Conti a posto ma migliorabili” “

La Corte dei Conti dell’Unione europea ha pubblicato il 16 Novembre scorso il Rapporto annuale per l’esercizio 2003, nel quale si sottolinea – per il decimo anno consecutivo – la sostanziale corrispondenza dei bilanci consolidati delle Istituzioni comunitarie con le entrate e le uscite dichiarate e certificate. Esame superato nel settore degli impegni finanziari di […]

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Terrorismo: controlli sulla circolazione della valuta” “

Il Consiglio dei ministri dell’economia e delle finanze (Ecofin) ha raggiunto settimana scorsa a Bruxelles un “accordo politico” (deliberato a maggioranza qualificata con il solo voto contrario della delegazione italiana) in merito alla proposta di Regolamento della Commissione sul controllo della circolazione dei contanti tra i Paesi Ue in entrata o in uscita dal territorio […]

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Towards a new humanism” “

Universities in Europe today are called to avoid “two opposite risks: either passively suffering the predominant cultural influences, or becoming marginal to them”. This is one of the key points made in the “Lineamenta” (guidelines) on “University apostolate in Europe”, drawn up by the European Committee of University Chaplains on behalf of the Council of […]

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Ireland: guidelines for funerals” “

“These guidelines will help to maintain the religious nature of the liturgy of funerals and encourage us to entrust our loved ones to God’s mercy, rendering Him thanks for the blessing they received in life”, said the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dermot Clifford, in presenting the guidelines for the celebration of funerals published in […]

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Germany: WYD, rooms and volunteers sought” “

Accommodation and volunteers are sought: that’s the appeal made by WYD organizers in recent days. So far over 10,000 offers of accommodation have been made by private citizens resident in the archdiocese of Cologne, where World Youth Day will be held next August: most of them are in the city of Cologne itself, the rest […]

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Austria: appeal for reconciliation ” “

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, president of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference, made an appeal for reconciliation in Vienna in recent days, on the occasion of a solemn mass for the 60th anniversary of the first massacre of Germans in Vojvodina, on Tito’s orders. Some 60,000 German-speaking civilians were the victims of mass executions or deportation to Tito’s […]

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COMECE: the bishops in assembly in Brussels” “

The spiritual and cultural dimension of Europe; a review of the work of the Prodi Commission and the priorities announced by his successor, Barroso; the Lisbon Strategy; and the possible start of membership negotiations with Turkey: these were some of the issues discussed by European bishops in Brussels in recent days, during the autumn plenary […]

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England: condolences for Margaret Hassan” “

The political and religious worlds of England and Ireland have condemned the killing of Margaret Hassan, the woman aid worker of dual British and Irish nationality, who also retained her Iraqi citizenship (she married an Iraqi), and who has lived for years in Iraq where she worked as local director of the international humanitarian organization, […]

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Romania: bishops’ appeal for the general elections ” “

“The question who will exercise power for the next four years is not a matter of indifference to us”, declare the Catholic bishops of Latin and Byzantine rite in a communiqué issued at the end of the autumn assembly of the Romanian Episcopal Conference, held in Bucharest from 18 to 20 October. In view of […]

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Spain: confraternities take a course in liturgy” “

“Dressing the Blessed Virgin Mary as a young Jewish woman, preparing the Crib at Christmas, or distributing gifts for Epiphany, are all good things, but it’s also important to understand their original sense”, says Felipe Reina, organizer of a liturgical workshop for members of the confraternities in the diocese of Málaga, in Andalusia (Spain), referring […]

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