consecrated life" "

European roots” “

Out of every 100 Catholic religious, 44 are European men and women, 30 are Americans, 18 Asians, 7 Africans and only 1 is from Oceania”: these are the data presented by Father Josè Maria Arnaiz, general secretary of the Unions of Superiors General (USG), who, together with the corresponding female organization, the International Union of […]

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germany" "

Budgets and the faith” “

For months discussion has been raging in Germany about the reforms of the German state – especially in the social security and welfare sectors – aimed at promoting economic recovery. The economic crisis is also having negative repercussions on the German Churches, forced to undertake belt-tightening measures that impact on their activities on the territory. […]

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Ecumenism and dialogue" "

Anglicans: the Rev. Peterson received in audience by the Pope ” “

In spite of the difficulties that have emerged with the ordination of women as priests and bishops and more recently that of homosexuals, the Anglican Communion is serious in its intention to pursue the ecumenical process and is keen to hear the point of view of the Catholic Church on these matters. The point was […]

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Ukraine: letter of Christian leaders to Kuchma” “

The leaders of the Christian Churches ask President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine to manage the situation by taking “decisive” measures against those who have violated the fundamental rights of the people, to satisfy “solely their personal interests”. In these terms, the leaders of the six Christian denominations present in Ukraine (the signatories of the appeal […]

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Russia: Dalai Lama in the Kalmuck Republic” “

With great emotion the Dalai Lama, spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, was welcomed at the airport of Elista, capital of the Kalmuck Republic, to the north of Daghestan on the Caspian Sea, on Monday 29 November. The Kalmuck people are mainly Buddhist: the most westerly and indeed only majority Buddhist people in Europe. Just a […]

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immigration" "

Difficulties of citizenship” “

“Immigration has reduced many of the consequences of the ageing of the population and the need for more manpower in Europe, but it is not the only solution to the sustainability of social security programmes”: that’s one of the statements contained in the report of the United Nations on the question of international migration, drawn […]

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monthly agenda" "

December 2004″ “

We present the main events involving the Catholic Church and the other European Christian Churches in December. 1 Meeting of Cardinal Cormac-Murphy O’ Connor, archbishop of Westminster, with the youth of the archdiocese, in preparation for World Youth Day in Cologne in 2005. The aim of the meeting is to explain the spirit of WYD […]

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european parliament" "

The three priorities” “

Ukraine, Turkey, Aids: these were the three issues that dominated the parliamentary session in early December in the parliament building in Brussels. The Assembly wished to add further voice to the EU’s refusal to recognise the results of the recent presidential elections in Ukraine, and to call for a new ballot. MEPs also insisted on […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “

The “Ukrainian question”, on the day on which the two leaders (winner and loser) reached provisional agreement on a re-run of the presidential elections, continues to draw the attention of the main international dailies. “The Ukrainian political leaders – writes Judy Dempsey in the Herald Tribune (2/12) – reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday night […]

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Mai senza di loro” “

Si celebra oggi 3 dicembre la Giornata europea dei disabili. Il Parlamento europeo darà tutto il suo sostegno alle richieste formulate dal Forum europeo della disabilità (Edf). È quanto è emerso da un recente incontro tra il Forum stesso e il rappresentante del Pe, delegato ai fondi strutturali, Konstantinos Hatzidakis . Per l’europarlamentare “non si […]

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