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Tra finanza ed etica ” “

E’ monografico, tutto dedicato al tema degli investimenti etici, il numero di luglio-agosto di “Europe infos”, mensile della Commissione degli episcopati della Comunità europea (Comece) e dell’Ufficio cattolico di informazione e iniziativa per l’Europa (Ocipe). Ad introdurre la riflessione, definendo “urgente ed essenziale” in Occidente, e in particolare nel nostro continente, il dibattito in materia […]

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Un confronto necessario ” “

Le istituzioni Ue rilanciano un confronto stabile con le comunità religiose, le associazioni filosofiche e umaniste, “quali espressioni della società civile europea”. Una iniziativa in atto da anni, condotta, seppur con modalità e cadenze differenti, dagli Esecutivi guidati da Delors, Santer e Prodi e rilanciata dall’attuale presidente José Manuel Durao Barroso. Lunedì 5 settembre, il […]

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Quotidiani e periodici europei ” “

Il nuovo stile comunicativo di Papa Benedetto XVI è preso in esame da un lungo commento su The Catholic Herald (02/09), a firma di Austen Ivereigh, direttore degli Affari pubblici dell’arcidiocesi di Westminster, dove è vescovo il card. Murphy-O’Connor. “ Non sono stato l’unico a sorprendermi di scoprire che, invece di un”Armata’, a Colonia è […]

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For love of Germany” “

The Central Committee of German Catholics (Zdk), on the occasion of the early general elections of the Bundestag due to be held on 18 September, has stressed that Germany today is in a situation of deep general crisis. Consequently the Committee asks for the indispensable reforms to ensure serenity and security within the country. Firmly […]

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A politics of principle” “

The elections to the “Bundestag”, the lower chamber of the German Parliament, will be held in Germany on Sunday 18 September. A total of 3,648 candidates will contest the 603 seats of the Bundestag, representing the 34 parties admitted by the electoral commission for the ballot. Competing for the post of Chancellor will be the […]

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Hungary, intention to persecute?” “

“It’s not a persecution mania on the part of the Church, but an intention to persecute on the part of others”, says András Veres, auxiliary bishop of Eger and secretary of the Hungarian Bishops’ Conference, in commenting on the projected social reform that would like to limit the role of the Churches in the system […]

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Sveta Gora, pilgrimage of three peoples” “

Pilgrims from the Italian dioceses of Udine and Gorizia, those of Ljubljana, Maribor and Capodistria in Slovenia, and those of Klagenfurt and Graz in Austria went on pilgrimage with their bishops and priests to the Marian sanctuary of the Holy Mount, Sveta Gora, just inside Slovenia’s frontier with Italy, and in the hinterland of Gorizia […]

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France: WYD continues in Paris” “

After World Youth Day in Cologne, the archdiocese of Paris has decided to focus on youth by promoting a series of initiatives aimed at not squandering the enthusiasm that the WYD aroused in the Parisians who participated in it. The first of these ventures is a “Youth Guide”: 52 pages full of useful addresses, proposals […]

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Air of unity” “

“Here we breathe an air of unity. The difficulties are not minimized, but instead of being obstacles, they have become new opportunities for meeting, mutual understanding and brotherhood”, says Monsignor Luigi Stucchi , who represented the Archbishop of Milan Dionigi Tettamanzi in chairing a round table on ecumenical dialogue in Serbia and Bulgaria at the […]

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Lifeline of the monasteries” “

The cultural and civil life of a people through the centuries intersects with its religious life, with mutual influences. The point was emphasized at the 27th European Studies Week at Gazzada (Varese), sponsored by the Paul VI Ambrosian Foundation. This year it focused on the “religious history of Serbia e Bulgaria”. From 30 August to […]

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