced its intention to present a new legislative proposal against racism and xenophobia during the first semester of 2006, when the revolving presidency of the Council will be held by Austria. Ever since the late 1990s every attempt of the Executive to gain the […]

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First review of the advantages of enlargement” “

The distribution of expenditures in the 2004 budget of the European Union clearly shows that it is the “old” nations of the Union that continue to draw the greatest benefits from what is now a 25-member Union. The 2004 budget formed a further step towards the structural modernization of EU expenditures. Approximately 92 billion euros […]

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Prospects of the Constitutional Treaty” “

“In spite of the trauma caused by the negative vote in the referenda in France and Holland, the process of ratification of the Constitution is continuing in various countries. Other states, by contrast, have chosen to suspend the process”. This is the conclusion drawn from the situation on the website of the European Parliament. The […]

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L’arte del celebrare

L’intera Chiesa sta guardando al prossimo Sinodo dei vescovi, come a un’occasione per rivitalizzare la propria fede eucaristica, anche mediante la scelta di impegni concreti. Soprattutto i vescovi avvertono la loro responsabilità nei confronti della celebrazione eucaristica e della devozione verso il mistero eucaristico. Lo ricorda il documento preparatorio, l’ Instrumentum laboris: “Ogni celebrazione eucaristica […]

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