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A fine idea?” “” “

A summit of intellectuals organized by the Nexus Institute was held in Rotterdam in late December 2004. The conference, with the title: “Europe: a fine idea?” was the fifth of a series sponsored by the Dutch Presidency of the European Union. Since last September, this cycle of conferences has seen the participation of over 200 […]

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Spain: the Pope tells the bishops, "too much secularism"” “

John Paul II has appealed to the “deep Christian roots” of Spain and criticized the “secularism” widespread in the mentality of many Spaniards, which is leading “to the restriction of religious freedom to the point of the contempt for or ignorance of religion, relegating faith to the sphere of private life or opposing its public […]

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Switzerland: in favour of Sunday” “

The national Commission of “Justice and Peace”, which works under the Swiss Episcopal Conference, supports the referendum being organized by the trades unions in favour of the maintenance of Sunday as a day of rest. A communiqué issued by the Commission on 25 January declares that “Sunday as a rest day is a social and […]

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Bulgaria: prize for Patriarch Maksim ” “

On 21 January, the day on which the Orthodox Church celebrates St. Maksim confessor, the Bulgarian Patriarch Maksim – who celebrated his 90th birthday last October – received the “International Prize for the Unity of the Orthodox Peoples” from Russian Patriarch Alexis II. The ceremony was held in the Cathedral of “Christ the Saviour” in […]

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Austria: exploitation of women condemned” “

A “monstrous commercialization” and an “exploitation of the female body that we cannot accept”: that’s the judgment of Gertraude Steindl, general secretary of the Austrian organization “Aktion Leben”, pronounced on 24 January in response to the planned sale of egg cells between Great Britain and Romania. “Projects like this demonstrate how problematic it is to […]

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Romania, collection for Asia and rejection of honours” “

The Romanian bishops have encouraged the faithful to make their contribution to alleviate the sufferings of the Asian populations struck by the tsunami. “We cannot pass by this event without being touched”, writes Msgr. Jeno Schonberger, bishop of Satu-Mare and delegate for social problems within the Romanian Episcopal Conference. Apart from local fund-raising measures, a […]

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Spain: against domestic violence ” “

In response to the many cases of death due to domestic violence that have occurred in Spain in recent times, the bishop of Málaga Antonio Dorado Soto has urged citizens to ask themselves “what type of values does our educational system transmit?”. Msgr. Dorado made this appeal in recent days, immediately after the discovery in […]

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Three main themes ” “

New priorities in the social policies of the European Union and dialogue between faith and science with a view to a more authentic service to society: these are the themes to which is dedicated the January number of “Europe Infos”, monthly of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (COMECE) and the Catholic […]

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Cec: "the tracks that lead to Auschwitz…"” “

In a world of violence and poverty, disease and suffering for millions of individuals we should ask ourselves in what direction we are heading, given that the tracks that lead to the concentration camp of Auschwitz are still there”, writes the general secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) in an article published in […]

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England and Wales: against alcoholism” “

More violence in the streets and more alcoholism: these will be the consequences of the change in the law on the sale of wine and alcohol, according to the Christian churches of England and Wales. The Catholic church and the Protestant churches have joined forces with the British police and doctors in condemning the decision […]

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